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Engine dies when car put into gear 200 1979

posted by  Andrew in AL on  Mon Dec 26 20:31 CST 2016
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This may or may not relate, but maybe the info will help.

Pretty sure there is a 'neutral safety switch' as part of the shift mechanism.
Beyond that consider that older 240s have harness issues.

My '92 245 will often die or stumble when moving from park to drive or the reverse (but not always), so I am pretty sure there is a problem there when it goes through neutral.

I had the switch replaced a while back; can't recall now if it really helped that much... but regardless, I still have the issue. That and an extremely low idle. Both I am fairly certain is related to a short somewhere.

I have an excellent tech that can track things down like this... just have to break loose of the car for a week, and that can be difficult.

Keep us posted on any progress. I wish you well.
--
"Do you think that's air you're breathing now'? (The Matrix 1999) '94 940T (463K+), 92 245 (300K+), 90 740 (148k)






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