What is this? PIC
May 8, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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What is this? PIC
Anybody know what this part is for? (see the blue ring on the picture) I accidentially hit it while changing sparkplugs and it sound like a bell?!? The car is a 1968..
May 8, 2008 | 05:37 PM
Racer
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From: PHILADELPHIA PA
hard to tell from picture, possibly a vacuum tank that possibly has been relocated.
May 8, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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May 8, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Is that a vacuum hose or electrical wire running to the object?
May 8, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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hard to tell from picture, possibly a vacuum tank that possibly has been relocated.
I'll try to get a better picture. But it is not a vacuum tank, it is hollow like a bell. I was first thinking alarm system, but very few 68's had that, right?
May 8, 2008 | 05:54 PM
Racer
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That would be your dilithium crystal synthesizer. Only available as an option in '68.
May 8, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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last time I heard about such a device was in star trek
May 8, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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Long-shot guess is somebody wanted to fashion a home-grown car alarm and attempted to adapt a 'bell'. Would be interesting to see what's inside it.
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May 8, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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May 8, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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Ronaldo
Anybody know what this part is for? (see the blue ring on the picture) I accidentially hit it while changing sparkplugs and it sound like a bell?!? The car is a 1968..
probably some kind of aftermarket anti theft device , maybe the alarm .
May 8, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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Wiper door bell.
May 8, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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That would be your dilithium crystal synthesizer. Only available as an option in '68.
Nah, they couldn't do that in '68. They still can't in the 23 & 1/2 century.
It kinda looks live a vacuum resivour. Did anything stop working?
May 8, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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my wag = old radio shack car alarm
May 8, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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Wiper door bell.
May 8, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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It looks to me like a bell from school that they used to ring for fire drills and changing class
May 8, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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TedH
Long-shot guess is somebody wanted to fashion a home-grown car alarm and attempted to adapt a 'bell'. Would be interesting to see what's inside it.
yes looks like an edwards signaling item that is avail in 12v and around for years.
May 9, 2008 | 07:54 AM
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I have to agree...look like an old school fire alarm bell.
May 9, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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You can see the wire going up to the hood open switch (to the left of the bell) Original owner wanted to make sure he woke up when that hood opened
May 9, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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Once upon a time cell phones were called Car Phones, too big to cary so they built them in the Car
Rig up a hammer and spring, with a string, then you can fool people that your the IceCream Truck
May 9, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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Is it a "Flux Capacitor" ??? Maybe not......, it doesn't have that "Y" shape to it...
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