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'66 GP trans swap and neutral safety switch issue
I am swapping out the factor turbo hydra-matic (floor console) in my 1966 Grand Prix and replacing it with a factory Muncie 4 speed (floor console). Work is almost finished and I am trying to figure out how to reconfigure the neutral safety switch wiring. Where do I cut the purple wires in the existing auto trans wiring harness so that I can insert the jumper clip (I have the original jumper clip one from the 1966 GP donor car)?
Thanks for any guidance you can provide. If I don't figure this out now I will regret it one day. |
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...or you could configure a switch on the clutch linkage so that the clutch would have to be depressed in order to start.
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Bill:
That is Plan B! |
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Why
Why do you want a neutral safety switch on a manual change car. They didn't have them when new. No need for one.
And if you set up a system whereby the engine will only start with the clutch pedal depressed, aren't you risking it to fail when you have the clutch pedal out. Just wondering Ian
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Just jumper at the 2 pin connector for the auto shifter. Personally I wouldn't defeat a safety item though. Also I wouldn't want it on the clutch, cranking with very little oil pressure on engine's thrust bearing while you're forcing the crank forward hard via the pressure plate spring.
Maybe wire it through an automotive relay actuated by the brake light switch, so it only allows cranking with foot on brake pedal. That wont stop you from cranking it in gear, but at least you got the brakes covered. The only other real option is to find a switch that works directly on the shifter, so it must be in Neutral.
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Red\black 65 Grand Prix 467 E-head stroker, Viper T-56 6-speed, 4.10 spool Last edited by AROWHED; 05-03-2022 at 10:11 AM. |
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Arrowhed - think I will give you approach a shot and try to jumper at the auto shifter 2 pin connector.
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Mark66,
Believe it or not in 1962 a 4 SPD Pontiac left the factory with a jumper lead to circumvent the neutral safety switch. Check out the link. That should ease your mind a little. https://www.lectriclimited.com/neutr...-harness-99049 |
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