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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 07:30 PM
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Dear Bubba, please explain what is this switch. I'm afraid to touch it.

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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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At least he taped it up for you. Unreal.
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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As you all know, Bubba lives down in this neck of the woods. I called him; and he said that "the lever thingy" was just laying around and he needed a better way to hold onto that cable. So, you see, it's not really being used as a switch....it's merely a 'handle'.
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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Dear Bubba, please explain what is this switch. I'm afraid to touch it.

WOW. Where is that at on the car?
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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Under the drivers dash near the fuse box. You can see the unattached trip odometer cable in the pic.
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 08:26 PM
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his best work is usually well hidden away,where he thinks no one will ever see it.
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Passenger seat ejection switch?
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Well thats a switch !
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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All kidding aside, it appears to have been piggybacked to an inline fuse holder. Try turning it off and see what accessory no longer works?
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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 09:34 PM
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All kidding aside, it appears to have been piggybacked to an inline fuse holder. Try turning it off and see what accessory no longer works?
Bubba don't need no stinking fuse, the wire can be a fuse.
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That switch puts power to the dipstick nearby. Prevents people from checking the oil and telling Bubba that it needs to be changed.
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It's a heater core cutoff switch.....keeps your car cool all summer long.
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An electrified dip-stick!!! Gotta luv it....
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Originally Posted by oldalaskaman
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Ignition Kill Switch-
You can tell since he wired it with an ignition wire...
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Is it numbers matching?
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i look in the parts and illustration manual under 'hardware store toggle switch' and found part #069007. it's the elecrical tape that i can't find a part number for.
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Originally Posted by oldalaskaman
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Ignition Kill Switch-
You can tell since he wired it with an ignition wire...
When switched the correct direction, it probably grounds the points. This was a popular "anti-theft" device, in the 60's & 70's.
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