How do you bypass the neutral safety switch in a 240 with A/T?
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How do you bypass the neutral safety switch in a 240 with A/T?
Hello, I am working on a 88 or 89 240 wagon that wont turn over at all. I replaced the starter and nothing changed. My best assumption is the neutral safety switch is bad, but I don't have the time/resources/parts available to replace it at this time. I have found a few post about bypassing this switch which will allow the car to start. Can anyone provide me with some good instructions on where I locate the wires to jump? is it at the starter or the switch itself? Colors and/or pictures would be greatly beneficial if available! If not, a good description will help me get started and I should be able to figure out the rest. Thanks.
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The location of the switch is under the cover of the shift stick. Once you remove that, look to the right of the shifter. There are a couple of screws to undo, then you must wrestle the switch out. The switch is kind of triangular looking, and has a white pointer sticking out of it. When mine was bad, I bent back all the Metal tabs to try and clean it, but I ended up breaking mine. So, I used the white pointer, lined it up to the contacts as though it were in park, and my car could start.
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Haha... When mine was broken, I had to line the pointer up just right while holding the key to start. It was somewhat tedious! A button is upscale compared to what I had haha. Anywho I fixed it. Got a switch off of FCPEuro.
Volvo Neutral Safety Switch (240 260) - KAE 9130035 | FCP Euro
Volvo Neutral Safety Switch (240 260) - KAE 9130035 | FCP Euro
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