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Old Oct 21, 2023 | 06:08 PM
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Found a wire harness tucked up behind the washer bottle, drivers side. Its a rigid line, looks like the end is broken off, with an L type wiring connector with it, one yellow wire, one black wire. All three go back into the cabin near the brake booster. What was it?


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Oh sorry, its a 75 Coupe with original 350 and Auto
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Hmmm. The wiring plug could be for the washer pump. The pump is unhooked and the wiring diagrams shows it with that L shaped connector. But all the remanufactured pumps have two straight prongs, not L shaped.

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my 78 calls for a straight plug, so somewhere in between yours and mine it was changed. I think that's it.
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Originally Posted by kanvasman
my 78 calls for a straight plug, so somewhere in between yours and mine it was changed. I think that's it.
I think so as well.
Any idea on the rigid cable?
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Does this one look L shaped,?
https://www.zip-corvette.com/75-91-w...sher-pump.html

Is that the cruise control cable?
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Originally Posted by MelWff
Does this one look L shaped,?
https://www.zip-corvette.com/75-91-w...sher-pump.html

Is that the cruise control cable?
I saw that one on Zip, I'm not sure if it's L or not, hard to see.

I thought maybe cruise control at first, but cruise control on a 75?
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Originally Posted by MentalEntropy
I saw that one on Zip, I'm not sure if it's L or not, hard to see.

I thought maybe cruise control at first, but cruise control on a 75?
Correct, cruise started in 77. Trace the cable. Assume speedometer works.
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Originally Posted by MelWff
Correct, cruise started in 77. Trace the cable. Assume speedometer works.
​​​​​​ yea I guess I'll stop avoiding it and get under the dash and find out where it goes. Boo.
Speedo does work, that was my other thought maybe.
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So a little more poking around, and the rigid tube is hollow, nothing inside, and it runs to an auxiliary switch on the brake pedal, under the brake switch. Also, the Quadrajet has a standoff added on the throttle lever. I think what im seeing is the remains of an old aftermarket cruise control.



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Originally Posted by MentalEntropy
So a little more poking around, and the rigid tube is hollow, nothing inside, and it runs to an auxiliary switch on the brake pedal, under the brake switch. Also, the Quadrajet has a standoff added on the throttle lever. I think what im seeing is the remains of an old aftermarket cruise control.


You are correct on the vacuum relief valve and the Cruise Standoff on the Carb.
​​That vacuum hose in the engine compartment once went to a 4 way nylon vacuum fitting near the Transducer. Part of the HOLD circuit.
The 2 wire connector most likely landed at the Transducer.
Follow that cable from that Standoff to where it ends.
At one time it connected to the Cruise Servo if I'm right...
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Originally Posted by bmotojoe
You are correct on the vacuum relief valve and the Cruise Standoff on the Carb.
​​That vacuum hose in the engine compartment once went to a 4 way nylon vacuum fitting near the Transducer. Part of the HOLD circuit.
The 2 wire connector most likely landed at the Transducer.
Follow that cable from that Standoff to where it ends.
At one time it connected to the Cruise Servo if I'm right...
Great info.
Just to be clear, you're describing aftermarket cruise, not a factory cruise?
Just wanna make sure I'm not dealing with some rare 75 cruise option added by GM
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Originally Posted by MentalEntropy
Great info.
Just to be clear, you're describing aftermarket cruise, not a factory cruise?
Just wanna make sure I'm not dealing with some rare 75 cruise option added by GM
Speed Control, option code K30, is not listed prior to 77
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Originally Posted by MentalEntropy
Great info.
Just to be clear, you're describing aftermarket cruise, not a factory cruise?
Just wanna make sure I'm not dealing with some rare 75 cruise option added by GM
To my knowledge, 1977 was the first year Cruise was offered as an option.
If that cable is from a 77 (carb Standoff to Servo) that is a 1 year only part and very very hard to find.
Same for the Servo, 1 year only part.
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