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Ok I have a 78 f150 with a c4 transmission. Just got the truck and fixing a lot of issues to get it on the road it has sat for more than 5 years.
The old nss was held on with one bolt and was not on the linkage. I got a new one and tried to install it today. I put the truck in nuetral and a drill bit in nss to lock in correct position.
The bolt holes will not line up thee nss hit the linkage. Either I'm not installing it correctly of the arm coming out of the trans was installed in the worn get position?
Here is a pic
Darn it forgot which is which I think this one is in neutral. I'll check in the morning
I would have to say that you have the wrong replacement switch. If your old one was held on by one screw, the new one should be too.
I'm not familiar with the 1-screw type though. The one you have in the pics looks like the standard one I would have expected a '78 to have.
Could the trans have been changed at some point? Four wheel drive I presume?
Sorry for not being clear. The old nss was not installed properly was just kinda hanging there. The pan for the trans has been removed I can see silicone all over. It is a 2 wheel drive truck.
It looks like this transmission came from a different vehicle. The manual shift lever is different . On a 78/79, the round part of the manual shift lever has 2 grooves in it for the bosses on the switch. The lever is also bent differently. The number I found for the correct lever is D8TZ-7A256-A.
I pulled trans and motor and seems like the trans is from a 72 that is why NSS wont fit. Gonna go threw trans to hopefully stop the leaks! and find the correct control lever.
Ok I have the trans all apart since it was leaking in several locations and to hopefully find the correct shifter lever.
Can someone post a pic of there shifter lever on 79 F150 with a C4?
Or post a link where I can buy it I have no luck finding it
lever is D8TZ-7A256-A 
