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Old May 9, 2017 | 08:15 PM
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Neutral Safety Switch Conversion

I'm putting my '74 2X4 F250 body on a '79 4X4 frame. Do I splice the '74 neutral safety switch wires attached to the steering column to the '79 safety switch harness on the C6 tranny? And does anyone know which wires to connect together?
 
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Old May 10, 2017 | 08:08 AM
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It should be the Red/Blue wire coming from your starter relay post. I did the same as you but opposite. I kept the neutral safety switch on the column and bypassed the switch on the tranny. My thoughts were/are if something goes wrong its right there in the cab
 
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Old May 10, 2017 | 09:57 PM
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Thanks for the reply. I was led to believe I couldn't use my '74 2X4 steering column with the 4X4 frame set up. Is this incorrect?
 
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Old May 11, 2017 | 12:37 AM
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Sounds like you could always try stabbing it in, and see for sure.
 
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Old May 11, 2017 | 09:26 AM
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reback lights will probably need to be rewired, too.,....jack
 
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