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Subject:Re: Neutral safety switch
From:Annie
Date:Thu, 2 Jun 2011 20:52:00 -0700

Back-up lights - sometimes the shifter lever has to be jiggled a little in
Reverse to get them to come on . . .

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:45 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

>
>  At 11:10 PM 6/2/2011, Annie wrote:
>>
>>> I seem to be having some issues with my transmission and we've determined
>>> that it's the neutral safety switch.
>>>
>>
>> The only possible issue that could cause would be that you can't crank the
>> engine.  Care to be a bit less coy about the symptoms?
>>
>> The switch is up at the shifter housing, not very difficult to get to -
>> the assembly is on 37.2.  Ken Wilford certainly has the parts if necessary,
>> no doubt Bus Depot and others too.  If it is a switch problem, cleaning it
>> may very well take care of it; it's a substantial assembly.
>>
>> Yrs,
>> d
>>
>
> And of course, as Scott says, the back-up lights.  Same switch, different
> contact position.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>