George:
Sounds like your car has been extensively modified, so all bets
are off as to the correctness of the owners manual (If it is even the
correct manual for your car).
The factory located the OD switch on the steering column, on the
left between the turn signal stalk and the dash. The switch looks like
an extra long turn signal stalk. So your PO (previous owner) simply
rigged something up that would work, rather than use the factory
configuration. At least you have an OD installed in the car, which adds
something like $1,000 to it's value.
The ignition switch was located where your OD switch is, but
only for the 1969 model year. Since your car is a 70, it may be a 69
registered as a 70 in which case the ignition switch belongs where the
OD switch is presently. If your car is indeed a 70, then your PO simply
used the switch plinth from a 69 to permit the mounting of the OD switch
where the ignition switch hole was located. In 1970, the ignition switch
was relocated below the steering column to accommodate steering locking
and the plinth changed to 4 holes from 5.
As far as your constantly glowing OD light, it means whatever
your PO wanted it to mean. I suspect is simply means that power is
applied to the OD switch, but not the OD itself.
Cheers,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of glc/crc@13 Fairway
Sent: July 21, 2005 2:44 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Center idiot light
Speaking of idiot lights, the 70 TR6 I just bought puzzles me a bit:
In the manual, the ignition key slot is located in the center of the
dash;
but mine is directly below the steering wheel.
The elec OD toggle switch is located where the key slot was suppposed to
be,
with a red indicator light on either side of it. The left light is lit
when
I drive, and I have yet to understand what it means. The right side
light is
to illuminate when OD is turned on, but I haven't tried it yet.
Understand
that when driving a 35 yr old car for te first time on a 20 mile drive
home,
less variables are far better- it ran without it, so I didn't want to
introduce another potential for "voyage interuptus" on the Jersey
Turnpike !
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George Church
70 TR6 CL50051
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