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Re: Wiper switch mystery

To: Matt.Kulka@hboc.com
Subject: Re: Wiper switch mystery
From: bugide@juno.com (Larry Dickstein)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 15:12:26 EDT
Nope, Matt, that's the overdrive selector lever.  Don't ever be afraid to
admit that you don't know--watch for Bob Allen's posts.  You could fill
volumes on the stuff he doesn't know.  Heck, he rarely even suspects.

Larry Dickstein
bugide@juno.com


On Mon, 12 May 1997 14:30:49 -0400 Matt Kulka <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
writes:
>Greetings.  I wonder if any of you can shine a light on this question.
>
>I pulled off steering column cover of my '74 B this weekend (to get 
>the horn working).  In the process I happened to
>bump my wiper lever in a new direction, and was surprised to find that 
>it has some sort of forward/backward switch
>positions just like the dimmer switch on the turn signal lever.  Can 
>anyone shed some light on this?  It's not one of
>those important "My brake pedal kisses the floorboard" questions, but 
>I'm embarrassed not to have figured this out, and
>I'm as curious as can be.
>
>My guess?  It was cheaper to manufacture a single switch, so the turn 
>signal and wiper switches are actually the same
>part with a few springs moved around.  I hope someone will offer a 
>better explanation than that.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
> -- Matt Kulka
>'74 B (that's all I'm admitting to)
>

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