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I seem to remember from my days in
the parts house, that there were some relays with a red reset button on them.
Maybe?
Clint Carter
'59 Crown aka Laurie's Pink
Lady
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 6:22
PM
Subject: Re: IML: '55 Imperial black
box
Rather odd replying to my own post, but another idea has
crossed my mind. I don't know about the red button under the dash, but the
underhood piece sounds suspisiously like a replacement horn rely. From the
location that I "thought" I read, and the number of wires, that sounds like a
distinct possibility.
Paul
In a message dated 1/3/2004 9:00:20
PM Eastern Standard Time, RandalPark writes:
>
>
> The
'55 Imperial is a six volt, positive ground car. It should not have 12 volt
power window motors or anything else. Even though the rest of the car is
original, someone must have added that box. If someone had once added a modern
12 volt negative ground accessory, a convertor would have been necessary. From
the description, that's what it sounds like this box is.
>
> I
once knew of a '55 Chrysler in which the radio was replaced with a '56 model
so that it could accomodate a Highway HiFi unit when the car was nearly new. A
convertor was required since the '56 model was 12 volt and negative ground. I
doubt that this is what actually happened to this car, but if it did, it could
explain why the car has "never had an extra hole drilled" or appear to have
any incorrect equipment. The '55 and '56 radio appeared to be identical from
the outside.
>
> Some people have claimed that the '55 Crown Limo
was a 12 volt negative ground car. I don't know if this is true or not, but I
do have a '55 shop manual, and don't remember reading anything about it. I'll
take a look the next time I am at the storage building and report back. This
would be explained in the shop manual.
>
> If you can take a
photograph of the box and scan it into the computer, maybe one of us could
identify it for you.
>
> Paul
>
> In a message dated
1/3/2004 2:29:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx
writes:
>
> >
> >
> > The box is
stainless, not black. It has nothing to do
> > with the points,
coil or radio at all. The car is
> > original without extra options.
Lights, radio,
> > electric windows, seat, and heater are standard
for
> > that year. It has a dual blower hot water heater, no
>
> air and a dual point ignition. At first I thought it
> > had
something to do with the dual point but doesn't.
> > Then I thought
it was for the radio because of the
> > amplifier. It too is
factory and not connected to the
> > box. The button under the dash
is red. It is located
> > next to the E-brake. It looks like it is a
electric
> > trunk release, but is not. There are no holes
drilled
> > in the dash for stereo equipment or extra
speakers.
> > When you push the button it does nothing that I
know
> > of. Everything works in the car. The lights do
not
> > get brighter. It starts the same. The horns are
the
> > same with or without pushing the button. It has
three
> > wires going to the box, one back to the generator,
>
> then back to the button on one side and to the
> > ignition
switch from the button. The car is in
> > storage right now. I
don't remember a name on the box.
> > It say something about 6-12
volt on the side of the
> > box. Everything looks factory with it.
Could it be
> > something that converts electric window or
seat
> > motors? I understand that some of these 55s were 6
>
> volt and some 12 volt. I have no clue what it is. RC
>
> Billings Montanaaaaaa
> >
> > --- WBinegar@xxxxxxx wrote: > In the 60s and
70s you
> > could get a form of
> > > electronic ignition
for 6 volt
> > > cars. It could be a black box.
> >
>
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