700r4 tranmission Question

[hogfarm]

I'm working on the wiring on my 58 Fleetside.Wiring is coming along.On my 54 I have a 700r transmission in that as well,it has a switch on the trans that only lets me start the truck in park,this is kind of a pain,if ya are moving and the truck dies I need to come to a complete stop,put truck in park and restart.I want things different on my 58 with same 700r transmission.I need to be able to start truck in Park and neutral also since I'm putting in back-up camera on truck I need reverse indication also.is there a way to do this?

[Bigdav160]

I am curious what type of switch you have on your '54. I have never seen a park switch on a 700R4. It is always on the shifter on OE applications. Is it externally mounted?

With a little ingenuity, pieces from a 4L60e might be able to fitted to a 700R4 to give you the functionality of a P/N switch

[hogfarm]

Yes it is externally mounted on the 54. I think it came from Summit or Jegs

[_Ogre]

i have a 86 astro column with the nss that only works for park and backup light and had my efi motor die while rolling thru a left turn
so why call it a nss? it should be a pss

some gm column mount nss have the neutral start position as my 63 chevy II powerglide could start in neutral
if you change to a newer column on your 58, i'd use the column mounted switch

if you have the lokar type nss you should be able to add a second leg to the linkage for the neutral position
with the lokar design it only has one switch, a 2nd switch needs to be added for backup lights

lokar includes the double arm for park and neutral and a single arm for backup in the kit

[mr48chev]

This one isn't cheap but it also is setup to work with led shift indicator lights. https://www.ronfrancis.com/prodinfo.asp?number=GS-70D

I would call and ask on the neutral switch thing though.

Lights here with switch sets and what not https://www.ronfrancis.com/searchprods.asp


Looking at the Lokar catalog you do need the double arm for the Lokar switch to start in both park and neutral. The single arm is intended for the backup lights.
Another solution might be to put a push button starter button in an easy to reach spot (maybe under the edge of the dash) that you wire in so you can bypass the neutral switch if the engine dies at an inopportune time. Start in park when you are sitting so that it is in park and doesn't jump and be able to start it in neutral or in gear if it does die.

[hogfarm]

Well,lots of good replies,I went to the parts store and saw the switch for the 4L60e transmission might be able to make that work but with plugs its around $75.00.Loker does not have enough connections.So I think I will call Ron Francis next week.My budget expired a year ago

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by hogfarm

My budget expired a year ago

isn't that the truth, i purposely didn't tally all my trips to the parts store for a reason