450FM neutral and reverse lights both on

[jeepwm69 5,560]

Still working on my buddies 450.

 

Got a hot battery hooked up and hooked up the new meter.

 

When I turn the key on both the neutral and reverse lights are lit up.

 

If I shift to first gear both of the lights go out. If I shift back to neutral they both come on, but sometimes they are dim and if I push down on the shifter while in neutral they get brighter when the shift drum bottoms against the reverse stop lever.

 

Sometimes even a neutral neither light is on, but if I shift down and hit that reverse stop they both light up as if that is acting as a ground

 

When I get to my desktop tomorrow I intend to look up troubleshooting on the gear position switch in the factory service manual. That said, anyone else have any ideas as to what would cause this?

 

@retro @Melatv

 

[shadetree 4,760]

1 hour ago, jeepwm69 said:

Still working on my buddies 450.

 

Got a hot battery hooked up and hooked up the new meter.

 

When I turn the key on both the neutral and reverse lights are lit up.

 

If I shift to first gear both of the lights go out. If I shift back to neutral they both come on, but sometimes they are dim and if I push down on the shifter while in neutral they get brighter when the shift drum bottoms against the reverse stop lever.

 

Sometimes even a neutral neither light is on, but if I shift down and hit that reverse stop they both light up as if that is acting as a ground

 

When I get to my desktop tomorrow I intend to look up troubleshooting on the gear position switch in the factory service manual. That said, anyone else have any ideas as to what would cause this?

 

@retro @Melatv

 

gear position switch is bad is my guess.

[retro 3,459]

Sounds like a gear position switch to me too. They are easy to test. 🙂