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#21
07-04-2007, 08:18 AM
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that is flippin cool. in my first catalina i put a sunpro mini tach in the spot where the clock would be. my car i have now has a clock so i bought a tach and mounted it in the factory location.
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#22
07-04-2007, 08:36 AM
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I found it on ePay a few years ago. Since my Catalina is a 2D Sedan with a bench seat, the big console style vacuum gauge wouldn't work anywhere. This one is supposed to go in the same location as the clock. It works too. Not the smoothest action, but good enough.
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#23
07-04-2007, 10:02 AM
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#24
07-04-2007, 10:36 AM
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Fairly sure that gauge was only in the Canadian Custom Sport models. It was not in the standard Parisienne model.
I've been told that all the Custom Sports also had the temp & oil pressure guages as well but have never been able to verify that as true or false  
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#25
07-04-2007, 10:43 AM
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Neither of the 64 custom sports i've had have had temp or oil gauges....maybe in 65/66 but sure not in 64...
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#26
07-04-2007, 12:38 PM
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Well, in 65 and 66 they had the temp and oil in the actual speedometer cluster. The three pods were your fuel, clock, and volts. I wish the would have made those pods fuel, oil, and temp and left the volts up to the idiot lights. I really dont see a need for a clock but back then it was probably the thing to have.
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#27
07-04-2007, 02:38 PM
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Hitman,
Both SW & I think Autometer make a 2 1/16" Vac gauge that you could put in in place of the clock. I have also found various others that size listed on E-Bay for really cheap. Many still in the Pkg. It is handy to have especially when tuning or troubleshooting. More exciting than a second hand no matter what. The way '63-4 had it with the fuel and Amp in the speedo cluster then the temp & OP in the center was the best combo IMO. I just bought a bezel so I can have the clock, oil & temp or Vac, oil & temp in the center vent location. I'll send all that vent air out the lower part of the dash.
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#28
07-04-2007, 06:18 PM
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I got all the pieces to have all the gauges possible. Oil and temp in the speedo cluster. Then Fuel, amps and vacuum in the tri-pod gauges. Add the factry tach on the left and it'll be free of all idiot lights. I agree with others, the tri-pod gauges should have been oil, temp, and amps. The fuel gauge could've been placed elsewhere...c'est la vie.
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#29
07-10-2007, 01:42 PM
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Trivia of the day:
The bulb for the "low fuel warning" light is not a 12V bulb but 6.3V, and not even NAPA has a listing for them. These bulbs are common on pinball machines, and easy to find on the Internet. |
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#30
07-10-2007, 07:40 PM
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Hmmm. Very interesting. Could that also be the same bulb for the ashtray light as well? When I pulled mine they looked like all metal fuse with holes at the ends where the light shines out.
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#31
07-11-2007, 08:53 AM
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That is something about the low-fuel bulb. Mine on the wagon has a very dim glow all the time.
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#32
07-11-2007, 11:43 AM
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Yes, I got tired of the dumb-and-dim "low level light" and built my own circuit. It has the standard 12 volt bulb and is as bright as bright can be. Bought the parts at Newark electronics, also added a potentiometer so I can preset at what point the light comes on.
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#33
07-11-2007, 01:29 PM
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When you look at the original unit & the way it is made it is not very confidence inspiring. I was actually surprised it worked. I doubt any of the electronics in my "new" cars will be working in 40 years.
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#34
07-11-2007, 02:32 PM
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Yep! I actually ripped the guts out of the so called module and found a transistor and a few resistors. The current limmiting resistor (a little copper resistive bar) is actually built into the lamp socket to drop the voltage to 6.4 volts. The only thing I kept was the housing and trashed the rest. I built the components on a perf board and attached it directly to the module. Worked out just fine. Mine consists of a comparator, transistor, potentiometer and a few resistors.
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#35
07-12-2007, 10:27 PM
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'66 Big Pontiac Front Seat Heater
For those of you that have both good eye sight and a copy of the "Pontiac or Tempest 1966 Owner's Guide", look on page 10, left hand side of the page. Mounted just to the right of the optional tach and sitting under the dash in front of and slightly to the left of the left turn signal light is a "Front Seat Heater" switch. This option never made it into the "Accessories by Pontiac - 1966" brochure and I have never seen (or at least been able to find) it mentioned in the Parts catalog (could be hidden though). Nor have I ever seen this option on a 1966 Big Pontiac (and I have seen a loooooooot of them.....). I do recall having seen a reference to a bulletin than discussed this option but my guess is that it never made it into production. Maybe the Canadian Pontiacs got it? But at one point some editor must have been certain enough that it would be offered to the public that they included it in the Owner's Guide. I also note that the only mention of this option is on page 10 - it is not mentioned elsewhere althought most (well, many) other option are discussed in the Owner's Manual/
Would be interested in seeing a copy of the bulletin that mentions this option. Mark |
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#36
07-18-2007, 12:31 AM
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i like the tonnue cover for the 65 convert that has the pc to fold back for the driver... i have never seen a real one, but its in the little option book! my 63 cat has the speed minder/low fuel light combo...
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#37
07-18-2007, 09:14 AM
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66 Pontiac rear seat heater
Mark
There is a pic of that heater switch on page 2-2 of the air conditioning manual which shows a pic of the dash. Interestingly enough, I saw an ad in Hemmings for an NOS one about 8 years ago. I called the guy and had to leave a message. He never called me back. I think he wanted $100.00 for it if my memory is correct. Did it really ever exist or did that guy think it was that year. We will probably never know. Marty |
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#38
07-18-2007, 06:11 PM
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Do you think it was electric resistance? Can you imagine something like that under all that horsehair/felt or that big foam block. The potential liability may have been too much for GM to actually install one.
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#39
07-18-2007, 06:28 PM
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that's what they were in the early 90's gm cars. i still remember the look on the owner's face when his demo was sitting in the shop running with that on and the seat caught fire! priceless. we put in 4-5 seat due to that happening. mike
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#40
07-18-2007, 09:59 PM
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Is that the dash switch that is located at the far left next to the speaker switch in the picture in the AC Manual? My copy of the manual is not clear enough to see what it says on the switch. What does it say on the face of the switch?
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