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Title: Transaxle electrical tab
Post by: cazman on Sunday,September 04, 2022, 06:51:26 PM: Either this was never used or I totally lost track of this wire. I cannot remember nor figure out what this is supposed to be connected to.
Title: Re: Transaxle electrical tab
Post by: Richard48Y on Sunday,September 04, 2022, 08:26:03 PM: Backup light?
Neutral indicator?
Not a lot of possibilities.
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Post by: BDA on Sunday,September 04, 2022, 08:28:53 PM: I don’t remember ever seeing anything like that before. The only electric connections on a tranny is the switch for the backup lights and that’s on the side.
Title: Re: Transaxle electrical tab
Post by: Richard48Y on Sunday,September 04, 2022, 08:52:29 PM: Test light and row through the gears.
Title: Re: Transaxle electrical tab
Post by: S2Zetec54 on Monday,September 05, 2022, 11:04:37 AM: Additional earth tab?

If you have a multimeter you could 'beep’ it out

……rather strange
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Post by: dakazman on Monday,September 05, 2022, 02:55:57 PM: X2 on the earth but a lot of trouble to go through.
Dakazman
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Post by: cazman on Monday,September 05, 2022, 04:11:18 PM: Strange. I figured it was stock.
Title: Re: Transaxle electrical tab
Post by: Richard48Y on Monday,September 05, 2022, 04:28:03 PM: Even after enlarging the image I am unsure.
Is that threaded into a bung?
Looks like a bung was welded into the case and the tab is attached to a hex nut so is removable.
I wonder if it might be a temperature sender?
I think your best bet for identification is to remove it and identify what sort of switch it is.
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Post by: Kendo on Monday,September 05, 2022, 07:38:37 PM: Definitely not stock. I just compared the picture to my ‘73TCS 365 transaxle. All the other casting features look like mine, except that fitting.
Title: Re: Transaxle electrical tab
Post by: jbcollier on Monday,September 05, 2022, 08:23:16 PM: My 395 has that fitting. I pulled the switch and fit a plug instead. I use it to add oil.