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(Originally posted by Peterbylt)
I originally posted this over on the Steve Saunders site. But it is a fix for a classic so it should be here too.
The thermal switch on my 81 gl1100 has been broken for some time.
I dropped a couple of wires down and hardwired a toggle switch across it.
$80 or $90 dollars for the replacement switch seemed a little excessive.
I read on the nakedwings board that a thermal switch out of a 94 Geo Metro 1.0L was the right thread and temp so I went to Advance auto parts and bought one for $16.95.
The switch did not have the protruding extension on the inside and had different connectors but it did have the correct threads and screwed right in.
I made some little connector wire adapters so I would not have to cut the original wiring harness and I wanted to keep the bypass switch.
The switch works like a champ and comes on when it should and shuts off when it should.
Peter
I originally posted this over on the Steve Saunders site. But it is a fix for a classic so it should be here too.
The thermal switch on my 81 gl1100 has been broken for some time.
I dropped a couple of wires down and hardwired a toggle switch across it.
$80 or $90 dollars for the replacement switch seemed a little excessive.
I read on the nakedwings board that a thermal switch out of a 94 Geo Metro 1.0L was the right thread and temp so I went to Advance auto parts and bought one for $16.95.
The switch did not have the protruding extension on the inside and had different connectors but it did have the correct threads and screwed right in.
I made some little connector wire adapters so I would not have to cut the original wiring harness and I wanted to keep the bypass switch.
The switch works like a champ and comes on when it should and shuts off when it should.
Peter