904 starting in gear

Minty · Post by **Minty** » Mon Dec 02, 13 7:28 pm

Thought i would try and start the car today after engine and gearbox upgrade,turn the key and nothing,silence is not golden
checked starter relay all wire connected,starter connected,handbrake on turned the key while moving gear shift lever from park,got to reverse and starter started to turn over,thats not suppose to happen.
Could this be neutral safety switch,recheck wiring,all good
Questions
Could the nss plug be back to front,i have not connected lokar kick down cable at carb end yet,could this cause this
any suggestions would be appreciated
Terry

shovelheadrob · Post by **shovelheadrob** » Mon Dec 02, 13 7:51 pm

Kickdown will have nothing to do with it, Is the NSS on the transmission or the shifter? Been a long time since I looked at an Aussie motor, either way it sounds like the adjustment is wrong, if it is on the trannie then get underneath & disconnect the linkage, then by hand engage it in park & try the starter. Same again for neutral, if that's OK then with it in neutral put the shifter into neutral & adjust the rod/cable until it all goes together nicely. Then to be sure move the shifter through all the positions & check that the linkage is adjusted correctly, if it is tight in Park or 1 then you may have to get creative with the shift lever on the transmission, although this will normally only be a problem with some aftermarket shifters due to slightly different leverage ratios (hope this makes sense)

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Mon Dec 02, 13 8:32 pm

Terry if its a three pin type nss switch then the centre pin is the nss the outside two are for the reverse lights but Im sure Dunc will be along soon

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Mon Dec 02, 13 9:22 pm

sounds like adjustment

when you shifted into ‘reverse’, did the car move??

suspect that when you shift into what you believe is reverse, the trans is actually going into neutral, hence the NSS is closing the circuit and the starter is energised, i.e.; the shifter/trans is one position out

check the trans shift linkage adjustment, with the shift lever in Park, the trans control lever should be all the way to the rear

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Tue Dec 03, 13 7:00 am

Charger wrote:sounds like adjustment

when you shifted into ‘reverse’, did the car move??

suspect that when you shift into what you believe is reverse, the trans is actually going into neutral, hence the NSS is closing the circuit and the starter is energised, i.e.; the shifter/trans is one position out

check the trans shift linkage adjustment, with the shift lever in Park, the trans control lever should be all the way to the rear

I agree with this.
The NSS on out cars have no adjustment like on a C4 or C6 so I would disconnect the gear lever from the trans and manually push the trans lever all the way forward the then rock the car back and forth till you lock it in park and then re-adjust the gear linkage to line up with the gearbox gear selector.

Minty · Post by **Minty** » Tue Dec 03, 13 5:14 pm

Thanks guys for your input,nss is 3 pin on transmisson.when the engine cranked the car did not move so if could well have been in neutral,makes perfect sense,up on the ramps at the weekend ,will let you know what i find

Terry

Minty · Post by **Minty** » Sat Dec 07, 13 5:44 pm

Update Car is now running .It was linkage adjustment,thanks to you all for pointing me in the right direction