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To: Edwin Petersen <browniepetersen@readytek.net>
Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Another Question
From: Rob <sicklen@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:43:26 -0400
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How do I get off this mailing list?

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 14, 2011, at 4:41 PM, "Edwin Petersen" <browniepetersen@readytek.net>=
 wrote:

> Yep,
>=20
> The switch has no wires to it.  I looked in the front and there appears to=
 be a place where someone had installed fog lights.  They are now gone.
>=20
> =20
>=20
> I got down on my hands and knees and looked under the steering column and t=
he dash panels are still in place.  Off to the right side of the cover is a w=
hite handle that controls the front air vent.  Next to that handle is a =E2=80=
=9Cbody color=E2=80=9D bracket that has a small square hole in it.  Whatever=
 was mounted there is now gone.  My guess is that it was the turn screw that=
 controlled the trip meter reset.  Oh well, that now makes three items to co=
rrect.  Temp gage, gas gage and trip reset=E2=80=A6..  fun, fun, fun=E2=80=A6=

>=20
> =20
>=20
> Better than working in the garden.
>=20
> =20
>=20
> Brownie
>=20
> =20
>=20
> From: DUFF LAWSON [mailto:duff_lawson@msn.com]=20
> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:14 PM
> To: 'Eugene Jaroch'; 'BMCU'; ron.christensen@wsapr.com; Edwin Petersen
> Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Another Question
>=20
> =20
>=20
> The chrome knob appears to be an addition from a p/o as there is not usual=
ly a hole in that location.  Do you think that the car might have had fog li=
ghts in a previous life?  Other than that, I'm afraid that you will probably=
 have to try to trace the wiring.
>=20
> =20
>=20
> The trip meter reset is usually under the dash, to the right, near the ste=
ering column.  In the highly unlikely event that the car still has the under=
 dash panels in place, it usually sticks down through that.=20
>=20
> =20
>=20
> GGDuff=20
>=20
> ----- Original Message -----
>=20
> From: Edwin Petersen
>=20
> To: 'Eugene Jaroch' ; duff_lawson@msn.com ; 'BMCU' ; ron.christensen@wsapr=
.com
>=20
> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 11:28 AM
>=20
> Subject: RE: [Bmcu] Another Question
>=20
> =20
>=20
> All,
>=20
> Ya=E2=80=99ll did so well on the third windshield wiper question I thought=
 another test question on my MGB would be good.  Well, maybe two questions.=20=

