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07-12-2010, 12:08 PM
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Neutral Saftey Switch help..
Hi I have a neutral saftey switch that came with the Lokar shifter. On my fuse block from Affordable Street Rods it shows two places for the wires for the neutral saftey switch. I have one wire going to the switch. Another wire going to the starter. The third wire goes to the switch, and the 4th wire goes to the steering coluum. Should the wire that goes to the steering coluum also go to the ign. switch on the fuse block?? The car starts in all of the gears.. Thanks.. Al
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07-12-2010, 04:06 PM
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The reason it starts in gear is one of your wires is connected to a "full time" hot connection. It should only get a hot signal from the P or N position.
We'll see how this thread pans out because I'm not familiar with after market shifters. At least you don't have the problem of engine cranking but won't start (read similar posts at bottom of this page. good luck 
Last edited by sqzbox; 07-12-2010 at 04:12 PM.
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07-12-2010, 04:17 PM
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Do you think that maybe I should cut the wire going to the column, and move it to the ign spot on the fuse block??
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07-12-2010, 04:21 PM
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Sorry, I can't advise you on that. I'd be in over my head and wouldn't want to screw it up for you. Be patient someone will get back to you on this. There's a lot of guy's running Lokar shifters out there. You'll probably have your info before 9 O'clock.
Is your shifter auto or manual? that's how dumb I am on the shifter thing!
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07-12-2010, 04:28 PM
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I'm not familiar with the fuse panel you are using, so I looked on the Affordable Street Rods website hoping to find a wiring diagram or installation instructions for their products - sadly I found none.
Based on the pictures on their website and the labels on their terminal strips, I would bet it gets wired as follows:  This is just a guess, but I hope it helps.... 
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07-12-2010, 05:06 PM
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Looks pretty much like what i have done. The only thing that I am wondering is on the fuse panel sheet.. it says that one of the wires should go to # 3 on my fuse block. That is the feed to the ign. switch. Should the wire go there??, or still have it run to the column??
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07-12-2010, 05:59 PM
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The #3 terminal on the ignition switch must be what GM usually marks as "S" - the terminal that only gets power when the key is in the start position. So in answer to your question, the wire should go to the column (assuming that's where the ignition switch is) and not to the #3 terminal on the fuse block. Good Luck...
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07-12-2010, 06:06 PM
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Another thing I just noticed on the picture you posted is a terminal jumper shown to the right of the NSS terminals on the fuse block.
If this jumper is installed, it will bypass the neutral safety switch and allow the engine to be started in any gear (sound familiar?). Hope this helps....
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07-12-2010, 06:12 PM
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I'll go out and look.. I will let you know.. Al
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07-12-2010, 06:21 PM
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Ok.. No jumper. I can start the engine in Park, Neutral, and Drive. Not 1, or 2. Just those 3. Al
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07-12-2010, 06:42 PM
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Having worked with a few Lokar shifters I have run into this same problem. If it uses the detents in the transmission and not in the shifter you might try adjusting the cable on the transmission in low gear and see if that lines up the netural safety switch. I have also had to modify the ramp on the shifter arm where the switch comes in contact to stop the drive start issue. Good luck
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07-12-2010, 08:14 PM
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Huh?? All I can tell you is that it is a floor mounted shifter..
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07-12-2010, 08:32 PM
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Did you install the shifter yourself? Do you still have the alignment tool and the instructions?
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07-12-2010, 08:40 PM
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Yes. I installed it myself. Is that little peg that goes into that silver box?? Otherwise.. It is a tail shifter. It came with two sleaves. New bolts and a rod for the shifter. It used a Allen wrench to tighten it down. I guess the silver box and the peg is for the shift indicator.. I can look up the instructions, though I think they are still in the garage.. Al
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07-12-2010, 09:04 PM
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I found the instructions online. I think I have that plug, but that switch was already installed when I put in the shifter. Al
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