94 Jimmy smoke and smell from heater switch

DukeNorton

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I have a 1994 GMC Jimmy which has excellent heat. However, when I use the heater I get an acrid smell from the control panel and a bit of smoke coming out of the switch. These are the slider switches and not the dial knob switches. I did change the blower motor resistor (thinking that it may have caused an electrical surge or something)

I am sensing that there has to be some residue, dirt or buildup in the components of the switches (its a 20 year old truck). Has anybody ever heard of this? It does not smell like wires and am thinking that maybe s good shot of contact cleaner might solve the problem.

Any help or input would be great.
 


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