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Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck Eureka Jim #1217854 05/19/2017 2:25 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	I don't think it fried my original light switches (6v 1954 3100s) - they were cleaned-up (about 20 or 14 years ago) with contact/rheostat spray (like DeoxIT). Those switches have been used with 6v systems and 12v systems for many years after using contact/rheostat spray. Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	Eureka Jim	05/09/2017 9:06 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	Justhorsenround	05/09/2017 9:21 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	DADS50	07/17/2018 9:26 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	Eureka Jim	05/09/2017 9:58 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	Eureka Jim	05/18/2017 9:32 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	beltfed	05/18/2017 11:47 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	52Carl	05/19/2017 3:34 AM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	beltfed	05/19/2017 12:54 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	52Carl	05/20/2017 3:19 AM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	tclederman	05/19/2017 2:25 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	Justhorsenround	05/19/2017 2:41 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	showkey	05/20/2017 2:56 AM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	beltfed	05/20/2017 3:30 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	52Carl	05/20/2017 9:51 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	klhansen	07/16/2018 7:11 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	tclederman	07/16/2018 7:18 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	klhansen	07/16/2018 9:55 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	LeeP	07/16/2018 8:32 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	Gord&Fran	07/16/2018 10:19 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	LeeP	07/17/2018 12:56 AM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	LeeP	07/17/2018 1:38 AM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	klhansen	07/17/2018 4:10 AM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	klhansen	07/17/2018 7:47 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	LeeP	07/18/2018 12:10 PM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	Eureka Jim	07/19/2018 12:34 AM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	LeeP	07/18/2018 12:01 AM
Re: 6V headlight switch in a 12V truck	klhansen	07/18/2018 2:03 AM

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