Overdrive and TCSA shared the same switch, that may close in 4th only, on
later North American cars. There was a third gearbox switch on 73/74 North
American cars that is closed in any gear for the sequential seatbelt system.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 8:19 PM
Subject: O'drive switches.
> All,
>
> Just came by a top-fill O'drive tranny. It has 3 switches mounted on
> it. One is mounted on the gearbox case on the passenger side. It
> closes when reverse is engaged, so it must be for the backup lights.
> Another is mounted on the driver's side, on the shifter housing. It
> doesn't work but I presume it's for the 1st & 2nd gear lockout. There's
> a 3rd, much smaller switch mounted on the shifter housing about half way
> back to the gear lever on the passenger side; it's open when the tranny
> is in neutral. Is this one for the TCSI? What's that tell me about the
> year of the car the tranny is likely to have been originally installed
> in?
>
> Happy Easter,
>
> Charley Robinson
> '69 B still in pieces.
>
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