cucv m1008 high/low beam momentary?

[Carl1008]

Guys and Gals, I have a silly question. Keep in mind I'm 28 so, sadly, I never got a chance to drive a 73-87 chevy when they were new + working properly.

I'm trying to decide if my high/low beam switch is broken

• It's relatively hard to pull the wand into the high-beam mode
• There's a lot of play in the wand
• The wand never acts as a momentary switch

My intuition is that it feels like there's a non-functional 'momentary high' position I have to pull through to get to the 'high on' position.

I'd be really appreciative if someone could shed some light on this for me

 

[cucvrus]

My Guess bad dimmer switch on column. Easy change.

 

[Carl1008]

CORRECTION

I just got a new switch from LMC and it also has no momentary function. Also, a friend with an '86 K20 has no momentary. I'm beginning to think these trucks never had momentary. Anyone know if there is a newer chevy or some other car with a switch I could hack in?

 

[cucvrus]

These are click type switches. They are either on high beam or low beam. They do not have the lever type that you can pull back and high beam. I have had several of the newer Chevrolet trucks and I am used to the new style and the old CUCV I don't even notice the difference. One thing is newer trucks have a much better indicator lamp for high beam. Them 2 small blue lights can be difficult on old eyes.