Z32 Power Lamp schematic

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  1. ivan129

    ivan129 Active Member

    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
     
  2. NI85

    NI85 Active Member

    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.
     
  3. ivan129

    ivan129 Active Member

    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.
     
  4. MickW

    MickW Carntry member...

    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.
     
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  5. NI85

    NI85 Active Member

    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)
     
  6. MickW

    MickW Carntry member...

    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 :)
     
  7. ivan129

    ivan129 Active Member

    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).
     
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  8. MickW

    MickW Carntry member...

    I did not know that. Learn something new every day. Or something old :)
     
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