starting in netrual

[tbirdjerry]

my question is my 62 coupe starts in park but not in netrual
is it a matter of moving the netrual safety swicth around
or is there something else

[RobertZpianoman]

IF YOU HAVE A LIMBER BACK , OR FIRST TAKE OUT THE SEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE THEN SIMPLY REMOVE THAT STEERING NUT AT TOP OF STEERING COLUMB AND PULL STEERING WHEEL ... HARD OR USE AN INEXPENSIVE PULLER (SERVICE MANUAL WOULD SHOW ALL OF LOCATION FOR YOUR YEAR ..GET ONE ON INTERNET!!, )..TO YOU MAKING SURE LATER THAT YOU HAVE IT BACK ON THE INDENT MARK IN CENTER ALIGNMENT MARK ON STEERING SHAFT CENTER MARK.....THEN ACCESS ON TOP OF METAL STEERING COLUMB BY THAT" BRAKE PEDAL" THE SHIFTER SWITCH FACES UP REMEMBERING WIRING IS LIVE AT START FROM KEY..AT START VEND POSITION..LOOSEN THE T W O EACH , 11/32 HEX SCREWS AND REPLACE SWITCH OR SIMPLY MOVE IT V E R Y SLIGHTLY TO SEE ANY DIFFERENCE OF COURSE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON INCASE ENGINE FIRES UP YOU WANT TO BESURE YOU HAVE THAT COIL WIRE BOOT PULLED OFF COIL FIRST. AT LEAST MY 58 BIRD WAS SOLVED THIS WAY.SOUND LIKE REPLACEING IT IS YOUR CURE BUT EASY UPSIDE DOWN WORK CAN CRAMP YOUR BACK AS MR. RAY BIRD WELL IN COOKEVILLE TENN. WAS STUCK UNDER HIS DASH AS HIS BACK LOCKED UP WHILE UNDER DASH..LUCKY FOR HIM EVENT WAS 3 HOURS ALONE IN HIS GARAGE AND NO CELL PHONE ON HIM TO REACH FOR ..HIS WIFE PULLED HIM OUT TO GARAGE FLOOR LEVEL AND HE IS OK NOW..I LIKE NEWER DESIGNS OF SELECTOR SWITCHES ON ACTUAL TRANSMISSIONS ON NEWER YEAR AMERICAN AND FORIGN CARS..WHAt was for doing to the poor installers at the factory way back when..