Mystery toggle switch
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From: Florida
Mystery toggle switch
on my 77 L-48 theres a strange toggle switch under the steering wheel on the metal plate with the vacuum switch that raises the headlights without turning the bulbs on,it doesnt do anything that ive noticed. does anybody have a clue what this switch is? im assuming one of the previous owners installed it for some unknown purpose,its got a black ground wire and a brown wire that seems to run either above or behind the fuse box under the dash. it clicks when you flick it and returns to its original position when you release it , i dont know why but this is driving me insane,i have to know what this switch does!!!!! any help would be appreciated
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Hinckley OH
If you have an aftermarket windshield washer pump it may be attached to it. I have a toggle swich on the side of my console of my '74 that was driving me crazy. After I got the car together I turned it on and heard a buzzing sound that turned out to be the washer pump. If you can't hear the pump it might just be broken.
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Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
Could be any of the above or even something crazier. Could even be a torque converter lock up switch. We could speculate for days but you'll only find out by following the wires. It certainly isn't a stock switch.
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Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Florida
If you have an aftermarket windshield washer pump it may be attached to it. I have a toggle swich on the side of my console of my '74 that was driving me crazy. After I got the car together I turned it on and heard a buzzing sound that turned out to be the washer pump. If you can't hear the pump it might just be broken.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,520
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From: Hinckley OH
The fact that it was spring loaded to turn itself off was what made me think it was for a washer. I couldn't think of anything else that you would want to turn off by itself (you didn't say you had nitrous).
Glad you found it.
Glad you found it.
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