vetteguy75

Today when I went to start the beast, nothing happened....no clicking...nothing when I turned the key. With the key in the"ON" postion, I moved the auto transmission to "NEUTRAL" and it started right up. So that tells me, the Neutral Safety Switch is about to give up the ghost. Which leads me to ask....WHERE IS THE SWITCH LOCATED AND HOW DO YOU CHANGE IT OUT??

'75

It's at the base of the shifter.

...Roger...

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vetteguy75

THANKS '75 AND ROGER FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE... I will order the part in the morning and when it comes in...dive into it!!

...Roger...

Your welcome

talltxin

very easy job just make sure you get it lined up correctly so your backup lights work when in reverse and are not on any other time.

Good luck

7T1vette

The backup lights working properly is "nice"...but the primary function of the switch is to assure that the car CANNOT be started in any transmission range other than Neutral or Park.

talltxin

you are correct on that front, (just a minor omission) sorry

69 Chevy

I disabled my Muncie neutral safety switch long ago. But I'm curious about this auto switch. Assuming that it's positioned correctly, how is it possible to work in neutral but not park?

7T1vette

It's just a switch that moves with the shift lever. There are raised areas molded into the part body that activate that switch when it is positioned in Neutral and Park.

...Roger...

2 sets of contacts,the park position contacts get used 99.9% of the time,neutral contacts not so much.

69 Chevy

Thanks 7T1vette and ...Roger... for explaining that for me.

vetteguy75

Got the new switch Thursday from ZIP and installed it today and it works perfectly. The only problem I had was getting my hands to function like I wanted them to, in the small space of the console.