| Re: 86 vette switching an auto trans to a manual transmission |
Subject: Re: 86 vette switching an auto trans to a manual transmission by rayquayle on 2009/7/27 4:45:01 Joe, In your picture of the trans. the single spade lug connector just to the right of the OD fill plug is the connector that engages the OD. The three switches connected to the forward shifter lugs are the gear switches that would only allow OD in 2nd, 3rd and 4th gears. I wouldn't even bother with these and connect the spade lug connector directly to a relay as OZ suggested. The rear switch connected to the rear shifter lug is the reverse switch. The neutral start switch is also optional. I bypassed mine years ago so I didn't have to get in the car and press the clutch pedal if I wanted to start the car during maintenance. If you decide to use it, it's simple as you've discovered. In order for the starter to engage, the purple wire has to connect to the dark green/white as you found when jumping them. The clutch safety switch should have two connectors that these two wires connect to. You should verify that the clutch safety switch closes when the clutch pedal is fully depressed and is open at all other times. Use an Ohm meter for this (DMM switched to Ohms). If you connect the purple and dark green/white wires to this switch and it closes when the clutch pedal is fully depressed, the starter should engage. |
