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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 10:42 AM
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So I think someone tried adding, removing, modifying parts on my 78 Vette, because there are a hodpodge of equipment and wires not connected to anything. Some of it is part of an alarm system, some I am not sure of. Here is a part I think is alarm, but not sure, it wasn't connected to anything.


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Originally Posted by Richard Rose II
So I think someone tried adding, removing, modifying parts on my 78 Vette, because there are a hodpodge of equipment and wires not connected to anything. Some of it is part of an alarm system, some I am not sure of. Here is a part I think is alarm, but not sure, it wasn't connected to anything.

I don't have a clue what it is, and I'm sure it's not a factory part.

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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 03:23 PM
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haha i have seen that part somewhere/sometime in my life.... now to try and get the old brain to think and remember...,,
mine had 2 of those cyclenders mounted on it,

picture of back??


any wires?

keep thinking it has something to do with pressure

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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 03:28 PM
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Spare part.... what do I win?
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 03:54 PM
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I can't believe we have finally found the infamous flux capacitor
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Willcox Corvette
...I'm sure it's not a factory part...
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 04:12 PM
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if you take a picture of the part against a white background, google has a feature that will search the internet for a similar image. Your hand and other things in the image are currently throwing off the search.
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Looks like a whoozit valve.
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I know I have 1... That cylinder is a solenoid
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 08:29 PM
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I know I have 1... That cylinder is a solenoid

For what? It would help if we could see a bottom view and views from the sides. Did any wires attach to it? Any hoses?
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 09:06 PM
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I have seen similar device on customs to pop the door latch.S you don't have handles.That is if it had wires going to that solenoid. May have used to pop hood latch.
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Old Dec 14, 2015 | 09:17 PM
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The sides and back are just black paneling, that's it. The only cable is the one in the picture that went to nowhere, I was think hood release but the hood release mechanism was in place and functioning on both sides. I have found so many things installed on this car that shouldn't have been. I think someone owned this car who had stock in JC Whitney...
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It does certainly look like some of the old power trunk solenoids that were cable pulls.
Is there an electrical connector or terminal on it anywhere?
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