I'm getting close to getting my 68 2+2 back on the road, after almost 2 years. I was going through the engine bay and painting odd parts.
I came across this plunger/striker thing installed on the drivers side of the carburetor and it has 2 wires coming out of it but they aren't connected to anything. I think it's been inactive for many years.
Anybody have an idea. I couldn't find a part number on it, although it is an AC Delco part.
I should add, if I remember right, the power wire for the switch connects with the power wire (I'm thinking maybe it's a yellow wire) that goes to the wiper motor and the other wire runs down to the side of the TH400.
ABC123 said
April 20th
I think they were only used on a few cars for a few years.
Most of the rest of the cars had the switch on the firewall.
Don't throw it out as it's worth a few bucks. It was used for a handful of years across various GM models. It is not reproduced.
4SPEED427 said
April 20th
Yes, they are valuable, and tough to find. 66-69 for sure and I'm not sure about 70?
seventy2plus2 said
April 20th
4SPEED427 wrote:
Yes, they are valuable, and tough to find. 66-69 for sure and I'm not sure about 70?
Not used in 1970. I think the 1970 switch was used in some applications for 1969 (2 bbl?), but I'd agree the switch in question was about 1966 - 1969. The right GTO guy would kill for one.
seventy2plus2 said
April 20th
4SPEED427 wrote:
I should add, if I remember right, the power wire for the switch connects with the power wire (I'm thinking maybe it's a yellow wire) that goes to the wiper motor and the other wire runs down to the side of the TH400.
Yes, it gets powered by the center pin of the 3 pin connector on the wiper motor. I have a harness in the garage somewhere, and a switch with a reproduction bracket in my basement.
GLHS60 said
April 20th
I had a 1970 Belair 4 dr. with one on a 2bbl carb, I often wondered how it came to have a T-400 trans.
Thanks Randy
4SPEED427 said
April 20th
GLHS60 wrote:
I had a 1970 Belair 4 dr. with one on a 2bbl carb, I often wondered how it came to have a T-400 trans.
Thanks Randy
350 2 barrel with a TH400? Wow, that is an odd one. Taxi equipment or something?
GLHS60 said
April 20th
I don't think it ever was a taxi, it was just a plain sedan I bought for the Engine.
My thoughts were there possibly was a surplus of short T-400's.
And the upcoming big cars would all be long tail shafts.
I remember seeing a 1971 6 cyl taxi with a long PG !!
Thanks Randy
LandShark68_2+2 said
April 21st
Thanks for all the replies. Very educational. I've had the car re-framed over the last year and a half and I suspect the mechanic may have missed hooking this back up.
Hi guys,
I'm getting close to getting my 68 2+2 back on the road, after almost 2 years.
I was going through the engine bay and painting odd parts.
I came across this plunger/striker thing installed on the drivers side of the carburetor and it has 2 wires coming out
of it but they aren't connected to anything. I think it's been inactive for many years.
Anybody have an idea. I couldn't find a part number on it, although it is an AC Delco part.
Regards, Scott (LandShark ...)
I think they were only used on a few cars for a few years.
Most of the rest of the cars had the switch on the firewall.
My car,
Not used in 1970. I think the 1970 switch was used in some applications for 1969 (2 bbl?), but I'd agree the switch in question was about 1966 - 1969. The right GTO guy would kill for one.
Yes, it gets powered by the center pin of the 3 pin connector on the wiper motor. I have a harness in the garage somewhere, and a switch with a reproduction bracket in my basement.
I had a 1970 Belair 4 dr. with one on a 2bbl carb, I often wondered how it came to have a T-400 trans.
Thanks
Randy
350 2 barrel with a TH400? Wow, that is an odd one. Taxi equipment or something?
I don't think it ever was a taxi, it was just a plain sedan I bought for the Engine.
My thoughts were there possibly was a surplus of short T-400's.
And the upcoming big cars would all be long tail shafts.
I remember seeing a 1971 6 cyl taxi with a long PG !!
Thanks
Randy
Thanks for all the replies. Very educational.
I've had the car re-framed over the last year and a half and I suspect the mechanic may have
missed hooking this back up.
I'll get in re-installed.
Thanks again guys.
Scott (Landshark ...)