Hi all, sorry if this post seems a little off topic but this group seems
 to have a lot of knowledge and experience... <grovel mode off>
I've just become the nearly proud owner of a '91 escort cabriolet but
not the owner of the owners guide/handbook that uncle Henry would have
originally provided. I've worked out how to start the engine after
stuffing the strange, oblong gizmo in the hole on the dash. I've also
managed to get the roof down to pose along the motorway (at which point
it hammered down but that's another story ). However, there's a couple
of things I'm not too sure of (read "totally ignorant").
1/ Whats the knob in the boot for? - it looks like an old style choke
knob and the cable disappears off towards the back seat somewhere.
2/ The immobiliser has a flashing red light that goes out once I've
stuck the oblong thingy in. When I start the engine a red light comes on
for a few seconds on the clock - are they related?

Thanks for any help

frisket