Re: Hornets in South Bend, replacing a manual fuel pump with an electric one.

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I thought the 2 wire part of that switch was to turn the electric choke on, not
the heater.

Ken Ames

Quoting Mark Price <mprice@xxxxxxxxxx>:

> Mine is a name brand switch that so far has held up fine.
> I'm thinking maybe it came from Painless or Holley. Probably made by the same
> co. as the Echlin!
> You can also source this switch by asking for one for an 85 Eagle 6 cyl. They
> used the two terminal pass  through to power the undercarb manifold heater.
> The heater drew so much power they smoked the switchs left and right. We
> would bypass the switch. Then you had to warn the owner to be careful as it
> would kill the battery if they sat with the key on and the engine not
> running.
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> Mark Price
> mpriceATwestco.net
> Morgantown, WV
> 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
> 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
> 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4
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> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date:  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:13:36 -0700 (PDT)
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> >On Tue, 19 Jul 2005, Mark Price wrote:
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> >>  You can get the oil pressure switch from Summitt.
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> >NAPA Echlin OP6626 is a three-pronged screw-in oil pressure switch
> >("idiot light driver") and electric pump switch combined.
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> >The middle prong grounds when there's no pressure (turning the
> >light on).  The other two short together when there IS oil
> >pressure (turn the pump on).
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> >That said -- next email --
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