Reverse light options

[SquareRoot]

Does lokar make a speed manual shifter?

Why you asking hard questions? Lol. Actually I don't know if they even make manual shifters. I may have spoken to soon. On the other hand, I assumed all manual trans had swithches built-in? I guess I've gotten old and have forgotten how ancient this period correct stuff has become. In that case, an LS and NV4500 is in order.

 

[83Stepper]

Why you asking hard questions? Lol. Actually I don't know if they even make manual shifters. I may have spoken to soon. On the other hand, I assumed all manual trans had swithches built-in? I guess I've gotten old and have forgotten how ancient this period correct stuff has become. In that case, an LS and NV4500 is in order.

Yeah the LS option is a few years down the road. Have a kid who's going to be looking at colleges this year and they're going into the medical field. So...... lol
But the truck was originally a 250 I6 with a 3 on the tree so the reverse light switch is at the base of the steering column. So I'll need to customize the backup light function. Have some decent weather coming in tomorrow and hoping to get the new switch mocked up and fitted.

 

[Scruffy49]

If you already cut the floor, I’d swap to a 4spd and call it a day…

 

[Dejure]

Rick, I'm not following on how the push-pull switch would not activate in both park and reverse, UNLESS it was mounted 90 degrees to the shifter so the shift arm only activated it while in reverse.

Initially, because of space constraints, my mind went to the switch being on the park end, rather than on the side, for a push-pull, because they do take up more room than a microswitch. Thus the conclusion it would activate in both park and reverse.

A person could get around the "on in park and reverse" by using two switches. The second would be a normally closed switch and would open when you went to park the position [circuit]. The reverse would be a normally-open switch and would be closed in both park and reverse.

More of a pain to deal with (two switches), but still pretty simple, electrically speaking.

 

[Ricko1966]

Rick, I'm not following on how the push-pull switch would not activate in both park and reverse, UNLESS it was mounted 90 degrees to the shifter so the shift arm only activated it while in reverse.

Initially, because of space constraints, my mind went to the switch being on the park end, rather than on the side, for a push-pull, because they do take up more room than a microswitch. Thus the conclusion it would activate in both park and reverse.

A person could get around the "on in park and reverse" by using two switches. The second would be a normally closed switch and would open when you went to park the position [circuit]. The reverse would be a normally-open switch and would be closed in both park and reverse.

More of a pain to deal with (two switches), but still pretty simple, electrically speaking.

The switch I pictured in post 14 is only on when there is tension pulling on the spring. So you mount it where ever, but close to the transmission you put a pull wire on the spring, attached to the reverse shift lever. Now adjust your pull wire length so the switch is pulled on only when the reverse shift lever is in reverse position.When you move to neutral,1st,2nd,3rd,anywhere but reverse there would be no tension on your pull wire. And why are we talking about a park position on a 3 speed manual transmission?