In January I ordered and received a new headlight switch for my 6V 1950 3100. It was the original design switch from Classic parts.
This last month (May) I finally got the old truck on the road and other than a few minor issues it has been great so far the few times I have driven it. Yesterday however, I noticed the right front Park light was not coming on and the blinker was dim (I always do a walk around before driving it until I am more comfortable with my work). Later in the evening when trouble shooting, I noticed the dash lights no longer worked so I turned the knob to see if they were just turned down too low and suddenly smoke started coming from under the dash. I shut everything down and disconnected the battery tip today when I had more time to check. I crawled under the dash today and found nothing melted, fried, blackened or any sign of fire. I reconnected the battery and looked again. I finally found that when I pull the switch knob to the first (park light) position the switch started glowing then smoking where the ceramic rheostat piece is. My question is, is it likely that the switch went bad? or is there something elsewhere bad that is just showing up in the switch because that may be the weakest link? Everything is new between the switch and the lights. I see know signs anywhere else of a problem.
Thanks
