Im from the 48-60 forum so I slid over here to > many here probably already
know this on a 460 4x4 F350 if your blow a fuse on the stop light get
prepaired to walk home. Went to Napa first off came back to shop ok.
Gotta go to hardware store no way wont come out of park. put 4 fuses
in #13 poped all four. Diconnect stop light plug on switch put new fuse
got power at plug. With + jumjper, jumped the stop light side of plug
all lights on no dead short. My kid stuck his snap on analizer on replugged
stop switch plug step on brake take out of park. It works and he didnt really
fix anything. Close shop feel like pizza I think Im leaving this in neutral Ok
got pizza need milk, stop at store inadvertantly put in park. Yep walk home.
report to police its a DMV left overnite. Kid will tow in AM. Had enough,
first thing I drop steering column I see that little SOB three screws unplug
this tottaly stupid little soloniod and flung it in the woods. Question is, what
in hell were engineers on drugs and get a paycheck for this stupid idea.
Why step on brakes to get it out of park for? And then when this fuse blows
it effects computor, speed control other things truck will run crappy. Also
when I dropped column good idea for new shift shaft bushings. Job done
runs perfect and I got rid of that anoyance. (I know some will say this is
for the generation of stupid drivers) even that dont make sense.

 

I think that brake-shifter interlock is federally mandated, not Ford's idea. It should have a manual override somewhere (you insert a screwdriver or the key and it will unlock) but I don't know where, my 91 does not have this. I believe it had to do with so-called 'unintended acceleration', it was to make sure the driver was in contact with the brake pedal (i.e. not the gas) before taking the vehicle out of park.

 

It's been said that it's a poor day when you don't learn something.

First noticed the interlock on my 93 Crown Vic.

 

Im kinda curious my self if my truck would have this lock out override thing, since its got the interlock thing its self...

 

INTERESTING.
Does anyone remember the days with a manual you could put it in gear & crank the starter over & move the vehicle a few feet? Where the hell is the override for the clutch having to be pushed in.
My F150 5 speed died a week ago & it was a few feet out in a driveway. Thought oh I'll just crank the starter over & move it back in a little, Yea right.
Big Job I think a few of us should be with you over on the 48-60 board back before all this crap.
Craig

 

YOU got that right & thank you. Back when my father had a late 70s one of
those little Lincolns Versalise or something. EFI 302 and with out fail it would
die at a stop light somewhere, but would run fine the next day. I got sick
resquing the old man. Bring it in the shop told him go home Ill fix' er. Cant
find or see an engine in there>>wheelbarrow Intake gone dist gone 50 miles
of wires and junk all in wheelbarrow. Go to Napa Distrubutor with points,
coil, junkyard intake rebuilt 2barrel Holley carb. Result can now see the
engine, runs perfect never quit again, and he even got better gas mileage,
There ya go.

 

If the brake circuit fuse is blown or the solenoid has internally shorted, the vehicle will not shift from the park position even if the ignition is on and brake pedal is depressed. The interlock can be temporarily overridden by the following procedure:

1. Apply parking brake.

2. Remove the ignition key.

3. Insert the ignition key and rotate one position clockwise (ignition off).

4. Shift the selector lever to neutral.

5. NOTE: If the vehicle is shifted into park, the above procedure must be repeated.

Start the vehicle.

 

Should be above the clutch pedal, has either 2 or 4 wires going to it. At least on every Ford I've seen, that's where it was. When I bought my Ranger, I drove it, shook the guy's hand and paid him. He gave me the keys and I left to come back with a buddy so I could drive it home. Well, when I got back, I jumped in my new truck, hit the starter... and a nice wisp of smoke came out from by the pedals.

Well, I looked and the clutch switch was fried. I pulled the plug, started it with a screwdriver across the solenoid, got home and bypassed the clutch switch wiring, and removed the crispy switch.

When my fuel pump died months later, I used the starter to motor it out of the ditch I parked in, so that my GF could tow it home behind her Honda. Don't think that car coulda pulled a Ranger from a ditch using a factory tie-down point lol.