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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 07:03 AM
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did a th400 conversion in a 1995 trans am im building.all the wires that came off the stock shifter in the center counsol.what should i do with them as far as just leaving them unplugged and zip tying them out of my way.does anything need to be spliced together for the neutral and park safety switch?thanks
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 02:54 PM
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You need to connect those wires to the switch in the new shifter. Or it will start in gear.

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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 09:35 AM
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or you can splice them together and not try to start the car in gear. Im the only one who even sits in my drivers seat and ive never tried it
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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splice witch ones together? cuz yor right the car will not even try to start right now because there is no signal stating the car is in park or neutral.sure i could play the guessing game but with electronics i have a habit of burnin **** up.old school here and will rebuild a whole house or car but never want to wire it,i call my buddy even if i need a new radio but will build my own engines.thanks
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Find which terminals on the stock shifter breaks / makes continuity when in P / Gear and those are the wires you need to splice.

Or just look at a wiring schematic.

In short, call your buddy... lol
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by gregrob
Find which terminals on the stock shifter breaks / makes continuity when in P / Gear and those are the wires you need to splice.

Or just look at a wiring schematic.

In short, call your buddy... lol
like i said ,tried to see if anyone knew off hand what to do,i know i can get a test light out or find a schematic.normally if i cannot answer something without making a smart *** coment i do not post.i do not like burning **** up and would rather ask.
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thanks big al for the input.up and running.
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