In the process of restoring my '58 Phawk, I noted that there does not seem to be a switch in the trunk light circuit, yet when I checked the wiring diagram it indicates that there is a switch in that circuit. Mine appears to be wired so that the trunk light would be on whenever the running lights are on, regardless of whether the trunk is open or closed. If there is a switch, is it supposed to be a mercury tilt switch or a button that is depressed by the trunk lid
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Dan Marrin
My Packards; '40 120 sed, '41 Rollson sed, '48 Victoria conv, '48 Super 8 limo, '58 Hawk
I live summers in Breezy Point, MN and winters in Sistersville, WV -
Pretty sure your light has a small mercury capsule in the socket. -
What TWChamp said -- mercury switch. You can check its performance by climbing in there and pulling the trunk down (gently).Skip LackieComment
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Don't do like a friend of mine while looking for a water leak in a Plymouth trunk. He got in the trunk and shut it, with his son standing outside to let him out. That would have worked better if my friend had given the trunk key to his son, instead of keeping it in his pocket.Originally posted by Skip Lackie View PostBill JarvisComment
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Im laughing mostly because its something I might do.Originally posted by Greenstude View PostComment
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Never go in to the trunk without a flashlight. If you can see, they are easily opened from inside.
There's a mercury capsule switch in the socket and, yes, it is wired to the park lamp circuit, meaning it won't come on unless you have at least the park lamps on.
It would be a simple fix to run it from a constant hot circuit if you wanted to have illumination without turning on the vehicle's lights.Brad Johnson,
SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight. '53 Commander Starlight
'56 Sky Hawk in processComment
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At the junk yard the workers had to remove those mercury capsules and put them into a container. I should have saved a bunch of them.
In high school I used to have about half a cup of mercury, but don't know what happened to it when we moved.Comment
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