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is this instrument panel spade terminal for the low fuel/brake light


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7 hours ago, Conserv said:

Ray,

 

Yes, the wire that hooks up to the spade terminal comes from the emergency brake switch.  The spade terminal only appears on some 1974-manufactured clusters (well, square taillights, but pre 11/74, at least), so later cars must have received a more "built-in" wiring solution:

 

 

The above thread seemed much more exciting when we originally wrote it: the plot's a bit thin in retrospect....

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

 

Thanks Steve, I missed that one in my search. I think that clarifies the issue. Mostly!

 

Cheers,

Ray

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5 hours ago, ray_ said:

 

 

Thanks Steve, I missed that one in my search. I think that clarifies the issue. Mostly!

 

Cheers,

 

And you know me, Ray: I'm always happy to provide vaguely-ambiguous assistance..... ??

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

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1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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Is there a provision on the USA tii fuel sensor/sender & instrument cluster to add the needed wiring and get the low-fuel function?  That's a feature I'd like to have (no matter how inaccurate!).

John in VA

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On 8/6/2016 at 5:01 AM, John_in_VA said:

Is there a provision on the USA tii fuel sensor/sender & instrument cluster to add the needed wiring and get the low-fuel function?  That's a feature I'd like to have (no matter how inaccurate!).

 

You would need to swap out the sender. The warning light works by a copper strip on the float bridging out two contacts when right at the bottom of its travel. You could probably fab up something similar yourself if you are handy. 

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Carbs: They're necessary and barely controlled fuel leaks that sometimes match the air passing through them.

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On 8/5/2016 at 9:13 AM, ray_ said:

 

Don't worry; all we need to be is less un-electable than Trump.

 

It's a cinch!

 

:D

 

Damn it Ray, this didn't age well.

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