What does that switch do?

[Ivan]

Other than being the famous last words of the Hindenburg pilot, what does the small slider switch on the dash, to the right of the handle bars at the vertical portion of the dash panel next to the "grate" do?

 

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[Thom]

that is your 4 way flashers , mine don't work ether but you need to keep that sw. to make the turn sigs work

Thom

[Venturous Randy]

If you flip the switch and it works as it is supposed to, all the blinkers will blink at the same time. It is your emergency blinkers switch.

RandyA

[Ivan]

L I B

[Marcarl]

Yep, you either use or loose it.

[bongobobny]

Yes, I have a spare one (or two) of them if you need that too...

[Ivan]

not sure yet. I am not to the electrical part of the rebuild so far. I am nearing the finality of the carb rebuild. I didn't want to power up the electrical without the carbs on, for fear of pouring fuel all over. I guess I could disconnect the pump, but that would defeat the purpose of checking everything out on the electrical side. Atlanta Dragon Slayer was kind enough to offer me a drain screw, and when that gets here, and I get a couple gaskets, I should be ready to start and test the electrical.

 

Basically, I don't know if the 4 way switch works or not. These switches all seem to be simple enough that I can take them apart and refurbish them if it doesn't work. I have the turnsignal switch apart and the high beam switch apart for the same purpose. Taking the control box apart, I found that it was filled with silt. I would guess the 4 way switch was better shielded from the elements, due to the plastic dash panel.

 

It is good to know what it is though.

 

PS you have all been a great help, and the offers of extra parts and such have helped a ton.