Re: [AMC-list] seat belt interlock system

["Garry Nordstrom" <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eddie: just to let you know, after 12" of snow 3" of rain,33 MPH winds, 
going to be -12 tonight,frozen ice here in Duluth,, you mainly see jeeps 
moving.& vikings memorbalia burning,,  oh, I decided  not to water ski till 
winds die down
Garry
Garry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <baadassGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 12:00 PM
Subject: [AMC-list] seat belt interlock system


> Someone (as usual) was having trouble with their 74 AMC with the nightmare 
> called seat Belt Interlock System. I have a original wiring schematic on 
> my site to help one figure out this Area 51 Bermuda Trainagle of wiring on 
> their classic AMC
>
> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/main/seatbeltinterlock.htm
>
> which might help others. For what it is worth if anything, every 1974 
> anything AMC I have ever had has had some sort of electrical wiring 
> issues. If you have ever looked at AMC shop manuals from 67-73 they are 
> about 1 inch thick, then for 74 they are about size of War & Peace, and 
> Ivanhoe, big Harry Potter book and most dedicated to 'troubleshoooting' 
> wiring/electricals. This Seat Belt Interlock thing shoved down US 
> automakers throats (all of them, AMC, Ford, GM, Mopar) back in 73 was such 
> a nightmare, Congress stepped in and recinded the Law on this mess. A 
> number of 75's were still made with it, and I believe a few 76s non AMC 
> models also got stuck with it.
>
> If you have ever looked at a 74 AMC owners manual it basically says if car 
> don't start, get out and push matchstick into the red dealie on passenger 
> side engine bay, which is the override switch. I could imagine how many 
> people did that in 74 in snowstorm or out on date with new AMC would not 
> start. Some of my own 'problems' with this Seat Belt Interlock wiring has 
> been (in no certain order) fuel & temp gauges giving inaccurate, false 
> readings or pegging, headlights turn off for no reason at night, courtesy 
> lights may/may not work, panel lights may/may not work, or flicker, brake, 
> tail or both suddenly go out. And of course sometimes fuses blow, keep in 
> this is on a mess of different 74 AMCs I have owned, not unique to one 
> model either. The 74 Javelin, 304/AT 90K mile car I recently sold I 
> rewired it after having dash lights problems, then worked great. There was 
> a matchstick stuck in, and broke off decades ago in the seat belt module 
> under hood also; the 74 AMX I have has a screw screwed down into module 
> from 1970s, yikes.
>
> Anyways, hope that file above will help others. Feel free to mention any 
> Seat Belt Interlock problems you have encountered thru decades also. 
> American Performance in FL I believe reproduced a bypass wiring kit for 
> the module years ago.
> Eddie Stakes
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
>
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