[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 12/8/2005 10:03:35 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On my 79, I removed the switch, took it apart and cleaned it. It resides
in
a very dirty area on the outside of the transmission. Be very careful
when
unpluggin
In a message dated 12/8/2005 10:03:35 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On my 79, I removed the switch, took it apart and cleaned it. It resides
in
> a very dirty area on the outside of the transmission. Be very careful
when
> unplugging the wire harness as t
Depends on the moisture content of the dirt.
On 12/8/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 12/7/2005 8:09:24 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The neutral safety switch on my 300SD is acting up again. It works fine in
warm weather and fine in neutral, but won't start in park when it's real
cold. After the engin
Found out on my '82 that the culprit was the bushings in the shift linkage.
Too much play, not bad enough for the tranny, but marginal for the switch.
There is no adjustment on the switch AFAIK.
On 12/7/05, Scott Ritchey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> The neutral safety switch on my 300SD is actin
Scott Ritchey wrote:
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> The neutral safety switch on my 300SD is acting up again. It works fine in
> warm weather and fine in neutral, but won't start in park when it's real
> cold. After the engine has run a while, it restarts in park just fine.
I'd start with checking the external shift link
Scott Ritchey wrote:
The neutral safety switch on my 300SD is acting up again. It works fine in
warm weather and fine in neutral, but won't start in park when it's real
cold. After the engine has run a while, it restarts in park just fine.
I suspect the switch just needs adjustment and maybe c
Check for the presence and condition of the "rubber" (actually, viton)
bushing in the transmission lever and the one on the shift lever. If
bad, the tranny lever won't be pushed all the way back in park.
To adjust, put transmission in neutral, loosen the adjusted screw
(phillips) and insert a
The neutral safety switch on my 300SD is acting up again. It works fine in
warm weather and fine in neutral, but won't start in park when it's real
cold. After the engine has run a while, it restarts in park just fine.
I suspect the switch just needs adjustment and maybe cleaning. Any advice
ap
