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RE: CTO Switches

To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: CTO Switches
From: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:25:00 -0500
I'll bite.  What is a CTO (TVS) switch and what do they do?

John

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At 09:03 AM 1/16/2004 -0600, Jim Pivirotto wrote:
>I have not replaced it but probably should. What are the part numbers?
>thanks Pugs 756
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alan Coleman [mailto:colemaal@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 4:06 PM
>To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
>Subject: CTO Switches
>
>
>I had a conversation the other day with a guy from work who restores old 
>Jeeps for a hobby. He was telling me how badly the AMC 360 engine will run 
>when  the CTO (TVS) switches go bad, especially the one that controls the 
>spark advance.  These are the thermostatically operated vacuum switches on 
>the intake manifold and apparently they do go bad often.  He printed me out 
>a list with cross referenced parts, which judging by the number of 
>manufacturers are readily available, even from the Jeep dealer.  I see that 
>this is a part that we do not have on our list.
>
>Has anyone replaced theirs and if so, with what???
>
>Alan Coleman
>#246 (original owner)
>
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