Old push button relay on firewall
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From: waddell arizona
Old push button relay on firewall
IT LOOKS LIKE A RELAY OF SOME KIND ,WITH A BUTTON THAT SAYS START. NOT HOOKED UP BUT STILL BOLTED TO THE FIRE WALL ,WONDER WHAT IT WAS USED FOR
Burning Brakes
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If it is on a 74 it sounds like the the seat belt interlock override. It was a one year only feature and would allow you to start the car without the seat belts fastened.
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Hi again.
dan1495 is correct.
See pages 12-43 and page 12-62 in your 74 GM Service Manual.
See pages 12-43 and page 12-62 in your 74 GM Service Manual.
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Buckle up your 20lbs of groceries on the passenger seat or the car won't start!! This nuisance device came from the Ralph Nader era of automotive protectionism in the early 1970s and was put in place by an act of Congress for 1974. Basically if you didn't buckle up, or your pet dog on the passenger side did not, the car would not start. Needless to say, public reaction to such a silly device was swift and Congress rescinded the law in early 1975.
If you don't know what that push-button switch is then do not worry. It has been disabled like 99.9% have been.
If you don't know what that push-button switch is then do not worry. It has been disabled like 99.9% have been.
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From: waddell arizona
buckle up your 20lbs of groceries on the passenger seat or the car won't start!! This nuisance device came from the ralph nader era of automotive protectionism in the early 1970s and was put in place by an act of congress for 1974. Basically if you didn't buckle up, or your pet dog on the passenger side did not, the car would not start. Needless to say, public reaction to such a silly device was swift and congress rescinded the law in early 1975.
If you don't know what that push-button switch is then do not worry. It has been disabled like 99.9% have been.
If you don't know what that push-button switch is then do not worry. It has been disabled like 99.9% have been.
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From: Hinckley OH
I guess you could also connect the wires.
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i just want the engine comp. to look really good ,so i will find a way thanx!
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https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...o-starter.html
OR:
http://home.comcast.net/~vettfixr/page16.htm
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There's nothing new - all of the old flathead Fords had them. It was a clever thing that allowed you to crank the starter while you were working under the hood. But then that was the days of Fix-Or-Repair-Daily.