it may also just need the connectors cleaned good and dielectric grease plastered to the connector before placing back on (keep the corrosion away).
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
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Not true, there's also the VSS. :pOriginally posted by 1990LTD View Post
Anthony, it's a big connector, on the passenger side of the transmission I believe. A bunch of wires coming out of it. The bulbs are fine. It's the neutral safety switch, or the wiring going back to the lights. Tell me if that autodimming mirror that he installed undims when you put it in reverse. If it does, the problem is somewhere from where he tapped into it, back to the lights.Comment
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How can I tell if it dims or not if it only dims at night and I live in a dark area in a still-unregistered car? =_=
It's going to take a bit of fighting with the old man to get the Merc in the garage, but it's something I have to do. Gotta figure out what the hell I'm going to plug the cats with, too. =\1997 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series - Charlene
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Plug cats with mighty putty, or equivelent.
Put finger on sensor on back side of mirror (side that faces the windshield). With key in on position, shift into reverse. If it undims, then the problem is where he spliced in. If it doesn't, it's the neutral safety switch.Comment
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Mirror stays that weird Atlantic Ocean-green tint when it's in park, reverse, neutral or OD. Dunno about D or 1, but yeah... so I guess it's the neutral switch?1997 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series - Charlene
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Originally posted by Midnight Drifter View Post
then replace the neutral safety switch.
rockauto.com has them for $33 or $43 for the motorcraft one.
1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)-Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
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Was the switch on its way out, or does it just need to be tapped with a screwdriver or something...?
By the way, did you break the brake lockout switch or disable it? I find it kind of unsettling that I can just put the car in gear without touching the brakes.1997 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series - Charlene
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Originally posted by Midnight Drifter View Post
that car never had a break lockout switch to begin with it's a 83. newer ones had them. i got that nss from the junkyard out of a aod tranny that has been sitting outside in all the weather so yeah it's probably no good. just get a new one.
1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)-Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
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Jeeze, it's almost as bad as my other friend's '84 AE86 Corolla that you can start without pressing the clutch in.
Well, I'll get a new clutch switch in due time. The primary concern right now is saving up the $600 or so it will cost Paula to insure the car for the year, and the $130 or so it will cost to register the vehicle due to its weight class and wheelbase. It literally cost me TWICE as much to put the '86 Merc on the road at the MVC than it did my '85 Buick Century.
Good thing that NJ got rid of safety inspection. Reverse lights out will equal an "advisory inspection", but it will still get a 2-year sticker on the window.
....ONCE THE EXHAUST LEAK IS FIXED.1997 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series - Charlene
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Yes.Comment
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There isn't a lockout switch. And there wasn't one on your 86. That BS didn't happen until the 90s with the panther.Originally posted by Midnight Drifter View PostComment
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Strange, I remember it not wanting to go into gear unless the brakes were applied in the old Merc. Oh well, maybe it was just me. I only owned that car for maybe 3 months tops, and it was 2 years ago. I know for a FACT the Century wouldn't go into gear without the brakes applied.
My old man is suggesting using 'hydraulic cement' to fix the cats instead of mighty putty/quicksteel since he has plenty of that and buying putty costs money... o.0
Who knows, maybe I'll bite. My friend sealed the rotted floor of her Escort ZX2 with cement, lol.1997 Lincoln Town Car Executive Series - Charlene
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:lol: :lol:Originally posted by Midnight Drifter View Post
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Personally, I find the newfangled brake-shifter interlock on newer cars just a bit annoying. I keep grabbing the gear selector in our Cavalier and wondering why I can't move it, then having to slog my brain into remembering that I've got to put my foot on the brake first.2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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Got my first video of the car.
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You need a front license plate bracket? lolComment
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