89 C6... No Neutral Safety Switch???
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89 C6... No Neutral Safety Switch???
Help you tranny experts, I have 17 bolt tranny pan (C6 ?) on my new to me 89 straight 6 and have checked out some links and am sure I am missing the NSS on the side of the transmission . The harness plug is there but NO switch!! All the shift linkage looks right. The Haynes says there should be an external adjustable NSS. The guy that had it before me had "rigged a bypass" straight to the Starter slenoid and I want to return it to original. Does the switch fit where the shift linkage is or just to the rear somewhere? Hard to tell from the Haynes.
Also, when cold, it doesn't want to shift into gear. I have to raise RPM's some for several minutes before it will shift into gear. When thoroughly warm it gets to shifting normal but the slightest cool down and it won't shift right away into gear. Major fix, vacuum mod, or what??? Appreciate some advice.
Also, when cold, it doesn't want to shift into gear. I have to raise RPM's some for several minutes before it will shift into gear. When thoroughly warm it gets to shifting normal but the slightest cool down and it won't shift right away into gear. Major fix, vacuum mod, or what??? Appreciate some advice.
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Check your fluid level for the shifting thing, or check the filter maybe.
For the neutral safety switch, grab one off another C6, I think any year will do. You have to pull the lever off the side of the tranny (the nut that uses a 7/16 wrench) the safety switch slides over this and gets bolted with 2 bolts to the casing of the tranny. Maybe someone can chip in with a picture for you?
For the neutral safety switch, grab one off another C6, I think any year will do. You have to pull the lever off the side of the tranny (the nut that uses a 7/16 wrench) the safety switch slides over this and gets bolted with 2 bolts to the casing of the tranny. Maybe someone can chip in with a picture for you?
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r7Salvation: I just replaced the C-6 in my "78 with one from a wrecker that was no longer in the vehicle it came in . he thought it was from a 72 3 ton truck.
He did not know what year it was and I have no idea either but it has no NSS and the one from my old Tranny will not bolt onto the linkage as it is different and has no place to mount a switch .
I do not know what year Ford introduced this switch or if they all had one but if this tranny did it was not on the shift arm where my original '78 was .
Needless to say I now have one more toggle switch on the dash .
He did not know what year it was and I have no idea either but it has no NSS and the one from my old Tranny will not bolt onto the linkage as it is different and has no place to mount a switch .
I do not know what year Ford introduced this switch or if they all had one but if this tranny did it was not on the shift arm where my original '78 was .
Needless to say I now have one more toggle switch on the dash .
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