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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 02:00 AM
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Does anyone knows what is the relays behind passenger seat?
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 03:18 AM
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Inboard to outboard:
Delay wiper relay
Power antenna relay
Theft deterrent relay
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 09:11 AM
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On the 81, one's a wiper relay, a wiper controller and an antenna realy.
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What year?

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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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i have one in my 73 what the h@ll is that relay for anyone know....
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by vcb
Does anyone knows what is the relays behind passenger seat?
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Yup, I do.
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Ward
Yup, I do.
Prove it !
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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i have one in my 73 what the h@ll is that relay for anyone know....
Your 73 should just have a theft relay and flasher.
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OK , I'll go ,on a 1980 the relays are window defog , power antenna and pulse wiper controller.
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ...Roger...
Your 73 should just have a theft relay and flasher.
and I know too !!!
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Originally Posted by ...Roger...
Your 73 should just have a theft relay and flasher.
Located in the well with your jack
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it's a 80
and it has sometime of computer board attached to it. And 8 wires coming out to a connector.
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 10:32 PM
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Sounds like the wiper controller
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THANKS... GUYS...
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I dont guess on years when people ask questions, but on a '69 its the alarm system.
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Originally Posted by vcb
it's a 80...
The 1980 assembly instruction manual (AIM) would be a big help to you. It shows all the goodies in front of the storage compartment.

If your 80 is a California car, the computer is in the same place on the battery side.


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Sounds like the wiper controller
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