i found this when i was doing my trans temp install...... WHAT IS THIS SWITCH????

[Black_Noise]

what does this switch do?
is it factory?

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/729871/10

it is under the dash above the brake pedal, iy has two black wires going off it that are twisted together, dont know where it goes and did not turn it off.

it was on and has been since i got the car, i dont wana flip it till i know what it is.

[MarauderMarc]

Looks to me like its custom. That is if Im seeing it right. Did you buy the car used?

[thePunisher]

that is not a ford part.

[69marquis conv]

Looks like the same type as used for our rear air suspension.

[Marauderjack]

BOOM!!!???:bows:

[Bubba Hyde]

My humble opinion - it's most likely a cutoff switch for the ignition circuit. Pontiac did something similar in the late 80's with the Grand Am, but the "key" was removable. Had more than one person complain to me that their car wouldn't start, only to find the "key" had been bumped out of position.

Would be similar to removing the fuse for the ignition circuit when the car was going to be parked for a period of time (airport, etc.).

Let us know what you find when you trace the wires.

[Bradley G]

Turbonator

[jabird56]

You don't KNOW?...... Don't tell anybody,....but that switch converts your MM into the Bat Mobile.:)

[RoyLPita]

Possibly an custom anti-theft switch that was installed by the last owner. see where the wiring goes to confirm.

[KillJoy]

Alarm Valet Mode Switch?

Home Made Ignition Kill Switch?

Flip it and see it if the car will start. :D

KillJoy

[ckadiddle]

Now I gotta go look and see if I have one. I want one!!! Even if it doesn't do anything. I have Switch Envy!

[ezratty]

i am so interested.....it dosen't take much

[RoyLPita]

Now I gotta go look and see if I have one. I want one!!! Even if it doesn't do anything. I have Switch Envy!

I know that I don't because I have already switched out my "holey" kick panels.

[RF Overlord]

Another vote for a homemade ignition kill switch...

[ctrlraven]

Another vote for a homemade ignition kill switch... +1 i agree

[STLR FN]

It's for the Plutonium Space Modulator.

[RF Overlord]

You mean the Illudium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator?

[STLR FN]

You mean the Illudium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator?Yeap yeap that would be the one.

[ckadiddle]

I know that I don't because I have already switched out my "holey" kick panels.
Yah, but having secret switches on your car is as cool as having secret passageways hidden in your house.

[gpfarrell]

That looks like the switch that runs the pump for the headlight fluid.

[phroe]

Could be:
Argon plasma spectrometer divider switch
Purple sludge pump primer switch
007 self destruct switch?? I've only ever heard about these...
Hydros?

The anticipation is that of a 6 year old on Christmas eve no?
*whew!!

[magindat]

It's the switch for stealth mode.

Lowrider pancake switch?

Flux capacitor.

Oh, I know... self destruct. Yep, hit that switch as soon as possible.

[MENINBLK]

It could be a switch for a dual mode chip.

In the OFF mode your car runs normal.
In the ON mode, your car runs so fast, that no one sees it...

[Black_Noise]

Yah, but having secret switches on your car is as cool as having secret passageways hidden in your house.


well its not the secret anymore...


Ill flip it off any see what happens, but that was my only guess, killl switch or chip mode, previous owner would not call me and i can get his number do to the effin privacy act, so i dont know if it had a tuner/programmer

[Black_Noise]

wait a minute... its not factory right..... and if it is a kill switch, why?

our key have a chip in them so you cant hot wire the car anyway

[ckadiddle]

Perhaps it initiates the matter/antimatter mixture.

[marauder307]

You don't KNOW?...... Don't tell anybody,....but that switch converts your MM into the Bat Mobile.:)

Not the BatMobile. You know as well as I do, Jay, that THAT button is what
took the place of your (and my) "Little Red Button"...you know, the one that pops the afterburners out of the trunk?:lol:

Al Price sends his regards, BTW...

[MarauderMark]

Its the 300 A/B switch.It comes factory for easy conversions..:up:

[Blackened300a]

Im going to say kill switch, switch to turn the Daytime running lamps on or off, Subwoofer switch, Strobe light switch, or You have the Marauder that has the train horns and that toggles between the air horns to regular horns.

Just press it already and get it over with!!

[hitchhiker]

You mean the Illudium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator?

X-Act-Lee

http://usera.imagecave.com/hitchhiker/a_looneymarvin.gif

:D

[Black_Noise]

well to furthur make you wonder.... its not a kill switch, i tryed, its not an amp or sub switch, its not air ride switch, and i didnt notice a difference in driving power either.... im lost as to its purpose, and whoever put it in hid where the wires are going....

my only half-a$$ed guess? rev limiter on/off?? maybe?

[RoyLPita]

well to furthur make you wonder.... its not a kill switch, i tryed, its not an amp or sub switch, its not air ride switch, and i didnt notice a difference in driving power either.... im lost as to its purpose, and whoever put it in hid where the wires are going....

my only half-a$$ed guess? rev limiter on/off?? maybe?

See if it leads to a chip in the back of the PCM.

[shakes_26]

Maybe a kill switch for one of the two following;

1. Odometer, did you check that?
2. If your in or near Virginia, or the car came from there (Or CT), could be a brake light kill switch. Its an old radar detector user trick for those 2 states, dont ask me how I know :rolleyes:


well to furthur make you wonder.... its not a kill switch, i tryed, its not an amp or sub switch, its not air ride switch, and i didnt notice a difference in driving power either.... im lost as to its purpose, and whoever put it in hid where the wires are going....

my only half-a$$ed guess? rev limiter on/off?? maybe?

[ezratty]

you gotta find out. this is really starting to get to me

[ctrlraven]

wait a minute... its not factory right..... and if it is a kill switch, why?

our key have a chip in them so you cant hot wire the car anyway trust me the car can be hot wired, im underneth the dash of vehicles everyday installing interlock units. i've spent a good 4 hrs underneth mine looking at things. i wont post how someone could do it but if you would like to know just PM me.

[jawz101]

e-fan, electric water pump switch? too keep car cool between runs while car is still off? I'm pulling stuff out of my ***

[Black_Noise]

I TELL EVERYBODY WHAT....
call Bob Brown Chevrolet in Des Moines IA, (515) 278-7800 and ask those dicks why i cant have the number to the ORIGINAL OWNER of my marauder that traded it in to them, BUG THE CRAP OUT OF THEM

[Sully008]

I TELL EVERYBODY WHAT....
call Bob Brown Chevrolet in Des Moines IA, (515) 278-7800 and ask those dicks why i cant have the number to the ORIGINAL OWNER of my marauder that traded it in to them, BUG THE CRAP OUT OF THEM

Why don't you ask them to call the original owner? There's obviously something in the car you didn't know about when they sold it to you. Did they know it was in there? If they want your repeat business, they should step up to the plate and rectify this.

[ezratty]

i say we do a mass marauder email. anyone have a link handy to bob brown

[Black_Noise]

the original owner traded it in to Bob Brown chevrolet, they sold it to Dewey ford, an early 20 guy bought it and traded it to Car City about 3 months afterwards... then i bought it with 35k, the second owner could not have dont much or anything to it because what is done he would not have had any time to enjoy it... let alone get his moneys worth



also check my "its done (repeat)" post update

[magindat]

Touch each lead with a volt meter. Look for ground or power on either side of the switch. It may not even be connected to anything.