Can someone identify this part?

bikerbuck65 · 2012-06-30, 22:25

Not sure what this does but its under the dash midway under where the radio would go.

Mavman72 · 2012-06-30, 22:29

Seat belt interlock voodo black magic box from the deepest pit of hades. Do a search much has been said about this...

bikerbuck65 · 2012-06-30, 22:35

Can it be disconnected? ill do a search.

Mavman72 · 2012-06-30, 22:44

It can be but there is a secret handshake involved...

**brackenan** · 2012-06-30, 22:46

Just for the heck of it, I tried getting rid of that evil box once... then my car wouldn't start. I'm not entirely sure what it does but I had to plug it back in to start my car.

bikerbuck65 · 2012-06-30, 22:48

Muuum..Maybe ill leave it alone.

**maverick1970** · 2012-06-30, 23:12

That was a one year only device (1974) it works with the red button located on the drivers side of the engine compartment. It can be bypassed, instructions are on the link below.

Seatbelt interlocking system

http://1bad6t.com/Maverick/repair/seatbelt_74.html

bikerbuck65 · 2012-07-01, 00:50

Interesting.ive got a 75 and its already been bypassed in the engine compartment near as i can tell. So that means i can disconnect under the dash?????

**CaptainComet** · 2012-07-01, 06:55

Pretty likely ... most folks had disconnected them back in the day.

If you set a bag of groceries on the passenger seat that weighed enough, that box would think there was a person sitting there. Either you buckled that belt, or the car wouldn't start.

If anyone needs one, I do have one here out of a 60K mile car. You can have it for the cost of shipping.

**71gold** · 2012-07-01, 07:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainComet

Pretty likely ... most folks had disconnected them back in the day.

If you set a bag of groceries on the passenger seat that weighed enough, that box would think there was a person sitting there. Either you buckled that belt, or the car wouldn't start.

If anyone needs one, I do have one here out of a 60K mile car. You can have it for the cost of shipping.

if you set anything on the seat that...weighed enough...

2012-06-30, 22:29	#2
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2012-06-30, 22:44	#4
Mavman72 I'm mister heat mizer... Join Date: 2007-04-24 Location: Buffalo N.Y. Posts: 5,947 Vehicle(s): 1972 Maverick 2 door.Original V-8 3 spd std shift.Also a 72 one owner Sprint sporting a 351 Windsor iTrader: 15 (100%) Images: 28	It can be but there is a secret handshake involved... __________________ "Buying a Maverick is easy, restoring one is not"

2012-06-30, 22:46	#5
brackenan Mr. Geek Join Date: 2006-03-17 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 437 Vehicle(s): 3D Maverick (all years), 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport. iTrader: 4 (100%) Images: 26	Just for the heck of it, I tried getting rid of that evil box once... then my car wouldn't start. I'm not entirely sure what it does but I had to plug it back in to start my car. __________________ Andrew ____________________________________ The doctor says I have an incurable illness: Mavericktile Dysfunction!! My Facebook Page

2012-06-30, 23:12	#7
maverick1970 Senior Member Join Date: 2003-09-09 Location: Missouri Posts: 7,119 Vehicle(s): 69 1/2, 70 Maverick and 71 Grabber iTrader: 30 (100%) Images: 62	That was a one year only device (1974) it works with the red button located on the drivers side of the engine compartment. It can be bypassed, instructions are on the link below. Seatbelt interlocking system http://1bad6t.com/Maverick/repair/seatbelt_74.html Last edited by maverick1970; 2012-06-30 at 23:18.

2012-07-01, 06:55	#9
CaptainComet Senior Member Join Date: 2007-03-18 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 3,294 Vehicle(s): 72 Comet iTrader: 29 (100%) Images: 184	Pretty likely ... most folks had disconnected them back in the day. If you set a bag of groceries on the passenger seat that weighed enough, that box would think there was a person sitting there. Either you buckled that belt, or the car wouldn't start. If anyone needs one, I do have one here out of a 60K mile car. You can have it for the cost of shipping. __________________ Awaiting its third life .................... Just a Memory.......... A fool and his money are soon partying. Jeff

2012-06-30, 22:35	#3
bikerbuck65 Member Join Date: 2007-09-22 Location: california Posts: 235 Vehicle(s): maverick iTrader: 0 (0%)	Can it be disconnected? ill do a search.

2012-06-30, 22:48	#6
bikerbuck65 Member Join Date: 2007-09-22 Location: california Posts: 235 Vehicle(s): maverick iTrader: 0 (0%)	Muuum..Maybe ill leave it alone.

2012-07-01, 00:50	#8
bikerbuck65 Member Join Date: 2007-09-22 Location: california Posts: 235 Vehicle(s): maverick iTrader: 0 (0%)	Interesting.ive got a 75 and its already been bypassed in the engine compartment near as i can tell. So that means i can disconnect under the dash?????

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