Quick reverse light question.

[mauibarber]

Hey guys I have a quick reverse light question.  My reverse lights come on when the car is put in reverse and in drive but they will turn off in park.  Before I start ripping switches and wires apart I wanted to see what you thought the problem might be.

Is it something as simple as switching the two wires in the firewall plug or a switch problem or ?...

Thanks,
Alex

[Ghoste]

A sticking swith or misaligned?  Your car is a 69 right?

[mauibarber]

yes, its a 69.
You think its a sticking switch?  Should I take it out and wd-40 it?

[Ghoste]

I'm grasping at straws really.  Everything is properly adjusted under there for trans linkage?  Does it do it in neutral?

[y3chargerrt]

Mine did the samething because the transmission was a 67 in a 69 car. I had to pull the value body and install the correct rooster comb.

[mauibarber]

Can I get the rooster comb from Year One or do you suggest somewhere else.  How difficult is it to pull the value body?
-Alex

[John_Kunkel]

Besides Park and Drive do the lights also stay on in 2 and 1? If the valve body has the wrong roostercomb it should turn the lights on in 2 and 1 also, a broken plastic shoe on the correct roostercomb will cause the same problem.

To convert a '68 or earlier valve body to use the 3-prong BU light switch you need the roostercomb from a '69 or '70 only; the '71 and later won't work. In the pic below the one on the left is the '69-70.

[mauibarber]

Went out and checked again.  To be clear, the reverse lights turn OFF in Park and in Neutral.  They come ON in all other gears.

Does this still sound like a rooster comb issue? and if so where do I order one from?  I checked Year one and cant seem to find it.

Would it be easier to change the Neutral Safety Switch instead?  I'm sorry, I don't know much about rooster combs and valve bodies.
-Alex

[Charger-Bodie]

how many prongs are on youre switch?

[mauibarber]

How many should be on a 69 charger?

[Charger-Bodie]

How many should be on a 69 charger?

there should be 3 pins but it sounds like you may have a 68 i stud style?

[John_Kunkel]

I would remove the NSS (have a bucket to catch the fluid) and take a look in the hole. If all you see is a metal contact in the center of the hole with the shifter in N and P, you have the incorrect roostercomb. If you can see the remnants of the plastic shoe (shown in the pics I posted) you just need to replace the damaged part.

You won't find this part in the aftermarket, you'll have to find either a new or used factory part.

[mauibarber]

I would remove the NSS (have a bucket to catch the fluid) and take a look in the hole. If all you see is a metal contact in the center of the hole with the shifter in N and P, you have the incorrect roostercomb. If you can see the remnants of the plastic shoe (shown in the pics I posted) you just need to replace the damaged part.

You won't find this part in the aftermarket, you'll have to find either a new or used factory part.

I'm having a difficult time tracking down this part.  Can you tell me what to search for?  typing in roostercomb does nothing on ebay or google.  I will have my car on a lift next week and will get a good look at the NSS and the inside of the trans.  I am thinking that its a broken plastic shoe, but searching charger shoe produces nothing.  Does it and the "rooster comb" have a proper part name?  Anybody know where I can get just the plastic shoe?

Also, can you tell me what I will see if I have the correct roostercomb? (after I remove the NSS)  Will I see no metal contacts?
-alex

[41husk]

I was having the same problem with my 73, but the NSS was not working at all.  I had to jump it across the starter relay to get it started.  After I changed the NSS the reverse light stoped comming on in drive.

[y3chargerrt]

I bought an NOS rooster comb from Brad/s NOS in maybe 1999.

[John_Kunkel]

The part number for the '69-'70 lever is 2801783; the correct name is "Lever, manual with insulator".

If you wind up needing one, try a NOS vendor or you might try tflite_patty on e-bay.