Mystery knob

[commando1]

Yeah huh... tiz so... I could take pictures of 10 different ones still in cars if you would like, and also take a picture of the knob in my '68 operators manual... Or... we could make another wager first...?

<img src="http://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8561"/>

I was referring to the fact that it is not in the stock location.
And the speedo theory doesn't make sense either because if it indeed came with a trip odometer, the reset knob would be in the correct location.


Doesn't make sense.

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[commando1]

did the winner of the last wager ever receive his winnings

Of course. We're men of our word in this joint. That was while you were on your ski trip.

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[has2bmopar]

Listen to this guy... If it doesn't have a trip odometer, possibly the speedometer was changed.

My '67 & '68 Chryslers have the same rotating knob, but on the left side of the steering column.

Check your operators manual.

Can't see how that would help. That is NOT stock.

I was referring to the fact that it is not in the stock location.
And the speedo theory doesn't make sense either because if it indeed came with a trip odometer, the reset knob would be in the correct location.

Doesn't make sense.

I see the ad, but I ain't buyin that one. :no:

Your aversion was pretty clear that looking in an operators manual would be of no use.

Regardless of the location, the manual would have it in one place or the other if it was an option, and I wouldn't wager anything that Dodge and Chrysler would use the same location, so checking the manual was a good step.

I will also stick with my other statement that a mid-year change in the clock reset is also a possibility... :shruggy:

 

[commando1]

I don't know why I'm worried about it. Ain't my car. If it was, I'd have it figured out with two minutes looking at it and three minutes on Google.

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[polara71]

You could always look up under the dash

 

[Caper]

Had a similar mystery knob in a 65 Rambler. Once the dash was pulled for restoration we figured out it was an interior dimming switch. In my 70 Charger it's the Speaker fade.

 

[commando1]

they didn't do trip-ometers back then, did they? I thought they were the norm around 74 or 75

1955.

http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/photogallery6/1955-chrysler-windsor-conv-speedo.cfm

Note also it's a 150 MPH speedo....

 

[commando1]

Model A:

http://forums.aaca.org/f119/peerless-ignition-starter-unknown-speedometer-308173.html

 

[1978 NYB]

So we don't know what that knob controls yet?

 

[david42]

So we don't know what that knob controls yet?

The mystery continues. I'll try to get out to the car this evening and give it a twist.

Honestly, I kind of expected someone else to have one in their car and know exactly what it is. Mine isn't the only one with it. Here's a different '67 Monaco:


But here's a '67 Polara that doesn't have it:




Anyway, hope to have an answer tonight.

 

[commando1]

Here are pictures of a clock in a 67 Monaco.
Each shows it from a different angle.
I'm not seeing a knob anywhere on them.
So those cars had to have the time set knob elsewhere.
That elsewhere is likely where the "mystery Knob" is on his car.
Plus, it only turns. Just like a time set knob.

And lo and behold, look what I found........

Clock ...........

Dave's right. Again....


And I'm slipping.
This took half an hour of Googling...

 

[bluefury361]

Here are pictures of a clock in a 67 Monaco.
Each shows it from a different angle.
I'm not seeing a knob anywhere on them.
So those cars had to have the time set knob elsewhere.
That elsewhere is likely where the "mystery Knob" is on his car.
Plus, it only turns. Just like a time set knob

And lo and behold, look what I found........

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Looks like mystery solved....... Good job Dave & Stan.....

 

[david42]

WE HAVE A WINNER!

(Actually two winners.)

I decided to just go out to the car now and sort it out. Drumroll please...

CLOCK.

And for the record, the manual is wrong. As Stan pointed out, there's no knob there.

 

[commando1]

Has2b gets some credit, too.

I will also stick with my other statement that a mid-year change in the clock reset is also a possibility... :shruggy:

 

[polara71]

:hatwave:.... and yet no one believed me except Fred, because Fred knew from being a Polara and Monaco owner.

Many manuals were printed long before the new years model run, things change. My 71 manual has illustrations of 1970 Polaras inside. They are not always correct

 

[cm23uoc]

Pretty clumsy installation for adjusting a clock. Was the main reason I wouldn*t have taken this into consideration.

 

[polara71]

we are talking about the 1960's, you do realize that?

 

[david42]

By my count, the winner's circle:
1. Dave
2. has2bmopar
3. Stan

Wasn't that a nice way to waste a Friday?

 

[cm23uoc]

Unusual for the day as well. Most of the ones I know use a knob right in front of the glass. I generally consider 60s cars more simple as you can actually disassemble, understand and repair. On the other hand, throwing some electronic part away and install a new one is also simple when you know which one broke down.

 

[polara71]

These young uns just don't pay attention Dave.

My 68 Monaco has one for the clock.

By my count, the winner's circle:
1. Dave
2. has2bmopar
3. Stan

Wasn't that a nice way to waste a Friday?

I have to put Fred in at number two