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Topic: back up lights
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mcevoy67
Journeyman Posts: 3
From: Clagary Alberta Canada
Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-31-2006 12:40 PM
 
can any one tell where the backup light switch is on a 67 with auto. Also how hard is it to replace
thanks
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SkinnyMan
Gearhead Posts: 916
From: Tupelo, MS - USA (CA temporarily)
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 05-31-2006 12:50 PM
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Originally posted by mcevoy67:
can any one tell where the backup light switch is on a 67 with auto. Also how hard is it to replace
thanks
Let me be the first to welcome you to M&M. Excellent site with lots of good input - just stay away from the political stuff unless you really want to make a career of defending your views. We all have our opinions, it's just that everybody but me is wrong  Switch for reverse, I believe should be in the shifter mechanism inside the car. May be wrong but if so, someone else will correct. If you haven't noticed, there are members from around the world on this site. Good to have another "international" writer. ------------------
SkinnyMan
Tupelo, MS Thank you, Thank you very much!
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Scott H
Gearhead Posts: 1480
From: Chicago area
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 05-31-2006 12:54 PM
Welcome to MustangsAndMore!The backup light switch is incorporated into the neutral safety switch, and it is mounted on the side of the transmission. Later cars, 69-73 it would typically be on the shift lever inside the car.
For stick-shift cars it is mounted on the shift linkage on the side of the trans under the car. If you can safely raise the car enough to crawl under there it will be a relatively simple project to do. It is mounted with two small (3/8" head) bolts and the mounting holes are slotted for adjustment. You need to start with the shift linkage in good operating condition (no slop) and properly adjusted. Sometimes the lights not working is because the wrong bulbs have been installed. It requires a 1142 bulb, not 1157 as many people have tried. To by-pass the switch and see if the rest of the circuit is working properly (bulbs, wiring, sockets) you can unplug the switch at the firewall and put a jumper wire across the two wires that are black with red stripe. Then turn the key on, and the back-up lights should turn on. If they don't, the switch isn't the problem, or at least it isn't the ONLY problem. [This message has been edited by Scott H (edited 05-31-2006).]
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mcevoy67
Journeyman Posts: 3
From: Clagary Alberta Canada
Registered: May 2006
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posted 06-04-2006 05:04 PM
thanks guys
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rmousir
Gearhead Posts: 1124
From: Amelia, Ohio
Registered: May 2003
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posted 06-04-2006 09:11 PM
hey mcevoy67
How are things up there? I grew up in Alberta. Mostly in Edmonton. You been watching the Oilers?????
Richard.
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GTRocks
Gearhead Posts: 4800
From: Lusby, MD
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-04-2006 10:32 PM
I'm thinkin' Scott's done this one before! 
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Scott H
Gearhead Posts: 1480
From: Chicago area
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 06-05-2006 12:14 AM
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Originally posted by GTRocks:
I'm thinkin' Scott's done this one before!
15 years in classic mustang restoration business and you see a lot of the same problems over and over 
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