Any body know what this is?

[jonboy1919]

Since buying my '79 CJ7 over a month ago, I have quite successfully converted the booster to a YJ (what a tremendous upgrade), and am now re-wiring the spaghetti mess that the PO(s)? left for me under the dash and near the tail lights.

Anyway, this weekend I started to remove multiple dashboard toggles and switches which were abandoned and I came across this:



This switch had no knob on it and was removed from the far left side of the dash above the speaker. All wires were cut by PO(s).

Anyone have a clue?

 

[CJ]

No clue on that one! Almost looks like an old rheostat.

 

[Cheepjeep85]

that^^^^ or some sort of old blower motor switch. that is a weird one. is their some sort of after market heater or air conditioner on the jeep?

 

[jonboy1919]

that^^^^ or some sort of old blower motor switch. that is a weird one. is their some sort of after market heater or air conditioner on the jeep?

Not aftermarket heater nor any A/C. Very interesting though!

 

[73CJ]

Looks like a 4-gang potentiometer commonly use for balance contro for a stereo. The give away is the gray and green wires that are commonly used for speakers. Follow the wires.

 

[CJ]

Not aftermarket heater nor any A/C. Very interesting though!

But what there before? You did say it is not hooked up now. BTW - a rheostat (resister unit) is used as a wiper motor or fan motor speed control (sorry, me engineer side came through).

 

[CJ]

Looks like a 4-gang potentiometer commonly use for balance contro for a stereo. The give away is the gray and green wires that are commonly used for speakers. Follow the wires.

Good eye! Missed the gray and green / gray w black stripe & green w black stripe wires...

 

[73CJ]

If the shaft pushes in, I suspect a fader and balance combo. . .

 

[CJ]

Yep, standard Pioneer an the old Jenson speaker colors... Brings back memories! Remember when the "Triax" was the killer speaker?

 

[jonboy1919]

Looks like a 4-gang potentiometer commonly use for balance contro for a stereo. The give away is the gray and green wires that are commonly used for speakers. Follow the wires.

All the wires were cut, it is pictured as I found it. All speakers in Jeep are aftermarket with new wire too.

 

[jonboy1919]

Yep, standard Pioneer an the old Jenson speaker colors... Brings back memories! Remember when the "Triax" was the killer speaker?

Oh yea!! I had Pioneer Triax speakers in my '71 Mazda 616, they rocked!

 

[jonboy1919]

If the shaft pushes in, I suspect a fader and balance combo. . .

Affirmative, shaft DOES push inward.