IML: I "Fixed" the Fan but BROKE the Switch!

["Jon Ricketson" <jcricketson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

So, today I worked on my '66 Crown Coupe and, while trying to figure out why 
my heater/AC fan would not run, I figured out that the switch with the 5 
buttons in it was faulty.  This part is pretty complex - with several vacuum 
hoses plugged into it, and 4 or 5 electrical wires attached to it.  The push 
buttons were engaging the vacuum switches correctly and were turning the AC 
Compresser Clutch on and off correctly, but were NOT sending any power to 
the fan via the fan speed switch.  The fan speed switch is working fine so I 
know the problem is in the 5 button switch.  I confirmed this by doing some 
continuity testing with an ohm meter.  Spraying lots of electrical cleaner 
into the small openings in the switch provided inconsistent results.  
Anyway, connecting one of the wires to the hot lead on the switch resulted 
in the fan running always - even when the OFF button is pushed.  And the fan 
speed switch works.  For now, I can live with this.  At least I now get heat 
and AC!!

That's the good news.

The VERY BAD NEWS is that I broke 3 of the vacuum hose connectors off of the 
5 button switch housing.  These cannot be glued back on - they are so small 
and brittle.  So now I am searching for a new 5 button switch with good 
vacuum hose connectors.  I don't find this part on my parts list and the 
only numbers I could read - stamped with red ink on the switch - are 
2DB--84.  I could not read the two -- numbers/letters.

Can anyone help me out with the part number or, even better, where I can get 
a new/used one?

Please!!

Thanks,
Jon
'66 Crown Coupe

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