I occasionally had to jiggle the shifter a bit to get it to start (crank). Now it is stuck in the driveway (luckily)

Anyone have any troubleshooting info and/or replacement on the "neutral safety switch"? Thanks!

1991 Montero

My manual says this is located on the side of the tranny but an internet search says its located on the driver side of the shifter. Any advice?

It is under the shifter cover . There is a write up somewhere on here. Take the cover off where your shifter is- There is in the driver side of the shifter a little slide type switch. It gets gunked up over time. A couple screws and it cafefully comes out. I had cleaned mine several years ago with Q-tips and Alcohol - Then put it back. Good as new. It you move shifter back and forth it should make contact again to start truck. I think it is more of a Park/Neutral safety switch.

Awesome, I will check it out this evening after work. I had to ride the XR500 to work this morning. Brrr.

I was lazy, I just wired around mine. That means it will crank in gear, which is of course less dangerous, but I always crank it with a foot on the brake anyway, so I'm safish, and a barbarian...

I was wondering if that little thingy under the shift cover with the wires coming out of it was it...and considered weather i could jumper it but i am sort of anal about things like that because i know from experience - it will come back and bite me in the arse someday. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> Thanks for the help guys. Let you know if it works!

UPDATE:

I found said switch and cleaned it. With ign on, I can move the switch and hear "clicking" from the tranny. I think that there must be another switch somewhere because it still won't start. The manual says there is another one bolted in to the side of the tranny. Anyone know about this one??

Nothing on the transmission. Perhaps your starter and high tension wires need to be addressed.

Starter solenoid is bad...

Diagnosis. Whack starter, then attempt to start.

Ok Eddy, I need your advice on this. I have proved that no voltage is getting to the starter solenoid wire and in the process proved the starter works by shorting the solenoid to the big power wire. It cranked and scared the hell out of me. So the starter works.

I would like to drive to work tomorrow so can you tell me how to jumper past the the neutral safety switch? There are four wires - two red/blu and two blk/yel. I don't have a wiring diagram but if anyone does, it would be appreciated. Haynes is missing the starter diagram from the manual. thanks guys!!

btw, i dont know why the pic does not show up, tried 3 times. i will try a link....
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