Mystery piece
05-06-2014, 06:28 PM
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Mystery piece
Hi folks, looking for a little help if you could. I recently purchased a 66 coupe and was replacing the instrument bezel. All went well and it came out great. However, after I hooked up the speedometer cable, I found a round plastic piece on the floor with two springs in it. One is verticle in the center and one wraps around the outside. It is about the size of a half dollar. I know pics would make the all the difference but don't have one right now. It came from the area of the ignition i believe. Thanks in advance.
05-08-2014, 08:58 AM
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I saw a brief picture of an old nickle and a real fuzzy picture of something that looked like maybe a piece of the headlight switch rheostat but now neither one open up for me.
Gonna need a crappier picture and another link that doesn't work to really tell though.
Gonna need a crappier picture and another link that doesn't work to really tell though.
05-09-2014, 06:34 AM
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This is the only thing that isn't a coin in that photo bucket page. Any opinions?
BTW, I got to it quickly by right clicking on the link and clicking on the option, open link in new tab.
BTW, I got to it quickly by right clicking on the link and clicking on the option, open link in new tab.
Last edited by wsovonick; 05-09-2014 at 06:36 AM. Reason: sp
05-09-2014, 09:42 AM
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Sure looks like the interior light dimmer that is part of the head light switch. Did you pull out the switch **** with the shaft by any chance? One spring is the resistance element which is wiped by a graphite brush. This variable resistor has to carry a lot of current for all the lights so it is a high amperage unit. You probably have no dashboard or radio lighting. Looks like yo probably need a new light switch.
05-10-2014, 06:48 AM
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05-11-2014, 06:36 AM
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I am real sorry about the pics. I tried to bring it over from photobucket and messed it up. Everything seems to be working including the headlight dimmers. I looked online at original parts for everything I could think of, I guess it will remain a mystery. Thanks again for the help and sorry again for the pic.