I can't seem to find the schematic for the Power Lamp or any of the lamps below the instrument cluster. Could someone please point me in the right direction. My wiring has been gutted for an engine trasplant. I'd like to trace where the lamp is controlled from. Thanks
Not sure what you mean for power lamp. I'm looking at a picture that shows lamp overview (Depending on model they can vary as I think my washer bottle is the seat-belt position) Cluster: Left side Battery, Brake fluid & hand brake, Seat-belt, Door, Engine check. ----- The lights that can light up that are below the cluster Left side (6) Cruise ON, Cruise Set, Cat temp Tail lights(fail), HICAS, ABS Right side (3) Over Drive(auto), A/T Check, Not sure but it looks like the Radiator's over flow bottle (lack of fluid ) sensor So that should help so you know what part of FSM to look at for each applicable light.
Thanks. I have 6 lamps on the left & 3 on the right. Lamps on the RHS are POWER, OD/OFF, HOLD. I've been searching various manuals on the net and found some info that should help trace where the POWER lamp runs.
For the listeners-in; the POWER lamp ivan129 is describing is a rectangular amber one that lights up on the dashboard of a TT auto when you stomp the throttle and activate the microswitch under the throttle pedal. It can also light up under extreme loads without you activating the microswitch.
You know, It sounds similar or it might just be another name for a automatic's kick-down switch (changes down gear to "power up"). My NA auto Z31 has the kick down switch My z32 2+2 Turbo auto has the throttle pedal switch and so does the 2+0 NA Auto (that has been converted to Man, turbo)
I remember when the auto kickdown was a lever attached to the throttle linkages, just a mechanical linkage. I think older ones used a spring to slow the response down for normal driving, then they went to some kind of viscous coupling, but I remember dad stomping the throttle to make it kick down a gear. Often. But this isn't helping the OP much
Thanks for the replies and input. I can remeber that far back too. Goes to show the younger guys our age. Many of the older autos (in early holdens, fords and chrysler's) used a vacuum modulator with a vacuum feed off the TB. When you stomped on the go pedal and vacuum dropped, the auto would shift down a cog (gear).