neutral safety switch 1989 iroc z28
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Car: 1989 Iroc-z camaro
Engine: 305ci HO
Transmission: manual 5speed
Axle/Gears: Borg Warner w/ 3.08 gears
Re: neutral safety switch 1989 iroc z28
is you car a manual or an automatic because there a neutral saftey switches for both?
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Car: 1989 Iroc-z camaro
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Re: neutral safety switch 1989 iroc z28
in an automatic the neutral saftey switch is bolted to the gear select under the center console. If your car is a stick and won't start at all it could be the clutch start switch or the starter.
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Car: 88 iroc-z/28
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Axle/Gears: 4.71
Re: neutral safety switch 1989 iroc z28
might have a wiring issue somehow. you can put the big yellow and the big purple together to bypass it, but i dont recommend it. you car will start in any gear. hit something, run somebody over. im sure you know this. fix a jumper and see if it will turn over so you know you dont have other stuff going on.
good luck.
good luck.
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Car: 1992 RS
Engine: Carbed 350
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42 posi
Re: neutral safety switch 1989 iroc z28
1) What was wrong that led you to think you needed a new NSS?
2) Could it not be a VATS issue? Have you tried bypassing the VATS?
3) What about the Starter Enable Relay, did you check it?
4) What about the Ignition Switch (not the key cylinder, but the actual switch) - did you check it?
I guess what I'm getting at, is that your cat may not start for many reasons, and I want to know why/how you narrowed it down to the NSS and not any of the other possibilities.
2) Could it not be a VATS issue? Have you tried bypassing the VATS?
3) What about the Starter Enable Relay, did you check it?
4) What about the Ignition Switch (not the key cylinder, but the actual switch) - did you check it?
I guess what I'm getting at, is that your cat may not start for many reasons, and I want to know why/how you narrowed it down to the NSS and not any of the other possibilities.
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Car: 91 Firebird,00 c2500,75 Vette
Engine: 3.1 but 350 soon, 350, 350
Transmission: T56 soon
Axle/Gears: stock 3.42 Posi to come
Re: neutral safety switch 1989 iroc z28
1) What was wrong that led you to think you needed a new NSS?
2) Could it not be a VATS issue? Have you tried bypassing the VATS?
3) What about the Starter Enable Relay, did you check it?
4) What about the Ignition Switch (not the key cylinder, but the actual switch) - did you check it?
I guess what I'm getting at, is that your cat may not start for many reasons, and I want to know why/how you narrowed it down to the NSS and not any of the other possibilities.
2) Could it not be a VATS issue? Have you tried bypassing the VATS?
3) What about the Starter Enable Relay, did you check it?
4) What about the Ignition Switch (not the key cylinder, but the actual switch) - did you check it?
I guess what I'm getting at, is that your cat may not start for many reasons, and I want to know why/how you narrowed it down to the NSS and not any of the other possibilities.
Read this closely as I have never seen Camaronewbie give bad advice. I am always two steps behind him but he is always right. When I got my car a previous owner had swapped out the NSS and I found the one they put in to be bad. Luckily they left the original on the passenger seat and I put it back in. My problem(since dealt with) was the VATS and the NSS was changed as a misleading diagnosis.
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Car: 1992 RS
Engine: Carbed 350
Transmission: 700R4
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Re: neutral safety switch 1989 iroc z28
Wait just a minute there bud .... I am very often wrong, but I learn best from my mistakes!
For the OP - here's a nice troubleshooting guide to the starting system: http://www.austinthirdgen.org/index.php?pid=38
For the OP - here's a nice troubleshooting guide to the starting system: http://www.austinthirdgen.org/index.php?pid=38
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Engine: 87 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4 B&M Shifter
Axle/Gears: 3.73(?)/non working Posi
Re: neutral safety switch 1989 iroc z28
might have a wiring issue somehow. you can put the big yellow and the big purple together to bypass it, but i dont recommend it. you car will start in any gear. hit something, run somebody over. im sure you know this. fix a jumper and see if it will turn over so you know you dont have other stuff going on.
good luck.
good luck.
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Re: neutral safety switch 1989 iroc z28
Is there a VATS on this?
No.
VATS (Vehicle Anti Theft System) was introduced by GM on the 1986 Corvette because the Corvette had become the number
one target of car thieves. Corvette thefts dropped so impressively after VATS was implemented that GM expanded the system
in 1988 to the Camaro, Firebird, and Cadillac Seville. Before long, VATS was standard equipment on all Cadillac vehicles and
on many other Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, and Oldsmobile vehicles. As the system was added to more vehicles, GM began
using the terms “PASSkey-1” and “PASSkey-2” as more descriptive names for the system. From the locksmith’s point of view,
there is no functional difference between VATS and PASSkey-1 or PASSkey-2, and most technicians still refer to the system
simply as VATS.
No.
VATS (Vehicle Anti Theft System) was introduced by GM on the 1986 Corvette because the Corvette had become the number
one target of car thieves. Corvette thefts dropped so impressively after VATS was implemented that GM expanded the system
in 1988 to the Camaro, Firebird, and Cadillac Seville. Before long, VATS was standard equipment on all Cadillac vehicles and
on many other Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, and Oldsmobile vehicles. As the system was added to more vehicles, GM began
using the terms “PASSkey-1” and “PASSkey-2” as more descriptive names for the system. From the locksmith’s point of view,
there is no functional difference between VATS and PASSkey-1 or PASSkey-2, and most technicians still refer to the system
simply as VATS.
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Re: neutral safety switch 1989 iroc z28
Is there a VATS on this?
No.
VATS (Vehicle Anti Theft System) was introduced by GM on the 1986 Corvette because the Corvette had become the number
one target of car thieves. Corvette thefts dropped so impressively after VATS was implemented that GM expanded the system
in 1988 to the Camaro, Firebird, and Cadillac Seville. Before long, VATS was standard equipment on all Cadillac vehicles and
on many other Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, and Oldsmobile vehicles. As the system was added to more vehicles, GM began
using the terms “PASSkey-1” and “PASSkey-2” as more descriptive names for the system. From the locksmith’s point of view,
there is no functional difference between VATS and PASSkey-1 or PASSkey-2, and most technicians still refer to the system
simply as VATS.
No.
VATS (Vehicle Anti Theft System) was introduced by GM on the 1986 Corvette because the Corvette had become the number
one target of car thieves. Corvette thefts dropped so impressively after VATS was implemented that GM expanded the system
in 1988 to the Camaro, Firebird, and Cadillac Seville. Before long, VATS was standard equipment on all Cadillac vehicles and
on many other Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, and Oldsmobile vehicles. As the system was added to more vehicles, GM began
using the terms “PASSkey-1” and “PASSkey-2” as more descriptive names for the system. From the locksmith’s point of view,
there is no functional difference between VATS and PASSkey-1 or PASSkey-2, and most technicians still refer to the system
simply as VATS.
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