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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 09:49 PM
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Been replacing alot of things on the way to puttin car back togeather, just cause i'm there, piece is old or broke, or easier to do now than later, so when rebuilding gas pedal assembly was gonna repace the switch that activates hood flapper, nobody sells these anymore, and i've tried alot of vendors. Mine looks ok, slides easily back and forth. Anyway of testing?
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Should be pretty simple. If the switch closes when depressed, it's good to go. Just test it for continuity.
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Also, I forgot to mention that the switch is the same as the Kickdown switch for the auto transmission. Look it up with that description and see if it looks the same.

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Found the switches at Lectric Limited

http://www.lectriclimited.com/mainpage.htm

Scroll down to switches. There is one for 4 speed cars too. I assumed that they used the same switch.

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thanks for the help, i'll go that route
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Originally Posted by CA-Legal-Vette
Also, I forgot to mention that the switch is the same as the Kickdown switch for the auto transmission. Look it up with that description and see if it looks the same.
The switch is one in the same. Does double duty for both functions.
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