The Ford Barn

PaulyFL · 02-14-2022, 10:16 AM

Hi! New member here. Posted on another forum without any real answers. Maybe someone here knows?

We have recently became the caretakers of a 1936 Ford 5 window Deluxe Coupe. We have no history of the vehicle and are muddling our way through learning about it. We grew up wrenching on cars, but never tinkered with "the old stuff", that is anything pre-WWII.

We have looked (internet and videos) but cannot find how the light switch is supposed to operate from the driver's perspective. We believe ours is not operating correctly from what we have learned through diagrams and pictures of the switch.

From those we believe that you turn the switch to the left (CCW) once for parking, left again for low beams and once more left for the high beams:

OFF
Left 1 = Park
Left 2 = Low
Left 3 = High

Currently, our switch turns to only two position: Once to the left (CCW) = high beams, and once to the right (CW) = low beams.

OFF
Left 1 = High

OFF
Right 1 = Low

We don't believe this is operating correctly and would like verification of how it is actually supposed to operate - from the driver's perspective - before we take the switch apart.

The previous owner converted the lights to 12v and added a United Pacific A5007 turn signal switch. Don't think has any bearing on how the factory light switch should be operating, but wanted to give a complete picture of what is connected.

02-14-2022, 10:16 AM	#1
PaulyFL Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 8	1936 - Lighting Switch Hi! New member here. Posted on another forum without any real answers. Maybe someone here knows? We have recently became the caretakers of a 1936 Ford 5 window Deluxe Coupe. We have no history of the vehicle and are muddling our way through learning about it. We grew up wrenching on cars, but never tinkered with "the old stuff", that is anything pre-WWII. We have looked (internet and videos) but cannot find how the light switch is supposed to operate from the driver's perspective. We believe ours is not operating correctly from what we have learned through diagrams and pictures of the switch. From those we believe that you turn the switch to the left (CCW) once for parking, left again for low beams and once more left for the high beams: OFF Left 1 = Park Left 2 = Low Left 3 = High Currently, our switch turns to only two position: Once to the left (CCW) = high beams, and once to the right (CW) = low beams. OFF Left 1 = High OFF Right 1 = Low We don't believe this is operating correctly and would like verification of how it is actually supposed to operate - from the driver's perspective - before we take the switch apart. The previous owner converted the lights to 12v and added a United Pacific A5007 turn signal switch. Don't think has any bearing on how the factory light switch should be operating, but wanted to give a complete picture of what is connected.