<VV> PG neutral safety switch

[shortle]

As Frank states, join the 2 leads together that originally hooked up to the neutral safety switch. BUT MAKE SURE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL FIRST. Bypassing any safety device (even only temporarily) can lead to bad results. Be careful.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado

-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net>
>Sent: Sep 12, 2011 8:54 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> PG neutral safety switch
>
>The neutral safety switch is in series with the starter motor/ignition 
>switch. So, if the car is not in neutral, no electrons flow through the 
>neutral safety switch and the starter will not engage.
>
>Those purple (?) wires need to be connected together to start the car 
>without the dash.
>
>Frank DuVal
>
>On 9/12/2011 9:30 PM, Ramon Rodriguez III wrote:
>> Tonight I pulled the dash out of the 63' Monza PG coupe.  Afterward I hooked
>> up the ignition switch and tried to start the car... no matter where I put
>> the shift cable it wouldn't crank.  I figure the problem is likely the
>> neutral safety switch.  In disconnecting the dash I noticed a strange little
>> thingy on the right side of the shifter...  I kindof assume this is the
>> safety switch but I'd love it if someone could explain it's workings to me..
>> I tried holding the little button kind of thingy inside the end in and
>> trying to crank the car but still got nothing.
>>
>> So I guess I'm wondering what I have to do to get the car to crank without
>> the dash and shifter installed, and also what that thingy is (if not the
>> safety switch) and how it works... want to make sure it doesn't give me any
>> trouble when I reassemble.... the car is expected to take Missy to work on
>> Wednesday morning.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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