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Neutral Safety Switch help 200 1994

I made the mistake of having a coworker move my volvo. He managed to destroy the plastic parts of the shifter which work with the neutral safety switch. I need to bypass the neutral safety switch so I can drive to a shop for repair. I looked under the shifter and got as far as a pie shaped piece of brown plastic with four wires soldered to four separate points. The points were labelled "P", "R", "*" and "50". I was told by another volvo owner that I could jump one of these wires to another to enable the car to start. (Right now I turn the key and all the dummy lights come on, the windows work and the radio works. I am assuming that even though I am in park, the part which allowed the circuit telling the neutral safety switch that I am in park is one which broke, so it does not know I am in park. I am aware of what this switch is for, but need to temporarily bypass it). Can anyone talk me through this, I just want to know which wires to jump. I am rather mechanically impaired. Thanks for any help.








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    Neutral Safety Switch help 200 1994

    Why don't you try removing what's left of the broken shift lock so the shift release button works like it does on a pre-1991 car?

    There's a yellow piece of plastic at the back of the shift lever. If you snap it out of there, the button on top is not interlocked. You can then move the lever as normally, and then your Neutral Safety Switch will work right.

    Make sure the hook on the pie-shaped neutral switch is connected to the pin on the side of the shifter, so that it aligns correctly. There are two screws to allow adjustment of this switch but if you fix the other problem, that adjustment shouldn't be needed.

    Good luck with it!

    And what year is the car? 240 production ended in May of 1993.
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    Neutral Safety Switch help 200 1994

    There are new color codes used in the 1994 240s compared with the 1993's. Connect the blue from the "P" to the blue from the "50" and turn the key.








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      '94 240? 200 1994


      Hmm?? I thought '93 was the last year for 240s.

      Is this for real or is someone having some fun at the expense of those with more limited knowledge?
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