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hex7f7f7f · 08-17-2011, 10:03 PM

The title should imply that this question is probably going to be stupid...

To the right of the ignition in my 66 c10 there's a knob exactly like the wiper knob. It's not connected to anything and there's so many loose wires under the dash (p.o. put in a lot of wire mess with the speaker/stereo/misc. accessories and then seems to have painted them all black...) I'm not sure which, if anything it should connect to.

Owners guide says it's a "Cigar Lighter (when used)", but I don't see how this knob would be that. Should this knob even be there? I'm tempted to just pull it out.

BMERDOC · 08-17-2011, 10:06 PM

A pic would get you more attention. I don't know if its factory or an add on.

hex7f7f7f · 08-17-2011, 10:10 PM

woops. knew I was missing something

It rotates left and right with the little button in the middle that rotates it back to center. Doesn't pull out or push in at all.

*blackedoutharley* · 08-17-2011, 10:13 PM

Looks like somebody installed the wiper/washer switch in the location originally reserved for the cigarette lighter.
Switch layout going from left to right should be:

Headlights
Wipers
Choke
Ignition
Cigarette lighter

hex7f7f7f · 08-17-2011, 10:15 PM

So it's probably just a placeholder then? Everything else is where it should be, including the working wipers knob on the left.

Screw it, I'm just gonna pull it out then.

erock805 · 08-17-2011, 11:23 PM

could be the turbo timing retard...

brap999 · 08-17-2011, 11:30 PM

Do not push that button! http://youtu.be/kfj0sRiEqx4

Seriously though, if it only goes left or right, sounds like a wiper motor switch. Why would there be two? Who knows, maybe just to fill an extra hole left by a broken lighter?

hex7f7f7f · 08-17-2011, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brap999

Do not push that button! http://youtu.be/kfj0sRiEqx4

Seriously though, if it only goes left or right, sounds like a wiper motor switch. Why would there be two? Who knows, maybe just to fill an extra hole left by a broken lighter?

That's what I'm thinking at this point. There's also a toggle switch that looks like it used to control the horn (which is missing) and a number of other random additions that don't seem to do anything anymore so I dunno. Just trying to clean up the mess

Thanks everyone for the input.

losthope · 08-17-2011, 11:37 PM

i really wouldnt push that button....

**jocko** · 08-17-2011, 11:55 PM

i'd only push it if it rains...

*blackedoutharley* · 08-18-2011, 12:45 AM

My wife says I seem to like pushing buttons..... I'd do it just for spite!

erock805 · 08-18-2011, 10:03 AM

Id push it but not inhale.

**aerotruk63** · 08-18-2011, 10:26 AM

I'd push it to the limits.

There is a plastic block off plug for that opening when no cigarette lighter was optioned. Others have used the opening for the Signal Stat hazard switch. Casco manufactured the lighters for GM. I've seen two versions, one with a light to illuminate the housing when the lighter is removed and one housing without the light.

Blue Heeler · 08-18-2011, 10:32 AM

It's a nipple switch touch it and see if it works?

mweishaa · 08-18-2011, 11:24 AM

I'd leave it, having a button there would look better IMO than having a blank. If there's an actual switch there, you could see if it works.. and find something to hook it up to... interior light, a buzzer (for fun), neon underdash lighting (kidding), or something creative. Put a little label under it that says "eject".

Joe Blaze · 08-18-2011, 11:37 AM

It would be a windshield wiper switch and that button would be the washer fluid switch. it was a common setup on older style cars.

61TWUK · 08-18-2011, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Blaze

It would be a windshield wiper switch and that button would be the washer fluid switch. it was a common setup on older style cars.

thats what I was thinking

padresag · 08-18-2011, 11:51 AM

perhaps he installed an after market w/s washer pump and installed that switch to activate it. just check it out for w/s washers
ron

Joe Blaze · 08-18-2011, 12:13 PM

http://www.brotherstrucks.com/prodin...number=WWS0067

jimmydean · 08-18-2011, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erock805

could be the turbo timing, retard...

