Thank you Rob. There is some corrosion/rust on the shaft and I am wondering if this might be an indication of the condition of the switch and leading it to be hard to rotate to the On position. The plane has been kept outside in the elements for its 35+ year life and I therefore would not be surprised. Kurt
On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 10:26 PM Rob Thompson <amessageto...@gmail.com> wrote: > The master switch is on the end of a shaft going though the firewall to a > solenoid mounted on the engine side of the firewall. > > If it is hard to turn it possibly would be be something inside the > solenoid or perhaps the instrument panel has moved and jamming the shaft > going through it. > > Rob > > On Sun, 5 Feb 2023, 2:20 pm Kurt Redinbaugh, <redinbau...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Today on H-36 Dimona S/N 3660 I attempted to turn the masters to ON and >> it was frozen in the off position. It had been very hard to turn to On >> since I owned it over the past 20 years or so. Fortunately I was at my home >> airport in Reno NV. so I just put the covers on and came home. >> >> My question is what is the master switch spec and where do I find another >> with the knob? >> Thank You in advance for your help >> Kurt >> >
