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Re: Mystery switch (at least to me)

To: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>, Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Subject: Re: Mystery switch (at least to me)
From: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 18:09:55 -0700
Cc: Curtis Carlson <carlson@navtech.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <37D97CBA.5F19237D@htcomp.net>
References: <19990910154219.10048.rocketmail@send205.yahoomail.com><l03130303b3fee87eaf19@[163.246.48.154]>
Reply-to: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Dash lights... later cars have a dimmer knob on the right side of the
instruments.

-g

At 4:48 PM -0500 9/10/99, Brad Fornal wrote:
>CIGAR LIGHTER!  pardon me but is that a factory item? my 65 does not even
>have a
>orifice for the lighter. Speaking of mysteries, the 68 has a switch of
>questionable function on the column shroud, left side.Anyone know what it's
>supposed to do?
>
>Jeff Boatright wrote:
>
>> On my '65:
>>
>> Top row: headlights | ignition | washer pump
>>
>> Middle row:    -    |     -    | cigar lighter
>>
>> Bottom row:  wipers |   fan    | instrument lights
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Note that _just_ to the left of the fan control is the Sprite emblem -
>> there is no switch just to the left of the fan switch/heater plenum pull.
>>
>> At 12:27 PM -0400 9/10/99, Curtis Carlson wrote:
>> > Just LEFT of the fan?  Now lets see...
>> >
>> > i don't have my car here so I'll have to think about this for a
>> > second....bottom row...
>> >
>> > Interior Dash Lights        Key Ignition        Wiper switch        Fan
>> > control
>> >            0                                  ( )                      0
>> > 0
>> >
>> > I think that's right....i may have the fan and wiper reversed....nope.
>>don't
>> > think so.
>> >
>> > Do your wipers work?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Curtis Carlson
>> > '66 Austin Healey Sprite MkIII ("Gerty") HAN8L-63423
>> > '72 MG Midget MkIII ("unnamed")
>> > ________________________
>> > Research Geographer  612.931.3936 (voice)
>> > Navigation Technologies  612.931.3937 (fax)
>> > 5780 Lincoln Dr  Ste. 100 612.251.7492 (mobile)
>> > Edina, MN  55436  carlson@navtech.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Justin Cook <justincook@yahoo.com>
>> > To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 10:42 AM
>> > Subject: Mystery switch (at least to me)
>> >
>> >
>> > > On my 66 sprite I have a dash switch not connected to anything.  It is
>> > > a 2-way toggle switch just left of the fan control.  Anyone mind
>> > > telling me what it should control?  Gracias...
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -JC
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>> Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
>> Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
>> http://www.molvis.org/molvis
>> Mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
>> 404-778-4113


G G              Gerard Chateauvieux
 E A
  R R        pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
   A A
    R G          Pixelsmith  on  Duty
     D E
      S      http://www.gerardsgarage.com





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