reverse light switch, 4spd. to 5 spd.

[FrankenScamp]

is there an adjustment that can be made or a different switch to buy?

I'm new to this car so be easy on me

[Zs-ondabrain]

Operates the same, uses the same two wires on the right side of the tranny.

Are you having trouble?

[esprist]

is there an adjustment that can be made or a different switch to buy?

I'm new to this car so be easy on me

They are the same thing. Now location of the threded hole on the bell housing for the switch is different depending on which 4 speed or 5 speed trans come from. :classic:

[FrankenScamp]

Are you having trouble?

Well, my reverse light come on in 4th gear. I read another post about this but it ended saying to adjust it or replace it. They didn't mention how the adjustment was made, figure it just screws straight in. Any help would b great.... Thanks

[Zs-ondabrain]

dumb question, and I'm full of them this week, but are ya sure you got the right hole?

Like I said, it's a dumb question but I gotta ask. You're right, they typically screw right in. I was unaware of an adjustability.

that's weird,

Dave

[FrankenScamp]

I wasn't real clear about my issues in the first place, so no dumb ?'s. I've obtained a replacement switch but have yet to get the car up on jack stands to replace it. I was just making sure there wasnt some magic adjustment that I needed to make instead of just swapin old for new.

Thanks for the speedy response!.... I'll let u know what I find.

[tlorber]

As Dave alluded to above, when I installed my 5 speed, I noticed a second hole, farther back than the one on the 4 speed. I just put the switch in the same hole location as that from the 4 speed (forward hole) and haven't had any problems. I'm not sure what the second hole is for.

[Zs-ondabrain]

Mine was a dumb question, not yours. That's why I said "I'm full of them this week"

Let us know

[FrankenScamp]

All good. I knew what u were saying. Again, I wasn't real clear on my situation at first anyway. Cheers

[sblake01]

The later five speeds have switches that operate the spark timing control in 4th and 5th gear. If you hook the reverse light leads up to one of those, that would cause the reverse lights to come on in the corresponding gear.

[Zs-ondabrain]

See? I knew it was something weird like that. Thanks for the insite.

Dave

[tlorber]

The later five speeds have switches that operate the spark timing control in 4th and 5th gear.

So, just out of curiousity, what did that do? Was it to retard timing in the higher gears?