What is this switch

[swoeric]

In the middle of my panel is a silver push button it has wires going to it but i have no idea what it does. I have a cable type starter. The button in question is inbetween my oil pressure and oil temp gauge.

[crispy critter]

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Have you turned the master on and tried pushing it yet???? It could be the crue for a nagging co-pilot,lol.....an ejection seat!!!!! Seriously, looks to me like a starter button but you have the pull starter, maybe someone in the past did an engine swap from one with a push button to one with a pull starter. Or maybe when the conversion was first done they added the push button before realizing they had a pull type(yeah stupid, but possible). And as strange as this may sound, it could've been a horn button. I've of a couple of folks who added an electric style air horn(sounded like a train horn commenly used on boats) because they was always afraid of taxing into someone on crownded ramps at fly inns because they couldn't see over the nose very well. It could be used for a number of things,it could've even been someone's conversation starter(i.e. what's that button do??lol) or a joking panic button. Best thing to do is trace the wires coming out of the back of it and see where they lead you.

[swoeric]

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I've just seen the horn deal this year at a fly in. I kinda liked it but not sure the motivation is there to do it. I plane on pulling the panel this winter to redo. last i looked at it from below it had quite a few wires. i push it at times looking for the eject seat nothing seems to happen or ask passenger if they know what it is. about midflight they get concerned that i dont know everything.

[NY86]

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Bomb release?

[rammon3]

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If it's a bomb release, there should be an arming switch under the pilot's seat.

[Forrest Barber]

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Das est ein pushin gehoben, sometimes used to adjust the Taylorcraft brick in the tail for proper trim....

[Robert Lees]

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[Len Petterson]

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Everything from Bomb realize to "thingemajick counterbalance" I think you asked asked a Imbosible question!
But a good one just the same.
Find good use for it, like a --------------------
Have fun we did!
Len
Ps. Do you have panik button?

[Robert Lees]

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Also, there is a strange instrument immediately above the silver button. It almost looks like one of theose new-fangled "turn & slip" things that you find in modern aircraft, but I must be mistaken.

[lfries]

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Tell your passengers that its the fuel dump switch if you need to land before your down to your landing weight.

[akroflyer]

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Jato?

[Ron Coleman]

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Deer blaster!

RonC

[N96290]

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Nitrous button for Valdez