Still no back up light??
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From: LaGrange
Sorry,
__just losing mind from famliy dealings around here.
Ok, let's try taking voltage reading with a the bare white with purple stripe wire from before the grey connector.
Be sure to use the battery as your ground.
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Then take a continuity test to the reverse/neutral switch.
You will doing the continuity test with the
white with purple wire with the black with red stripe.
Touch the white with purple wire on one test probe &
touch the black with red stripe with the other probe.
You should have continuity while in reverse, only.
(also go from park to neutral to be sure that switch isn't missed-alined)
__just losing mind from famliy dealings around here.
Ok, let's try taking voltage reading with a the bare white with purple stripe wire from before the grey connector.
Be sure to use the battery as your ground.
_______________________________________
Then take a continuity test to the reverse/neutral switch.
You will doing the continuity test with the
white with purple wire with the black with red stripe.
Touch the white with purple wire on one test probe &
touch the black with red stripe with the other probe.
You should have continuity while in reverse, only.
(also go from park to neutral to be sure that switch isn't missed-alined)
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Sorry,
__just losing mind from famliy dealings around here.
Ok, let's try taking voltage reading with a the bare white with purple stripe wire from before the grey connector.
Be sure to use the battery as your ground.
_______________________________________
Then take a continuity test to the reverse/neutral switch.
You will doing the continuity test with the
white with purple wire with the black with red stripe.
Touch the white with purple wire on one test probe &
touch the black with red stripe with the other probe.
You should have continuity while in reverse, only.
(also go from park to neutral to be sure that switch isn't missed-alined)
__just losing mind from famliy dealings around here.
Ok, let's try taking voltage reading with a the bare white with purple stripe wire from before the grey connector.
Be sure to use the battery as your ground.
_______________________________________
Then take a continuity test to the reverse/neutral switch.
You will doing the continuity test with the
white with purple wire with the black with red stripe.
Touch the white with purple wire on one test probe &
touch the black with red stripe with the other probe.
You should have continuity while in reverse, only.
(also go from park to neutral to be sure that switch isn't missed-alined)
More Turbo
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From: LaGrange
Alright,
__let's clear the table.
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Remove your test lead wire.
Then take a voltage reading with a the bare white with purple stripe wire from before the grey connector.
Be sure to use the battery as your ground.
_______________________________________
Ok, now a seperate test.
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You will be taking a continuity test of the reverse/neutral switch only, leave the switch detached from the harness.
This test is to see if switch is working.
You will doing the continuity test with one probe on the bare white with purple wire with the other probe on the bare black with red stripe wire.
Do this with the truck in reverse.
If you should not get a positive note that it is working.
Don't worry, you can check to see if it is out of alinement.
Just move the shifter to park, & back to neutral.
If you get a positive note during this, find the spot where you recived it.
If it is too far off from R, you will just need to realine the switch.
__let's clear the table.
_________________________________________________
Remove your test lead wire.
Then take a voltage reading with a the bare white with purple stripe wire from before the grey connector.
Be sure to use the battery as your ground.
_______________________________________
Ok, now a seperate test.
_______________________
You will be taking a continuity test of the reverse/neutral switch only, leave the switch detached from the harness.
This test is to see if switch is working.
You will doing the continuity test with one probe on the bare white with purple wire with the other probe on the bare black with red stripe wire.
Do this with the truck in reverse.
If you should not get a positive note that it is working.
Don't worry, you can check to see if it is out of alinement.
Just move the shifter to park, & back to neutral.
If you get a positive note during this, find the spot where you recived it.
If it is too far off from R, you will just need to realine the switch.
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From: LaGrange
No,
__offence made.
I just tried to explain in the simplest way possible,
in efforts to keep from being long winded.
Your doing great in chasing down these wiring problems.
Just be diligent in your work, & we'll get
your truck back up & working proper again.
__offence made.
I just tried to explain in the simplest way possible,
in efforts to keep from being long winded.
Your doing great in chasing down these wiring problems.
Just be diligent in your work, & we'll get
your truck back up & working proper again.
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I have good results I did the check on the switch like you asked and I had no contnuity so I moved the gear selector and heard the beep on my tester so I went back and sure enough the back up lights were on. But the gear selector is between "R" and "N". That switch only goes on one way as there is a keyway for it so now that we narrowed it down to the switch how do I allign it??
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I did the check on the switch like you asked and I had no contnuity so I moved the gear selector and heard the beep on my tester so I went back and sure enough the back up lights were on. But the gear selector is between "R" and "N". That switch only goes on one way as there is a keyway for it so now that we narrowed it down to the switch how do I allign it??This makes my day
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To align the NSS theres a small hole in it where you need to stick a #43 drill bit in there after you loosen the 2 bolts holding the NSS to the tranny. Once you loosen the 2 bolts you can move the NSS and the drill bit will fall in. Make sure you have the transmission in neutral though in order to do this. I had the same problem as you but my NSS and the backup sockets were bad. It drove me crazy for a while. Hope that helps
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To align the NSS theres a small hole in it where you need to stick a #43 drill bit in there after you loosen the 2 bolts holding the NSS to the tranny. Once you loosen the 2 bolts you can move the NSS and the drill bit will fall in. Make sure you have the transmission in neutral though in order to do this. I had the same problem as you but my NSS and the backup sockets were bad. It drove me crazy for a while. Hope that helps
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From: LaGrange
__it's there. The hole itself is only about 3/32'nds big.
It's very hard to find buried under the grime, & behind the shifter links.
It will be dead center 3/16'ths above the shift link shaft.
You'll just need to move the shifter around, so that you are able to see it.
(Tip: use a bright light to aid you, even in daylight.)
Don't forget the no.#43 (or a) 3/32" drill bit, & follow what Hillbilly said.