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Re: Anything new of Cruise Control recall fix?
On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:04:42 GMT, "Clark" <who@whoknows.com> wrote:
>Thanks for the responses, I have received nothing except a "come see us for
>service" solicitation, so I know they still have my address ;).
>
>I am really surprised Ford hasn't redesigned the switch to move off the
>master cylinder to perhaps the brake light switch or something that will not
>start fires.
>
>If the fires are being started by fluid getting on the wires, which are
>above the cylinder, I am fine also. I just assumed the switch itself was
>getting hot and creating the fires, maybe I misunderstood. I guess one
>large thing to think about would be, that IF the thing caught fire, I
>suppose insurance might not pay since a notification had been made. So I
>have mine disconnected--easy to do.
>
>Clark
>
The information reported on the news was that the leak was internal to
the switch. When the internal part of the switch allows fluid to
contact the electrical part of the switch the possibility of fire
exists. That is how disconnecting the power source from the switch
prevents the fire danger. The leak is not visible and has nothing to
do with fluid getting on the wires.
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