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Re: Mystery switch (at least to me)

To: Jeff Boatright <jboatri@emory.edu>
Subject: Re: Mystery switch (at least to me)
From: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:48:42 -0500
Cc: Curtis Carlson <carlson@navtech.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <19990910154219.10048.rocketmail@send205.yahoomail.com> <l03130303b3fee87eaf19@[163.246.48.154]>
Reply-to: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
CIGAR LIGHTER!  pardon me but is that a factory item? my 65 does not even have a
orifice for the lighter. Speaking of mysteries, the 68 has a switch of
questionable function on the column shroud, left side.Anyone know what it's
supposed to do?

Jeff Boatright wrote:

> On my '65:
>
> Top row: headlights | ignition | washer pump
>
> Middle row:    -    |     -    | cigar lighter
>
> Bottom row:  wipers |   fan    | instrument lights
>
> ---
>
> Note that _just_ to the left of the fan control is the Sprite emblem -
> there is no switch just to the left of the fan switch/heater plenum pull.
>
> At 12:27 PM -0400 9/10/99, Curtis Carlson wrote:
> > Just LEFT of the fan?  Now lets see...
> >
> > i don't have my car here so I'll have to think about this for a
> > second....bottom row...
> >
> > Interior Dash Lights        Key Ignition        Wiper switch        Fan
> > control
> >            0                                  ( )                      0
> > 0
> >
> > I think that's right....i may have the fan and wiper reversed....nope. don't
> > think so.
> >
> > Do your wipers work?
> >
> >
> >
> > Curtis Carlson
> > '66 Austin Healey Sprite MkIII ("Gerty") HAN8L-63423
> > '72 MG Midget MkIII ("unnamed")
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Justin Cook <justincook@yahoo.com>
> > To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 10:42 AM
> > Subject: Mystery switch (at least to me)
> >
> >
> > > On my 66 sprite I have a dash switch not connected to anything.  It is
> > > a 2-way toggle switch just left of the fan control.  Anyone mind
> > > telling me what it should control?  Gracias...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -JC
> > >
> > >
>
> Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
> Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
> http://www.molvis.org/molvis
> Mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
> 404-778-4113




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