listers,
My 76 is wired so that the boot light only comes on when the headlight
switch is on.
J. Garruba
-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Rattmann <k6na@cts.com>
To: Hicks, Stephen <SHicks@northatlantic.nf.ca>
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net <6pack@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2002 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: Boot Light, model year
>At 11:46 AM 6/13/2002 -02-30, you wrote:
>>My question is, does the
>>boot light only work when the park lights are turned on?
>
>Maybe the manual is wrong. It sounds like the wiring is set up so that the
>boot light only comes on "at night." Night would be defined as "when your
>other light switch is closed."
>
>The Dan Masters electrical book is your best source for accurate data.
>
>I have a "74.5" car and will try to check the light action later today
>since I can't remember the details of how the boot light works.
>
>>Also the plate on my car shows the build date as January 1975 but the
engine
>>compartment shows no emission controls of a 75, and is identical to a 74
>>donor car I have. Is there a registrar of serial number and engine numbers
>>to find out if the engine has been replaced. Or could it be possible that
>>the car is an original 75 built to 74 specs.
>
>I think there are basically two areas of a car which determine the
>registration year, at least in California: Emissions and safety.
>
>The true '75 and '76 cars (engines) have the air pump and air injectors on
>the intake manifold. It sounds like yours doesn't, if it's like your other
>74 car.
>
>My two California cars are both "74.5" model year. They were built in late
>'74 (Oct. and Dec.). I bought the December car new in April '75. I don't
>know the selling date of the earlier one. Anyway, I assume that since they
>don't have the air pump and injectors, they couldn't meet the California
>standards for the '75 model year change, so they had to be registered as
>'74's. 1974 is on the registration tickets.
>
>However, in terms of safety they ARE like the '75 car in that they have the
>higher bumpers, and the newly positioned parking lamps (below the front
>bumper). A true '74 has the lamps above a slightly lower bumper. Hence,
>the 74.5 designation of some, which is described in the front of the Moss
>catalog.
>
>Wonder where your car was first registered. Based on my experience I think
>your car with the build date of January '75 is a "74.5" as described above
>(no air pump), especially if you have the front bumper and lamp position I
>mentioned. This assumes no engine change (intake manifold change). If I
>get a chance on Saturday I will try to dig out my original car's engine
>number from the December '74 build; maybe it will help you compare. Can
>anyone confirm there was a logical numbering sequence of the engines?
>
>Glenn
>San Diego
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