engine and drivetrain Transmission

[71bmr02]

while removing the pedal box from a 74 i'm dismantling I noticed a small nlack box located under the brake booster that has the speedo cables running into it from the trans side and out to the speedometer. I havn't seen this gadget before, is it a gear box?

[FunkyLaneO]

are you sure it is a 74 and not a 76? there was a mileage counter that turned on a dash light to check your emissions equipment at specified intervals but I thought they were only on the 76's and maybe the 75's, my 74 doesn't have one.

[71bmr02]

date of mfg 10/74 vin 2360766. title is dated 1974.

Gale

[Conserv]

date of mfg 10/74 vin 2360766. title is dated 1974.Gale

Despite the 1974 title, a 10/74 date of manufacture denotes a 1975 model year car. The box calculates mileage to trigger the Reactor Service light on your dash.

All '75 U.S. cars originally had these boxes as all were factory-equipped with thermal reactors. In addiction, all CA-version '76 U.S. cars originally had these boxes as all were factory-equipped with thermal reactors. My 49-state version '76 (manufactured April '76) did not come with such a box but c.d. has pointed out that some 49-state versions may have been factory-equipped with the box although they were not equipped with thermal reactors.

Many of the boxes are long gone and have had the two-part speedo cable replaced with the single, longer version.

Steve

Edited October 16, 2013 by Conserv

[TobyB]

E21's all had those, too.

 

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[dbmw2002]

tear the pos out and go with a one piece speedo cable, nobody will hold you accountable, connects to your smog loom and absolutley bores the performance crowd

Edited October 16, 2013 by dbmw2002

[FunkyLaneO]

That part should be relocated, do a search on "Neighbor's pool"

[harry6422]

Yep , there was one on my 75, went in the trash along with the rest of the smog parts during the restoration

[71bmr02]

just curious, I plan on sawsalling the car anyway it's a dog. just removing parts and came across that thing. if i planned on keeping the car i'd sure remove it. if anyone wants it, let me know.

Gale

[M3M3M3]

mmmmm......sawzall.....

 

a 2002 WILL fit in the back of a pickup..

 

 

[peterschop]

I was just up in the attic of my shed and looked into the box of parts the PO removed from the car. I found a mileage counter box. I had no idea what it was until now. BTW, my car was manufactured June 1974. It does have a motor from an E21 but I doubt the PO would have saved the counter from that car.

 

So I pulled it out of the box and thew over the fence into the neighbor's pool.