Reply to "little red reset button"

fordgtMember

My recollection of them is that they were a "starter interlock device" mandated in cars of early 70 vintage. The cars were not supposed to start unless there was a passenger in the driver seat and the seat belt was connected. I worked on the Ford assembly line during that period and remember having to test them somehow. The idea was that the car wouldn't start without the seatbelt fastened but they wanted to have an override switch in case the system failed it wouldn't leave you stranded, but they wanted it up front under the hood so that it couldn't be bypassed without getting out of the car, raising the hood, pushing the button, etc., etc.

My electric guy eliminated that switch when we did the restoration

Gary #06984

6/26/044:54 PM

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