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Subject:Re: Neutral safety switch
From:Annie
Date:Thu, 2 Jun 2011 22:59:44 -0700

Thanks, Scott!

I appreciate your help. I'll clean the switch up and see how that goes.
Hopefully that will work! If not, I'll get a new one and install that.

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On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> That's common.
> It's adjustable.
> the switch can slide a little on it's mounting screws I believe.
>
>
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Annie" <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 8:52 PM
>
> Subject: Re: Neutral safety switch
>
>
>  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
>>>
>>>
>