replaced the switch, thanks for the help guys. As usual, it took twice as long as I thought. I was not really difficult just hard to get to. (I don't think removing the pan would have helped btw.)

After the 2 hours I just had to drill out the rivets of the old switch to see what the deal was. turns out its like a window switch with springs and contact surfaces that are moved by plastic levers. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the insides looked like a gummed up, oxidized window switch. Makes sense that it would only give me trouble in the cool mornings after a night of cooling down outside. Might have been some moisture in there.

Either way, the new one works great. the adjustments were not that hard, I just set it more or less like the old one.

Thanks again for the tips.



-John

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