allansieben
X1/9 Time
Hello my Fellow Scorpion Enthusiasts,
I hope everyone is staying well and practicing their constitutional rights!
I have a technical question for those of you who may have experienced failure with your reverse lights. I'm still conducting research hence why I'm posting this.
I have already determined that the gearbox for the Montecarlo and Scorpion are slightly different animals in that the Scorpion transmission has two top mounted switches near the linkage that serve two functions. The switch closest to the firewall is a multi function that turns on the reverse lights when reverse is engaged while the other function activates vapor extraction from the charcoal canister when the car is in 5th gear. Does this sound correct so far?
The lower switch has to do with emissions also, yet I'n not sure for what exactly. Since the Montecarlo didn't have emissions like North America, the reverse switch from TMH will not function for the Scorpion. In fact, I discovered that the back up lights stay on all the time until you place your gear lever into 5th gear. Strange.
Other than finding the correct upper switch for the Scorpion, has anybody found another solution to get your back up lights to function properly?
Does anyone have access to the proper switch or know where I might obtain one?
I am scratching my head on this one...would appreciate any help and information please. Please note that all my emission equipment have been permanently removed years ago by the previous owner as is not necessary to have installed here in BC for a car of this age.
Thank you in advance,
Regards,
Allan
I hope everyone is staying well and practicing their constitutional rights!
I have a technical question for those of you who may have experienced failure with your reverse lights. I'm still conducting research hence why I'm posting this.
I have already determined that the gearbox for the Montecarlo and Scorpion are slightly different animals in that the Scorpion transmission has two top mounted switches near the linkage that serve two functions. The switch closest to the firewall is a multi function that turns on the reverse lights when reverse is engaged while the other function activates vapor extraction from the charcoal canister when the car is in 5th gear. Does this sound correct so far?
The lower switch has to do with emissions also, yet I'n not sure for what exactly. Since the Montecarlo didn't have emissions like North America, the reverse switch from TMH will not function for the Scorpion. In fact, I discovered that the back up lights stay on all the time until you place your gear lever into 5th gear. Strange.
Other than finding the correct upper switch for the Scorpion, has anybody found another solution to get your back up lights to function properly?
Does anyone have access to the proper switch or know where I might obtain one?
I am scratching my head on this one...would appreciate any help and information please. Please note that all my emission equipment have been permanently removed years ago by the previous owner as is not necessary to have installed here in BC for a car of this age.
Thank you in advance,
Regards,
Allan
Last edited:
