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On 12 Dec 98, at 0:06, HenryVW wrote: > Before I buy another auto tranny I want to make sure that I have to. > > When driving the car, it used to shift into 3rd at high RPMs. It also would > start in any gear and if it was turned off while in gear and then started > back up , it would jerk voilently. This would indicate that someone has bypassed your neutral safety switch. It is located on the "hump" just to the right of the shift lever. Half of it is that white nylon block and the other half moves with the shift lever. 69-71 ATs should start only in N, 72-3s in P or N. Chances are that when you get your cover plate (careful when you try to remove this, you are very likely to break something) and carpet out of the way, you will find that the two large red wires have been connected to each other instead of passing through the switch. This is a potentially dangerous setup and the kind of fix one should use only in desperation. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe