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NitroMike · 10-28-2006, 08:37 AM

I'm installing a neutral safety switch on a truck that did not previously have one. The switch itself is in the trans. (Keisler 5-speed) Any suggestions on the best way to wire it?

Thanks.

NitroMike · 10-28-2006, 09:27 PM

Any thoughts?

Longhorn Man · 10-28-2006, 09:33 PM

personally, i say remember to depress the clutch.

However, you could run the purple wire that goes from the ignition switch, run it to one of the wires on the switch, then the other wire on the switch, goes back out to the purple wire and on to the starter.

68C15 · 10-29-2006, 01:33 PM

just an idea here. get one from a 88-98 Chevy truck. its a simple pad type switch that get pushed by the pedal arm. I think it would be fairly easy to fab one of those in. a relay may be needed though.

**VetteVet** · 10-29-2006, 07:23 PM

I'm not familiar with that tranny but is it possible that the switch is a back-up light switch?

NitroMike · 10-31-2006, 06:22 PM

No, the Tremec has a separate back-up light switch on the driver's side and a neutral safety (Ford-type) on the passenger side.

10-28-2006, 08:37 AM	#1
NitroMike Active Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 346	Neutral Safety Switch I'm installing a neutral safety switch on a truck that did not previously have one. The switch itself is in the trans. (Keisler 5-speed) Any suggestions on the best way to wire it? Thanks. __________________ The older I get, the faster I was!!

10-28-2006, 09:27 PM	#2
NitroMike Active Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 346	Re: Neutral Safety Switch Any thoughts? __________________ The older I get, the faster I was!!

10-28-2006, 09:33 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Neutral Safety Switch personally, i say remember to depress the clutch. However, you could run the purple wire that goes from the ignition switch, run it to one of the wires on the switch, then the other wire on the switch, goes back out to the purple wire and on to the starter.

10-29-2006, 01:33 PM	#4
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: Neutral Safety Switch just an idea here. get one from a 88-98 Chevy truck. its a simple pad type switch that get pushed by the pedal arm. I think it would be fairly easy to fab one of those in. a relay may be needed though.

10-29-2006, 07:23 PM	#5
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,709	Re: Neutral Safety Switch I'm not familiar with that tranny but is it possible that the switch is a back-up light switch? __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.

10-31-2006, 06:22 PM	#6
NitroMike Active Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 346	Re: Neutral Safety Switch No, the Tremec has a separate back-up light switch on the driver's side and a neutral safety (Ford-type) on the passenger side. __________________ The older I get, the faster I was!!



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