>=20
> =20
>=20
> First, I attached a photo of my dash (Don=E2=80=99t ya just love electrica=
l tape=E2=80=94I have to live with it until I buy a new fancy steering wheel=
=E2=80=94anyone have one?) Just right of the temp gage there is a large blac=
k =E2=80=9Cplug?=E2=80=9D a chrome knob and a toggle switch.  I know the chr=
ome knob (out of a 51 Chevrolet) is aftermarket but my question is:  The chr=
ome knob is a push-pull switch that does not seem to operate anything that I=
 can tell.  I do not see it in any catalog picture; does anyone know what it=
 is for?
>=20
> =20
>=20
> Second, On the speedo there are two mileage gages.  The top one is a four d=
igit trip meter?  I expect that it can be reset?  Where would be the device b=
e to reset it back to zero.  My gas gage is typically British.  When the tan=
k if full it registers =C2=BC tank.  It works but until I get a good reading=
 on how low it will go I am figuring amount of gas in tank by miles driven a=
nd the mileage I get.  That seems right now to be pretty good but I do not h=
ave an accurate mileage figured out just yet,.
>=20
> =20
>=20
> Brownie
>=20
> =20
>=20
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<html><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>How do I get off this mailing list?<br>=
<br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jun 14, 2011, at 4:41 PM, "Edwin Pe=
tersen" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:browniepetersen@readytek.net";>browniepetersen@=
readytek.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite=
"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso=
-8859-1">
<div class=3D"WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:=
11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"=
>Yep, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:=
11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"=
>The switch has no wires to it.&nbsp; I looked in the front and there appear=
s to be a place where someone had installed fog lights.&nbsp; They are now g=
one.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11=
.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><=
o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:1=
1.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">=
I got down on my hands and knees and looked under the steering column and th=
e dash panels are still in place.&nbsp; Off to the right side of the cover i=
s a white handle that controls the front air vent.&nbsp; Next to that handle=
 is a =E2=80=9Cbody color=E2=80=9D bracket that has a small square hole in i=
t.&nbsp; Whatever was mounted there is now gone.&nbsp; My guess is that it w=
as the turn screw that controlled the trip meter reset.&nbsp; Oh well, that n=
ow makes three items to correct.&nbsp; Temp gage, gas gage and trip reset=E2=
=80=A6..&nbsp; fun, fun, fun=E2=80=A6 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot=
;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quo=
t;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Better than working in the garden.<o:p></o=
:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-fa=
mily:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-f=
amily:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Brownie<o:p>=
</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font=
-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp=
;</o:p></span></p><div><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.=
0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font=
-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</s=
pan></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot=
;sans-serif&quot;"> DUFF LAWSON [mailto:duff_lawson@msn.com] <br><b>Sent:</b=
> Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Eugene Jaroch'; 'BMCU'; <a h=
ref=3D"mailto:ron.christensen@wsapr.com";>ron.christensen@wsapr.com</a>; Edwi=
n Petersen<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bmcu] Another Question<o:p></o:p></span><=
/p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&qu=
ot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">The chrome knob appears to be an add=
ition from a p/o as there is not usually a hole in that location.&nbsp; Do y=
ou think that&nbsp;the car&nbsp;might have had fog lights in a previous life=
?&nbsp; Other than that, I'm afraid that you will probably have to try to tr=
ace the wiring.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&=
quot;;color:black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;s=
ans-serif&quot;;color:black">The trip meter reset is usually under the dash,=
&nbsp;to the right, near the steering column.&nbsp; In the highly unlikely e=
vent that the car still has the under dash panels in place, it usually stick=
s down through that.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot=
;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&q=
uot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">GGDuff&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><=
/div><blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:=
0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margi=
n-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;=
font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">----- Orig=
inal Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><=
b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-s=
erif&quot;;color:black">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font=
-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"> <a href=3D"ma=
ilto:browniepetersen@readytek.net" title=3D"mailto:browniepetersen@readytek.=
net">Edwin Petersen</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;s=
ans-serif&quot;;color:black">To:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;f=
ont-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"> <a href=3D=
"mailto:bughous@msn.com"; title=3D"mailto:bughous@msn.com";>'Eugene Jaroch'</a=
> ; <a href=3D"mailto:duff_lawson@msn.com"; title=3D"mailto:duff_lawson@msn.c=
om"><a href=3D"mailto:duff_lawson@msn.com";>duff_lawson@msn.com</a></a> ; <a h=
ref=3D"mailto:bmcu@autox.team.net"; title=3D"mailto:bmcu@autox.team.net";>'BMC=
U'</a> ; <a href=3D"mailto:ron.christensen@wsapr.com"; title=3D"mailto:ron.ch=
ristensen@wsapr.com"><a href=3D"mailto:ron.christensen@wsapr.com";>ron.christ=
ensen@wsapr.com</a></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;s=
ans-serif&quot;;color:black">Sent:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt=
;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"> Tuesday,=
 June 14, 2011 11:28 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sa=
ns-serif&quot;;color:black">Subject:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"> RE: [B=
mcu] Another Question<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><span style=3D"font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-=
serif&quot;;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;=
sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">All,</span><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p>=
</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font=
-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Ya=E2=80=99=
ll did so well on the third windshield wiper question I thought another test=
 question on my MGB would be good.&nbsp; Well, maybe two questions.&nbsp; </=
span><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans=
-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p></=
o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-f=
amily:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">First, I att=
ached a photo of my dash (Don=E2=80=99t ya just love electrical tape=E2=80=94=
I have to live with it until I buy a new fancy steering wheel=E2=80=94anyone=
 have one?) Just right of the temp gage there is a large black =E2=80=9Cplug=
?=E2=80=9D a chrome knob and a toggle switch.&nbsp; I know the chrome knob (=
out of a 51 Chevrolet) is aftermarket but my question is:&nbsp; The chrome k=
nob is a push-pull switch that does not seem to operate anything that I can t=
ell.&nbsp; I do not see it in any catalog picture; does anyone know what it i=
s for?</span><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&q=
uot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"color:black"=
><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0p=
t;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Seco=
nd, On the speedo there are two mileage gages.&nbsp; The top one is a four d=
igit trip meter?&nbsp; I expect that it can be reset?&nbsp; Where would be t=
he device be to reset it back to zero.&nbsp; My gas gage is typically Britis=
h.&nbsp; When the tank if full it registers =C2=BC tank.&nbsp; It works but u=
ntil I get a good reading on how low it will go I am figuring amount of gas i=
n tank by miles driven and the mileage I get.&nbsp; That seems right now to b=
e pretty good but I do not have an accurate mileage figured out just yet,.</=
span><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans=
-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p></=
o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-f=
amily:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Brownie </sp=
an><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-s=
erif&quot;;color:#1F497D">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p></o:=
p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D=
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