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Re: Gearbox wires

To: David Gates <dgates@lava.net>
Subject: Re: Gearbox wires
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:06:30 -0800
David,
I should have copied my reply to the list, I guess.  I think the other
switch is the "Belt Warning Gearbox Switch" that is identified as 52 in
the Haynes Schematic on page 248.

Joe

David Gates wrote:
> 
> Ray,
> 
> I recently went thru the same swap and had the same result.  Two extra
> wires close to the front of the gearbox that came from a switch on the 3
> rail.  I never connected them an have not had any problems.  I do not
> however know what they go to.  Anyone else know?
> 
> David Gates
> 
> At 10:54 PM 3/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >Hi y'all,
> >I just replaced my 3 rail with a single rail gearbox and I noticed that my
> >old tranny had 2 switches on it.  One was the reverse light switch and the
> >other seemed to be useless.  It was on the top front close to the rail.  It
> >looked like it might have something to do with an overdrive but I didn't
> >have an overdrive.  Anyway, I don't know what to do with the wires since I
> >only have the reverse light switch on the newer tranny.  Does anybody know
> >what that switch was for and what I should do with the wires?
> >
> >Also, if anybody wrote to me about the old tranny, you might want to send
> >it again because I seemed to to trashed all of my mail by accident.
> >Ray
> >
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> >Keller, Texas
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> >
> >

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