1965 300hp with powerglide

[William G.]

on the automatic shifter do the wires on the backup switch asm all go through the dash to the engine compartment
4 wires-- 2 purple wires 1 green and
1 brown or gray and connect

[Jeff S.]

Re: 1965 300hp with powerglide

on the automatic shifter do the wires on the backup switch asm all go through the dash to the engine compartment
4 wires-- 2 purple wires 1 green and
1 brown or gray and connect

Only the 12 Ga. purples go through to the engine bay. The 18 Ga pair stays inside, arcs over the pedal brace and steering column assy, then connects to a two-conductor/90* female connector with an 18 pink & 18 lt. green. Mine ('66) makes this connection kind of near the parking brake shaft.

[John H.]

Re: 1965 300hp with powerglide

on the automatic shifter do the wires on the backup switch asm all go through the dash to the engine compartment
4 wires-- 2 purple wires 1 green and
1 brown or gray and connect

Bill -

See section M35, sheets 5 and 6 in the 1965 Assembly Manual - shows all the routing, taping, connections, etc.

[William G.]

Re: 1965 300hp with powerglide

i guess i will hae to invest in a 1965 assembly manual.
i have been trying to work off a 1967 assembly manual.
thanks for the reply jeff and john
bill

[Jeff S.]

Re: 1965 300hp with powerglide

Bill

I believe there were two NSS's used in '65; a two-wire version for cars w/o the backup light option, and a four-wire version for cars with backup lights. I don't recall the part numbers, but they'd be in the '65 AIM. In '66 + '67, backup lights became standard equipment (not an option) and all switches were four-wire.

I have an NOS '66-'67 switch (#1993411) that is four wire. According to the parts book, this is service replacement for '65-'67. Since your original thread stated backup lights, I would think that the '67 AIM instructions would suffice.

Jeff

[William G.]

Re: 1965 300hp with powerglide

jeff
engine harness i know you use the purple wires
then i have green and a gray wire could be brown i did not
look today.
on the harness (MAIN) i have black green and a black pink
dont know if they go to the green and gray
but i saw a buddy tonight and he said he had a
1965 assembly manual so should be able to get it straighten out
for some reason i cant seem to get it in my head where it goes