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I pulled the front seat out of the Duster I just bought and found this. Looks to be heated seat
hook up or electric chair connection. Is this after market or did some Dusters come with heated seats or what is it.
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It is more likely that the seat is from a 1974 model.
In 1974, there was a series of electrical connections that were all part of the Federally mandated Seat belt/Starter interlock system. The cars of 1974 could NOT be started if the system sensed weight (Persons) sitting in the seat without the seat belts connected. The thin, shiny metallic strip confirms that the seat is part of that system.
Up to 1974, the seat belt warning light (IF equipped) was merely a warning and it went out on its own with no additional action. The same 70-73 light returned in 1975 and 1976 since the 1974 system was plagued with complaints by angry customers
 
There were cases where a driver had items in the passenger seat which also prevented the car from starting. It annoyed owners when they had to connect a seat belt for a bag of groceries, a heavy purse or a bowling ball bag!
 
I seem to recall an annoying buzzer if the seat belt was not put on. There was a dash light that said seat belt. Not sure if this was used on 71 but have seen it on 72 and up cars.
 
on the seat belt interlocking thing, if you put something on the passenger side that was 40 pounds or more and didn't fasten seatbelt , the car wouldn't start, they had a reset button umder the hood that you had to press to reset the seatbelt module under the dash, believe me , i have a 74 duster, and finally replaced all the wiring under dash with a 1971 duster wiring, the modules under dash are $160 on ebay used, and if you look at pins going to the gauge cluster, they are double wires of each color going to each pin, so if you simply cut the module out, you lost 11 different functions,dome light,dash lights,parking lights, turn signals, cigarette lighter, radio, and i can't remember the rest, took me 4 months to try and rewire around module, finally found a 71 wiring harness and replaced under dash,underhood , and all tail light wiring, no problem since, ma mopar realized what a mistake this was and dropped it on the 75s and 76s
 
Car was a /6 car. I have a chance to pick up K frame with small block mounts for cheap. Do I need the the center link and everything with it.. I heard idler arm is different on /6 cars
 
If you unplug the plug at the seatbelt buckle itself on a 1974, the interlock system is disabled, and no other I'll effects like losing lights, etc.

If you locate 2 wires under the hood running to that interlock thing, and hook them together, it 100% bypasses the interlock, and you can even pull the under dash blue interlock box out of the car. (I think the wires are yellow, to brown/yellow) but search on here if you want to confirm.)
 
zigs said:
Car was a /6 car. I have a chance to pick up K frame with small block mounts for cheap. Do I need the the center link and everything with it.. I heard idler arm is different on /6 cars
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The steering linkage was only different for slant six/V8 cars in the early A body cars. In 1967, the steering linkage was the same for all models.
Steering linkages often changed though. 1967 used a stud type idler arm. 1968-72 were the same and still used the Idler and Pitman arms with the center link attached from above. The 1973-76 cars were different. The center link was attached from below. This made oil pan service a LOT easier! I change all 1967-72 cars I have had to the 73-76 design. Again, all 67-76 cars came with center links that allowed a slanty or a V8.
 
Kern Dog said:
The steering linkage was only different for slant six/V8 cars in the early A body cars. In 1967, the steering linkage was the same for all models.
Steering linkages often changed though. 1967 used a stud type idler arm. 1968-72 were the same and still used the Idler and Pitman arms with the center link attached from above. The 1973-76 cars were different. The center link was attached from below. This made oil pan service a LOT easier! I change all 1967-72 cars I have had to the 73-76 design. Again, all 67-76 cars came with center links that allowed a slanty or a V8.
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I had read from Schumacher tech tips, when converting /6 to V8 mounts , use the 67-72 center link as the /6 link is straight and the V8 are curved, make for better oil access .
 
Either need to change out the K-member to a V8 or use the Schumacher mounts. And the center link.
 
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