{"id":5709,"date":"2023-03-24T10:36:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steveschwarz.com\/?p=5709"},"modified":"2023-03-24T10:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:36:12","slug":"wilson-switch-new-to-me-bj60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/?p=5709","title":{"rendered":"Wilson Switch &#038; New-to-me BJ60"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The &#8220;joys&#8221; of buying something old. It could be a house or a vehicle. There is the realization the previous owner made some changes &#8220;renos&#8221; that- Well, sure could be done differently.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This 1985 Toyota BJ60 Landcruiser had a Wilson switch installed &#8211; sort of. They didn&#8217;t remove the Toyota installed Superglow system and added a few wires to resemble the Wilson Switch.&nbsp; One of the wires was jammed under a fuse in the fuse box, and they used a on-off switch instead of a push-on (momentary) switch.&nbsp; Did they swapout the 12v glowplugs from the Superglow system for the recommended 10.5v glowplugs for the Wilson Switch?<\/p>\n<p>For those that don&#8217;t know what the Superglow system is, or what the Wilson Switch is &#8211; They are different ways of warming up glowplugs in a diesel engine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Opening up the dashboard,&nbsp; steering column and drivers side kick plate to figure out what the previous owner had done, and install the Wilson Switch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/steveschwarz.com\/?attachment_id=5711#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5711\" src=\"https:\/\/steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141246-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1211\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141246-scaled.jpg 1211w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141246-scaled-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141246-scaled-484x1024.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141246-scaled-768x1624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141246-scaled-727x1536.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141246-scaled-969x2048.jpg 969w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141246-scaled-695x1469.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141246-scaled-71x150.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1211px) 100vw, 1211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/steveschwarz.com\/?attachment_id=5713#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5713\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5713\" src=\"https:\/\/steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141253-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1213\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141253-scaled.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141253-scaled-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141253-scaled-485x1024.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141253-scaled-768x1621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141253-scaled-728x1536.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141253-scaled-970x2048.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141253-scaled-695x1467.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.steveschwarz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322_141253-scaled-71x150.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1213px) 100vw, 1213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;joys&#8221; of buying something old. 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