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Subject:Re: Neutral safety switch
From:Annie
Date:Thu, 2 Jun 2011 21:04:51 -0700

Will do. Although those 2 little lights in there work spectacularly! LOL The
cover thing is missing over the shifter hole and the lights are very bright
in there. ;-)

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On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:02 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> At 11:52 PM 6/2/2011, Annie wrote:
>
>> Back-up lights - sometimes the shifter lever has to be jiggled a little in
>> Reverse to get them to come on . . .
>>
>
> The for-sure answer is to buy new parts and install.  If you've got more
> time than money, try cleaning up the existing one.  Repositioning it
> slightly may help, there's some slack in the mounting holes for the purpose
> IIRC.  The four screws holding the shifter cover to the floor are hidden
> under carpet, a nuisance to peel back.  While you're in there is a good time
> to replace the two little light bulbs.  You can leave the cover off or
> loosely fitted until you're happy with the switch; the handle is easy to
> mount or un-mount with one setscrew.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>