Caution should be used when substituting brake light switches. Most
of the old US cars used NPT threads while the ones in roadsters were
more than likely BSPT threads. There is a one thread per inch difference.
Stan
===============
At 03:32 PM 5/7/2009, Daryl Smith wrote:
>Should use the same bullet connectors as the stock part. Otherwise
>it wouldn't cross over directly......
>There are several other connector styles that could be made to work
>if you change connectors. A search of images using 'hydraulic brake
>switch' will bring up several styles.
>
>There is a picture of what looks like the correct part on the Jeg's
>website ($11.99), part #555-63070
>
>Picture from the Early Ford site ($5.50):
>http://lbcunited.com/earlyford2/popup_image.php/pID/233?osCsid=4030bf4e3ede0f4644cd56ef970f21ee
>
>Daryl
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>
>To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 2:44 PM
>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] brake switch (was 2 hour drive)
>
>
>>how about the electrical connectors? what to use there?
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: <geegc@aol.com>
>>To: <vulforge@aol.com>; <datsun-roadsters-bounces@autox.team.net>;
>><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 4:21 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] brake switch (was 2 hour drive)
>>
>>
>>>Correct. I think it was an old ford
>>>
>>>Gary C
>>>------Original Message------
>>>From: vulforge@aol.com
>>>Sender: datsun-roadsters-bounces@autox.team.net
>>>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>>>Sent: May 7, 2009 2:00 PM
>>>Subject: [Roadsters] brake switch (was 2 hour drive)
>>>
>>>Daryl;
>>>???? the hydraulic stoplight switch on our roadsters interchanges
>>>with other 60's era American cars.? I don't have a part number or
>>>interchange info, I just took my old one to my local O'Reilly and
>>>found the one that matched.? As I recall it was a whole $6.
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