Under seat relay Options

[pete000]

I know this relay was involved in the seat switches, which mine is by passed, but does it run anything else on the car?

Was there a smaller relay next to it?

Mine does not seem to have the smaller one.

Thanks

[flipb]

FWIW, My '74 still has the interlock. I think it's kind of charming or something. Although annoying when all you want to do is test something that requires a running engine.

It's a little strange how it works, and it may be due to some loose connections, but here's what I've found:

1. The car won't start unless the driver's belt is buckled.
2. If there's a passenger in the RH seat (pressure sensor), the car won't start unless both belts are buckled. (In my car, this one is sporadic - sometimes works unbuckled)
3. The seat belt latch has to have a pretty solid connection. I've had to unbuckle/rebuckle to get it to work on occasion.
4. This is the one that confuses me - When I have to start the engine a few times in a row, I've tried to buckle the belt without being in the car; just across the seatback. Then I sit down on top of belt so that I can clutch/brake and turn the key... and it doesn't work! Somehow it knows I'm faking and I've had to unbuckle, put the seatbelt on correctly, and buckle before the engine will start.

Supposedly, there's some sort of bypass... holding the key to "start" for several seconds, or trying several times in a row... i just can't remember what it is.