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What the heck is this thing ??
Ok Stupid question of the day. What the heck is the little part inside the engine bay ? It sits in front of the fuse box on the 85.5 and up models. Its black and has a button on the top that you can push down.
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07-07-2004, 03:59 PM
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Hood open switch. Turns on the engine compartment light (bulb hanging from hood) when you open the hood and headlights are on.
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07-07-2004, 04:06 PM
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Close, it is the alarm switch
you need the lights on to turn the hood light on AFJuvat
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07-07-2004, 07:41 PM
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Leave the hood open a couple of days. AF's description is spot on.
Ask me how I know......
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07-07-2004, 07:45 PM
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I always thought my switch was broken.
Changed the bulb, no go. Ohm metered the switch, just fine... No light. Gave up. Checked under the hood with the lights on at a gas station one day... BINGO............felt dumb. Too bad many of us don't have the owners manuals still in our cars.
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07-08-2004, 09:48 AM
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wait, you have to have the headlights on? Somebody else feels dumb, too. I'll check that tonight.
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07-09-2004, 09:13 AM
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1987 Porsche 944 2.5 L.
