Re: 1938 Super 8 1605 - adventures with a newbie

Posted by Tim Cole On 2023/1/19 17:00:33

What I did on the last one I handled (33 Su8) was with the cable separated from the housing I simply screwed the coil feed onto the main accessory feed and secured the armored cable under the dash. Forget all the fancy stuff. It's a two position switch - on/off. I don't know where it went, but I think that thing originally had a button on the end that was press fit into that divit.

It took me a while and a two mile grocery walk to remember.

That way you can convert the switch to non-load bearing by use of a relay. As well, that cable puts a lot of stress on the housing so once it's apart the cable should be separated to avoid having the thing fail on the road. It seemed everytime I pickup a magazine I saw that 33 in another part of the country.

The work I'm doing with this security system thing has me thinking of making up a six volt solid state relay that would weigh less than an ounce.

Cadillac used a combination ignition switch and transmission lock that was a total nightmare.