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1. Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 14:30:49 -0400
Greetings. I wonder if any of you can shine a light on this question. I pulled off steering column cover of my '74 B this weekend (to get the horn working). In the process I happened to bump my wiper
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00603.html (7,998 bytes)

2. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@ic.net>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 14:44:05 -0400
Mystery solved. It is a multi-function switch. In addition to the wipers it also activates the overdrive - on overdrive equipped cars of course! I was told that the part was made common on all cars f
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00606.html (8,741 bytes)

3. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: Don Walton <dhw@atomic.net>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 14:54:31 -0400
This is the overdrive switch on you car, I think this vintage MGB all had the switch, but they didn't all have the OD. You really should get an overdrive and make use of the switch, it's a terrible t
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00607.html (7,939 bytes)

4. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: Michael Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 15:08:43 -0700
I consulted my owners manual for my '74 B and was astonished at what I found. The switch doubles as the overdrive switch! To quote the manual, "Move the lever towards the steering wheel to engage ov
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00608.html (8,334 bytes)

5. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: bugide@juno.com (Larry Dickstein)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 15:12:26 EDT
Nope, Matt, that's the overdrive selector lever. Don't ever be afraid to admit that you don't know--watch for Bob Allen's posts. You could fill volumes on the stuff he doesn't know. Heck, he rarely e
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00609.html (8,784 bytes)

6. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: Allen Williams <ajwillia@ua1vm.ua.edu>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 15:46:19 -0700
It's the Overdrive switch. I think all 74's had that type of switch regardless of whether or not they were originally equipped w/OD.
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00613.html (7,609 bytes)

7. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: Allen Williams <ajwillia@ua1vm.ua.edu>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 15:53:41 -0700
Yes. There is a yellow wire under the hood next to the evaporative cannister where you connect the OD wire to the tranny.
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00614.html (7,534 bytes)

8. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 15:50:14 -0500
Say what? I thought that engaged the Lucas Automatic Gramercy System (LAGS). I've noticed that when it is engaged and I shift from 2nd to 3rd under moderate/heavy acceleration, there is a momentary p
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00615.html (9,999 bytes)

9. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: larryhoy@juno.com (Larry A Hoy)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 18:11:49 EDT
Bob, wrong again. It is intended to keep the vibration dampner in one piece. : - ) Cheers, Larry Hoy 1969 MGB Roadster 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas 1976 MGB Parting out == On Mon, 12 May 1997 15:50:14
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00620.html (10,757 bytes)

10. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: Craig Wiper <craigw@sonic.net>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 17:07:34 -0700
horn working). In the process I happened to has some sort of forward/backward switch anyone shed some light on this? I discovered this on my '74 B also. It's the overdrive switch. I didn't like havin
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00627.html (8,302 bytes)

11. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: RJohn50603@aol.com
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 23:52:04 -0400 (EDT)
<< I pulled off steering column cover of my '74 B this weekend (to get the horn working). In the process I happened to bump my wiper lever in a new direction, and was surprised to find that it has so
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00644.html (8,224 bytes)

12. Re: Wiper switch mystery (score: 1)
Author: Eric Zambori <eaz@snet.net>
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 12:16:09 -0700
The forward and back motion of the wiper switch is to activate and deactivate the overdrive transmission. EAZ
/html/mgs/1997-05/msg00654.html (7,304 bytes)


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