Kick down switch connection

[49WINDS]

Good afternoon, I just received a transmission wiring harness from Rhode Island Wiring to replace my terribly patched and worn out original harness. It looks beautiful except for one connection that didn't match what I have on the car. I called them to check and they said everything they have shows a spade connector to the kickdown switch, but somehow I have a bullet connector on mine. They even checked different years on different models and still saw they all had a spade. I have wondered why it would have this connector that hits the choke linkage, so is it possible someone had modified it in the past to use a different connector? Or do I have some weird carb that doesn't match my car?

 

If it helps it is a 49 Chrysler Windsor and the carb # is E7L3

[Dodgeb4ya]

Your car should have the Bullet connector.

All second series 1949 Chrysler cars and up thru 1953 all use the bullet connector with the M6 trans.

1946-48 Chrysler's and possibly some early 1st series 1949 Chrysler's use the spade connector.

I will dig up pictures to dhow you.

Your carb has that small metal defector installed wrong...180 off. It actually keeps the choke linkage rod from hitting the KD bullet connector and wire.

[49WINDS]

Thanks Dodge! That also makes sense that the deflector is on wrong as I always wondered why the linkage rod seemed to get in the way. I guess I'll call RI wiring again tomorrow and see about getting the correct plug, and also ask them if they show that style for the newer years of cars or if maybe they have the wrong info. Any pictures you could find would also be great. I'm not trying to make this a show car by any means but I would like to get it as original looking as possible.

[Dodgeb4ya]

Here is a pic of the 1946-48 Carb setup... same as a 1949-53 except for the female bullet connector brass fitting on the carb.

I will post a picture of the 1949 and later carb when find the picture.

[Dodgeb4ya]

And a pic of a 1950 Chrysler 8 KD switch bullet style.

Basically same as the six cylinder cars.

Notice the orientation of the choke plate rod deflector ...

The wire/wires depends on production # of vehicle on both the six and eight needs a tight bend to avoid the sisson choke rod.

[49WINDS]

Thanks again, those pictures really help a lot. From what I'm seeing though it looks like on both carbs the deflector faces to the right? I might have to mess around with it some more on mine to see which way looks correct.

[Dodgeb4ya]

I see your deflector/ guide plate is correct mounted on the carb...just the choke plate rod needs to be on the other side of the bent tab of the deflector/guide.

That will prevent the rod from grounding out the KD wires.

My above pic's shows  this.

 

Edited March 12, 2021 by Dodgeb4ya

[chrysler1941]

On 3/12/2021 at 3:29 AM, Dodgeb4ya said:

Your car should have the Bullet connector.

All second series 1949 Chrysler cars and up thru 1953 all use the bullet connector with the M6 trans.

1946-48 Chrysler's and possibly some early 1st series 1949 Chrysler's use the spade connector.

I will dig up pictures to dhow you.

Your carb has that small metal defector installed wrong...180 off. It actually keeps the choke linkage rod from hitting the KD bullet connector and wire.

So 46-48 used the spade connector first used on 41. 

 

[Dodgeb4ya]

That's correct. That's how my cars are and all the ones I have worked on over the years are too.