[DeTomaso] Seatbelt Light Problem

[SOBill at aol.com]

Built into late car driver and passenger seats are switches do  detect when 
someone is sitting on the seat.
 
The basic scheme if that if a seat was occupied, and the seat belt  was not 
engaged and the handbrake was not set, the warning light would be on and  you 
could not start the car.
 
My '74 had no switches in or wiring to the seat belt retractor  and no 
switches in the seats. I believe the factory never fully implemented what  Big 
Brother thought was a good idea at the time. Over 10 million  US vehicles were 
built with these interlock systems before Big Brother  decided that the lowly 
citizens could probably survive without seat belt/starter  interlocks.
 
But, if the two wires which would have gone to  the switches which were not 
in seat are still under your seats and are  touching (which mine are and have 
done) you will get a Seat Belt Warning  Light. You should also get a warning 
buzzer, but since you didn't mention one, I  guess the buzzer has been 
disconnected.
 
The electrical diagram for Big Brother's Circuit is  at:
 
>>http://www.panteraplace.com/Electrical/STARTER%20INTERLOCKS%20AND%20OVERRIDE
.pdf
 
and a picture of the location of the seat belt warning buzzer is  near the 
bottom of:
 
>>http://www.panteraplace.com/page107.htm
 
Have fun,
 
SOBill  Taylor
sobill at aol.com



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