hey i have a 83 camaro with a 305, 700r4 tranny automatic. on the shifter it has 3 wires going to the side of it. anyone know what these wires are? and how i can get around them to put a new shifter in?

 

Should be a nuetral saftey switch. There may be a provision for a light as well?

 

idk, i heard somewhere it may be the lockout for the tranny, and the one wire that lights up the reverse lights when im in reverse..would it hurt the tranny if i just unhooked these and hooked up a switch for the reverse lights?

 

Only 3 wires?

The transmission doesn't care about the shifter wiring in any case.

 

yea, only 3. they hook up to a roundish plastic piece on the side of the shifter..

 

If you unplug it, the car won't start unless you tie the two larger wires together - the starter wiring runs through the neutral safety switch and won't allow the car to start unless you are in Park or Neutral.

 

u sure? i dont wanna mess **** up lol. i have a z-gate b&m shifter i wanna put in and take out that longgg center console.

 

yeah, there are 2 large wires, probably purple and yellow, they are the neutral safty, they have to be together for the car to start. the other wire im unsure of, could be for backup lights. the later model cars have 6? wires on the shifter.

 

yea, u got the purple and yellow right..and i unplugged the connector, there areee 6 wires, 2 big, 4 small. anyone know what the 4 small ones are? and if i can just unplug them?

 

The others are for the reverse lights and a P-N signal for the ECM.

 

One of the 4 will enables the rear hatch switch so you can't pop the rear hatch while driving.

 

Here's wiring diags that should help you:

http://www.austinthirdgen.org/index.php?pid=19

 

lol, this is my first camaro and im still learning. so if i tie the 2 larger wires together, and hook up something for the reverse lights, i can unhook the others, and not worry about them?

 

Doesn't the new shifter have provisions for the wiring? Maybe you bought a used part that is missing something? I'd check with the shifter manufacturer.

If you tie the two large wires together, it will bypass the neutral safety switch for the starting circuit, but then the car can be started in any gear (a safety issue since it could start in drive and run over someone, hit a parked car, etc.)

 

lol nope. and its not missing anything. its not even meant for this transmission lol. its a b&m z-gate shifter..not the megashifter like y'all might have. only paid 30 bucks for it, so im tryin to make it work..looks awesome.

 

• Large purple and yellow wires are the Neutral Safety Switch wires.

• Small blue and green wires are for the reverse lights.

• Small orange and black wires are the torque converter lock-up wires when the engine is idling. This changes the idle RPM. You can leave these disconnected if you want.