Time Delay

Sorry Kit but I'm not so sure the Time Delay has anything to do with what you are describing. I could be wrong, no disrespect meant.

In any event, I believe it's for the A01 light package, which my car has. These are convenience lights - ignition, map and courtesy lights. The ignition lamp stays on for a bit after the door is closed, maybe the dome light too.

There are three things that appear to be related to the Time Delay circuit on my '71 wiring diagram - delay relay connector, acc. lights time delay connection and acc. delay relay. These each have multiple connections feeding several different outlets.

These ignition lamp never worked on my car so I guess I have no physical reference for it.

What I was curious about is why some other things were tied into the circuit, like the dimmer switch. I'm looking at a diagram now, it's not really conclusive but I can't see how taking this circuit out would cause any harm. Again, no ignition lamp. All the other stuff related too that harness is gone as well.