zf5 reverse light switch help, please!
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zf5 reverse light switch help, please!
my '97 f-super duty has a swapped in zf5 (by me). i need to rig up some back up lights to pass inspection.
-does anyone know a part number for the correct rev light switch for a zf5? i think mine is an '89, but i really dont know.
-the switch thats in it now does not produce continuity between the two wires that are in the plug, no matter what position the shifter is in
-when the transmission is put in reverse, does the switch connect a power (12v) or a ground circuit to make the lights come on?
the truck has a utility bed on it, so there is not much "factory type" wiring behind the cab, so i am just going to make my own rev light harness; i just need to get a good switch first.
-does anyone know a part number for the correct rev light switch for a zf5? i think mine is an '89, but i really dont know.
-the switch thats in it now does not produce continuity between the two wires that are in the plug, no matter what position the shifter is in
-when the transmission is put in reverse, does the switch connect a power (12v) or a ground circuit to make the lights come on?
the truck has a utility bed on it, so there is not much "factory type" wiring behind the cab, so i am just going to make my own rev light harness; i just need to get a good switch first.
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May not be your switch. I had a similar problem with my M5OD. Come to find out when I took of my switch I saw where a rod was supposed to be. When I put the trans in reverse, a cam or something in the trans would push on a rod that actuates the switch. I just ground down an old bolt to make a replacement rod and voila!
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when i look up a switch for a '97 f350 w/a zf5, napa points me this one:
NAPA AUTO PARTS
it says its for a 4spd? i was unaware there were 4spds used in trucks of that year. it also says its will fit aerostar vans and econoline vans; i did not know those ever used manuals? Am i over thinking this?
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