No need for name calling.

hex7f7f7f · 08-18-2011, 01:23 PM

This switch had no wires attached. I did find the wire for the cigar lighter tucked up and taped away under the dash. Since the wiper switch on the left works just fine I went ahead and I swapped this switch out this morning

Needs cleanup, but it'll do for now.

padresag · 08-18-2011, 02:51 PM

that is the signal stat 103 0r 105 switch for 4 way flashers, but there should be a wiring harness with it that connects into your wires that come out of the str column
ron

hex7f7f7f · 08-18-2011, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by padresag

that is the signal stat 103 0r 105 switch for 4 way flashers, but there should be a wiring harness with it that connects into your wires that come out of the str column
ron

That's what I swapped into it

LostMy65 · 08-18-2011, 03:15 PM

Great idea.

monolith · 08-18-2011, 03:33 PM

That was the Hyperspace button.

I like your arrangement a lot better.

08-17-2011, 10:03 PM	#1
hex7f7f7f Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: nowhere Posts: 19	What does this knob do? The title should imply that this question is probably going to be stupid... To the right of the ignition in my 66 c10 there's a knob exactly like the wiper knob. It's not connected to anything and there's so many loose wires under the dash (p.o. put in a lot of wire mess with the speaker/stereo/misc. accessories and then seems to have painted them all black...) I'm not sure which, if anything it should connect to. Owners guide says it's a "Cigar Lighter (when used)", but I don't see how this knob would be that. Should this knob even be there? I'm tempted to just pull it out. __________________ 66 Chevy C10 Stepside SWB - Hope I don't screw this up too badly...

08-17-2011, 10:06 PM	#2
BMERDOC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Richmond,Va Posts: 2,934	Re: What does this knob do? A pic would get you more attention. I don't know if its factory or an add on. __________________ Nick Carter 1967 C10 Short bed Fleetside Project Cheap Thrills! 2WD C10 Modern/Performance Alignments Easiest Alignment Ever!

08-17-2011, 10:10 PM	#3
hex7f7f7f Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: nowhere Posts: 19	Re: What does this knob do? woops. knew I was missing something It rotates left and right with the little button in the middle that rotates it back to center. Doesn't pull out or push in at all. __________________ 66 Chevy C10 Stepside SWB - Hope I don't screw this up too badly...

08-17-2011, 10:13 PM	#4
blackedoutharley Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Plumas Lake, Ca. Posts: 1,009	Re: What does this knob do? Looks like somebody installed the wiper/washer switch in the location originally reserved for the cigarette lighter. Switch layout going from left to right should be: Headlights Wipers Choke Ignition Cigarette lighter

08-17-2011, 10:15 PM	#5
hex7f7f7f Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: nowhere Posts: 19	Re: What does this knob do? So it's probably just a placeholder then? Everything else is where it should be, including the working wipers knob on the left. Screw it, I'm just gonna pull it out then. __________________ 66 Chevy C10 Stepside SWB - Hope I don't screw this up too badly...

08-17-2011, 11:23 PM	#6
erock805 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: gilbert, az Posts: 392	Re: What does this knob do? could be the turbo timing retard... __________________ "Do what you want to the girl, but leave me alone!"

08-17-2011, 11:30 PM	#7
brap999 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Springfield, VA Posts: 223	Re: What does this knob do? Do not push that button! http://youtu.be/kfj0sRiEqx4 Seriously though, if it only goes left or right, sounds like a wiper motor switch. Why would there be two? Who knows, maybe just to fill an extra hole left by a broken lighter? __________________ 1963 Chevrolet C10 Stepside 1972 Pontiac GTO 1998 Dodge Viper GTS 1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ 2018 Chevy Camaro ZL1-1LE *It's never too early to beef up my obituary*

08-17-2011, 11:37 PM	#9
losthope Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: sacramento ca. Posts: 1,038	Re: What does this knob do? i really wouldnt push that button.... __________________ Timmy D. "What that grinding noise?Don't worry about that it will eventually clearance itself!" 1966 chevy c10 Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=485977 1954 ford customline H.A.M.B 54 Build Thread:http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=622142

08-17-2011, 11:55 PM	#10
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,975	Re: What does this knob do? i'd only push it if it rains...

