Re: 70 console and shifter wiring

["Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the information Mark,
Yeah in fact my T5 does have both neutral safety and back-up reverse light
switch. I will have to adapt the wiring to
those switches somehow. I think I will hook up the neutral safety, it makes
more sense to me to have a neutral safety
when starting the car than a clutch disengaged safety which may put
non-lubricated pressures against the thrust bearing
in the engine during start up. Then I would need to find neutral and leave
the clutch disengaged to start the engine, which
would prevent an in gear start-up, and safeguard the thrust bearing too.
Am I thinking correctly on this?
Armand

Two wires will be neutral safety switch, connect them together.
Two wires will be reverse lights, connect them to the reverse light switch
on the side of the T-5.
Some T-5's have a neutral switch IIRC. I would not use it as you will be
required to put the trans in the neutral position to start the car. That's a
choice you will have to make. Most manual trans cars do not have any form of
neutral safety switch.
Mark Price
mpriceAtwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:05:17 -0500

>I took the console and automatic floor shifter out of my Javelin today in
>preparation for the T5 manual going in. I observed a brown wire, brown with
>white stripe wire, a green wire and a green with white stripe wire
connected
>to a multi position switch that moves with the shifter. These won't be
>hooked back up to anything when the manual transmission goes in. I am
>assuming that the wires and switch have something to do with neutral safety
>and preventing starting the car in gear. My question is do I leave these
>wires disconnected ? Do I tie them in with the neutral safety switch on the
>T5? Got any ideas anyone?
>
>thanks,
>
>Armand