Neutral Switch Connection
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Neutral Switch Connection
The wires coming out of the neutral switch on my '69 F100 were cut by previous owner so now it starts in any gear. Not a big deal for me, but could be for my 17 year old son and/or others who will want to borrow the truck. Not sure if the switch is good. My question is, where do those three wires connect?
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My switch died a while back on my '69 F100. Here's what I did...
On the orignial wiring I believe there are four wires in that Neutral Start Switch circuit. The NSS controls the reverse light (two wires) and (two more) take power to the starter from the ignition key. They connect to the NSS via a male/female four pronged connector. The Previous Owner may have cut the wires before the connectors. Either way, two wires are for the reverse light and two for the starter relay. Of each pair, one is the current the other the return from the NS switch. Hope that makes sense.
More than likey the previous owner jumped the circuit for the starter/ignition-- simply connected these two wires.
What I did was get a store-bought push-button switch and hooked it up to these starter /ignition wires. This way I have to push it in, in order to start. This reminds me to check my gear selector and keep a foot firmly pressed on the brake just in case.
If I have not confused you.. or if you want I can take some pics or draw a diagram and show you what I did, off forum I will.
good luck
jerry
On the orignial wiring I believe there are four wires in that Neutral Start Switch circuit. The NSS controls the reverse light (two wires) and (two more) take power to the starter from the ignition key. They connect to the NSS via a male/female four pronged connector. The Previous Owner may have cut the wires before the connectors. Either way, two wires are for the reverse light and two for the starter relay. Of each pair, one is the current the other the return from the NS switch. Hope that makes sense.
More than likey the previous owner jumped the circuit for the starter/ignition-- simply connected these two wires.
What I did was get a store-bought push-button switch and hooked it up to these starter /ignition wires. This way I have to push it in, in order to start. This reminds me to check my gear selector and keep a foot firmly pressed on the brake just in case.
If I have not confused you.. or if you want I can take some pics or draw a diagram and show you what I did, off forum I will.
good luck
jerry
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Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 8
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From: oakland ca
My switch died a while back on my '69 F100. Here's what I did...
On the orignial wiring there are four wires in that Neutral Start Switch circuit. The NSS controls the reverse light (two wires) and (two more) take power to the starter from the ignition key. They connect to the NSS via a male/female four pronged connector. The Previous Owner may have cut the wires before the connectors. Either way, two wires are for the reverse light and two for the starter relay. Of each pair, one is the current the other the return from the NS switch. Hope that makes sense.
More than likey the previous owner jumped the circuit for the starter/ignition-- simply connected these two wires.
What I did was get a store-bought push-button switch and hooked it up to these starter/ignition wires. This way I have to push it in, in order to start (this type of push button only closes the circuit while pushed, available AutoZone/Kragen,etc.). This reminds me to check my gear selector and keep a foot firmly pressed on the brake just in case I'm in gear.
If I have not confused you.. or if you want I can take some pics or draw a diagram and show you what I did, off forum I will.
good luck
jerry
On the orignial wiring there are four wires in that Neutral Start Switch circuit. The NSS controls the reverse light (two wires) and (two more) take power to the starter from the ignition key. They connect to the NSS via a male/female four pronged connector. The Previous Owner may have cut the wires before the connectors. Either way, two wires are for the reverse light and two for the starter relay. Of each pair, one is the current the other the return from the NS switch. Hope that makes sense.
More than likey the previous owner jumped the circuit for the starter/ignition-- simply connected these two wires.
What I did was get a store-bought push-button switch and hooked it up to these starter/ignition wires. This way I have to push it in, in order to start (this type of push button only closes the circuit while pushed, available AutoZone/Kragen,etc.). This reminds me to check my gear selector and keep a foot firmly pressed on the brake just in case I'm in gear.
If I have not confused you.. or if you want I can take some pics or draw a diagram and show you what I did, off forum I will.
good luck
jerry
