Yup. Feeling kinda stupid here. The mystery button is indeed a cigar
lighter. Previous attempts to push it resulted in it popping right back
out leading to the assumption that it was a momentary contact switch.
Tried it again last night and it stayed in until luke warm and popped
out. Oh well ...seems a lot of 20 year old things are kinda luke warm.
: >
Thanks to all

On Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at 08:41  AM, Automatic digest processor
wrote:

> Subject: Re: Mystery switch in centre of dash
>
> In a message dated 4/20/04 12:49:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET writes:
>
>
>> That 3/4" thing sounds like a cigar lighter that is pushed all the
>> way in
>> and probably has a blown fuse so it's stuck there.
>> Just a guess.
>>