Karl,
And for bonus points... who can identify this throttle or cruise control
component?
I am guessing it's a 1964 part, and it's mounted to the rear boss at the
back of the driver side of the intake. Anyone recognize this?
http://www.getnet.com/~ksup/temp/DSCF0014.JPG
It's the 2-speed Jet-A-Way electric kickdown switch for a '64 F-85/Cutlass,
which mounts on the left rear of the intake manifold and attaches to the
carb linkage on the left side of the carb. There's one mounted on my '64
Cutlass right now and another spare one sitting on my parts shelf in my
carport. The bellcrank throttle rod goes directly to the carb, and then the
carb accuates the electric kickdown switch. It's '64 only. '65 and later had
the electric kickdown switch incorporated into the bellcrank off the
firewall on a F-85/Cutlass. Those 2 electric kickdown switches work both
transmission downshift and cues the converter's varible stall.
As an interesting note for owners of '65-'67(maybe) Olds A-bodies, the
firewall bellcrank linkage for '64 is far superior to that linkage for an
automatic equiped car for those years. The '64 firewall bellcrank linkage is
identical for both manual and automatic transmissions, unlike the '65 and
later cars with 2 different firewall bellcranks. When installing a TH350 or
TH400 in a '65 and later automatic car, it would behoove one to obtain the
firewall bellcrank assembly from a '64 and use it instead of the existing
one on the car. Everything will work much smoother, since the electric
kickdown for the TH350 and TH400 work differently. I have 2 complete
firewall bellcrank assemblies to install on the '65 Vista Cruiser and the
'65 F-85 4-door when those cars get TH400s. The Vista Cruiser will get hers
shortly.
Milton Schick
1964 442 Cutlass
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