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Old 04-22-2021, 07:32 PM
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In this picture just to the left of the steering column you see the round plug where a switch would be if the truck were so equipped.

What switch would be here?
 
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Old 04-22-2021, 10:54 PM
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Don't know. I use it for an Ahooga horn.


 
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Old 04-23-2021, 03:13 AM
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My guess would be a choke cable.
 
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Old 04-23-2021, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by grim_reaper
My guess would be a choke cable.
hmm Did some of these actually have a manual choke from the factory?
 
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Old 04-23-2021, 07:58 AM
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I used that spot to install a blue LED light, wired in parallel to my B2200 AC compressor, can see part of this to the right of my aftermarket cruise control button pad.



 
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Old 04-23-2021, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 90-B2200
hmm Did some of these actually have a manual choke from the factory?
I think grim_reaper is right. It was meant for a manual choke, but when the new version of the truck was available in 1986 -- all with electric choke -- Mazda just covered the hole.
 
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Old 04-24-2021, 08:00 AM
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Yes, it was for a manual choke cable.......probably never used in our markets.
 
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Old 04-24-2021, 12:27 PM
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Thanks everyone. It actually makes sense to locate the choke to the left of the column. That way the driver can turn the key and operate the choke simultaneously.
 
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Interesting. I never really thought about might what would of went there. I’m still trying to figure out what the switch in the glovebox of the one I just bought does.
 
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Old 04-25-2021, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by AutoMechanic
Interesting. I never really thought about might what would of went there. I’m still trying to figure out what the switch in the glovebox of the one I just bought does.
Pic so I know what you're talking about?
 
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