08-18-2011, 12:45 AM	#11
blackedoutharley Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Plumas Lake, Ca. Posts: 1,009	Re: What does this knob do? My wife says I seem to like pushing buttons..... I'd do it just for spite!

08-18-2011, 10:03 AM	#12
erock805 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: gilbert, az Posts: 392	Re: What does this knob do? Id push it but not inhale. __________________ "Do what you want to the girl, but leave me alone!"

08-18-2011, 10:26 AM	#13
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,627	Re: What does this knob do? I'd push it to the limits. There is a plastic block off plug for that opening when no cigarette lighter was optioned. Others have used the opening for the Signal Stat hazard switch. Casco manufactured the lighters for GM. I've seen two versions, one with a light to illuminate the housing when the lighter is removed and one housing without the light. __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1 Last edited by aerotruk63; 08-18-2011 at 10:32 AM.

08-18-2011, 10:32 AM	#14
Blue Heeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Venice, Ca. Posts: 314	Re: What does this knob do? It's a nipple switch touch it and see if it works?

08-18-2011, 11:24 AM	#15
mweishaa Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 33	Re: What does this knob do? I'd leave it, having a button there would look better IMO than having a blank. If there's an actual switch there, you could see if it works.. and find something to hook it up to... interior light, a buzzer (for fun), neon underdash lighting (kidding), or something creative. Put a little label under it that says "eject".

08-18-2011, 11:37 AM	#16
Joe Blaze Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 154	Re: What does this knob do? It would be a windshield wiper switch and that button would be the washer fluid switch. it was a common setup on older style cars.



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08-18-2011, 11:51 AM	#18
padresag Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sidney,b.c. Posts: 4,425	Re: What does this knob do? perhaps he installed an after market w/s washer pump and installed that switch to activate it. just check it out for w/s washers ron

08-18-2011, 12:13 PM	#19
Joe Blaze Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 154	Re: What does this knob do? http://www.brotherstrucks.com/prodin...number=WWS0067

08-18-2011, 01:23 PM	#21
hex7f7f7f Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: nowhere Posts: 19	Re: What does this knob do? This switch had no wires attached. I did find the wire for the cigar lighter tucked up and taped away under the dash. Since the wiper switch on the left works just fine I went ahead and I swapped this switch out this morning Needs cleanup, but it'll do for now. __________________ 66 Chevy C10 Stepside SWB - Hope I don't screw this up too badly...

08-18-2011, 02:51 PM	#22
padresag Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sidney,b.c. Posts: 4,425	Re: What does this knob do? that is the signal stat 103 0r 105 switch for 4 way flashers, but there should be a wiring harness with it that connects into your wires that come out of the str column ron

08-18-2011, 03:15 PM	#24
LostMy65 But Found Her 25yrs Later! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 10,530	Re: What does this knob do? Great idea. __________________ I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035

08-18-2011, 03:33 PM	#25
monolith Zero Albedo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Gabriel, California Posts: 478	Re: What does this knob do? That was the Hyperspace button. I like your arrangement a lot better. __________________ Baz "Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." 66 GMC 1500 wideside longbed 250 4spd "Project Rekker"http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=467467 65 GMC 1Ton Panelhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...32#post4794432 65 Chevy Panel (former U.S.Navy truck) 64 Chevy Suburban Carryall 4x4http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358348 64 GMC 1000 wideside longbed 305 4spdhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=3600890(Rip- parts truck now) 68 Dodge Charger

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