Thread: 72 Vette Electronic or not?

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I looked up in an older chilton manual---the 72 vett switch is supposed to be on the carb---73 and later under the accerator pedal

Kurt by the pictures you have a TH400, you can tell by the location of the vacuum modulator on the passengers side of the transmission.

I don't know if this hepls or not, but here is a picture of the kickdown switch Cadillac used in 73 with a Q Jet, I don't know if the Vette used something similiar as I've seen a lot of different configurations over the years.

In the case of the Cad, there is a notch in the throttle arm on the Q Jet the lever sits in.

One terminal is connected to a switched 12V source, and the other connects to the kickdown terminal located on the drivers side of the transmission.

I've got 4 photo's of my old carb that's off.
Is this thing on the side of the carb an idle sencer or the kick down.
In any case nothing or wire was hooked up to it.
Thanks Kurt

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That would be a fast idle or anti-diesel solenoid (usually used with AC to kick the idle up when the compressor is engaged, or to close the throttle plates completly and prevent run on on some emissions controled engines).

I'm thinking the best place to find out what the kickdown switch for this particular should look like my be in a parts book if you can locae on somewhere.

Thanks Mike, i thought that was for the idle.
I'll have to look under the dash tomarrow.
I have to look up the dual pole switch on ecklers then
look under the dash.

Vara, You might think about someone else other than Ecklers for those parts. I have had such bad experiances with them I just gave up. One of the very best places I found for my C-3 Vette parts was Zip Corvette Parts. The ship very fast and actually have customer service. Might give them a try.

https://www.zip-corvette.com/Default.aspx?

Roland

Kurt, I dug around on the internet a little to see if I could find any more info, and it may be that your switch is on the throttle under the dash, or on the carb. 72 could be an early 73 type, which is on the pedal. It will probably have a pink wire attached to it, from what I read.

Good luck,

Don

Thanks Roland and Don; I have to check them out Roland.
I got a friend of mine to come over and help me look around.
I made a little headway any how, we found a plug that was not conected to the trany just over the shift linkage. I figure that to be the revers lights. Then we found a cable from the shift linkage on the trany that came up and hooked on to a little arm bracket
just under the brake cylinder on the fire wall. I found out that this is also for the revers lights. So I guess the revers light are not working HE! HE! HE! Still looking for the the kick down, I guess I am gonna have to look for that pink wire. HUH!!! Don.
I guess I'll be fixing some extra stuff now. HUH! Corvettes you just can't stop at fixing one thing. Remind me of that old potato chip commercail you just can't stop at one!!!
I also put a couple more photo's up of my new stuff thats going on the motor.
Kurt
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Oh did anyone notice on page two how the area around the fuel cap fills up with water, clear over the gas cap.
That's suppossed to drain, I guesss I'll be fixing that too. Right I get done draining the tank again.