[36/40 Ford]

I have been working on the light switch for my 1929 doodlebug and ran into a number of issues. I studied this forum and others. The aftermarket switch is really junky. The switch wouldn’t operate freely so I carefully filed the contacts and used fine emery to finish them, then I applied dielectric grease. It seemed to work more freely but then it would bind up again and the wires would actually rotate as I turned the switch. I figured what was happening is the stamped key on the canister was not raised enough to hold the wire harness in place and keep it from turning. I raised the key by building up several layers of JB Weld and shaping it with a small file so it would fit snuggly into the key way on the harness. It seemed to have worked, the switch moves easily now and the lights operate the way they should. Sure is a difficult experience but I wanted to share this, perhaps it will help someone.