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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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Default Bypassing the Park/Neutral Safety switch

Hey guys, my XJ has a no crank condition and i have traced it back to a bad P/N safety switch. I dont want to spend $200 on a new one when all it does is complete the starter circuit in P/N so you cant start it in gear. I was thinking of mounting a toggle switch w/ a 30A fuse in my glove box and wiring it to that. i have looked and cannot find a write up on it. Wondering if any one has any suggestions or has done this on theirs. I am a tech at a chevy dealership, so i am not mechanically incompetent. Thanks for your input!
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 98 XJ-Sport
Hey guys, my XJ has a no crank condition and i have traced it back to a bad P/N safety switch. I dont want to spend $200 on a new one when all it does is complete the starter circuit in P/N so you cant start it in gear. I was thinking of mounting a toggle switch w/ a 30A fuse in my glove box and wiring it to that. i have looked and cannot find a write up on it. Wondering if any one has any suggestions or has done this on theirs. I am a tech at a chevy dealership, so i am not mechanically incompetent. Thanks for your input!
This tells how to Test, Remove, and Rebuild it, and at the bottom how to by-pass it in an emergency. http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoNSSrebuild.htm

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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ol"blue
This tells how to Test, Remove, and Rebuild it, and at the bottom how to by-pass it in an emergency.


No linky...
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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No linky...
Sorry about that. Fixed it. Thanks COS!
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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Anytime buddy!! LOL!!
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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They say memory is the first thing to... uhm, i forget the rest.
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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They say memory is the first thing to... uhm, i forget the rest.
I hear you John. For some the hair is second. Or is that first? I can't remember.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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Thanks blue, ill try that this weekend
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 10:45 AM
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Thanks blue, ill try that this weekend
Hope that fixes your problem. Let us know either way.
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