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Old 01-23-2014, 12:13 PM   #12
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It turns out it was the neutral safety switch! I pulled it out and opened it up (its fastened together with rivets, not exactly meant to be serviceable). It was full of nasty oil and water. I cleaned it out, took a small file to the contacts to make sure they were flat again, stretched the springs out so the contacts fit in place better, resealed the unit and closed her up. I had to drill and tap holes for fasteners to replace the rivets.

But overall, it was about 3 hours work start to finish and it saved me the $200 part plus install at a shop!

Thanks for your help!
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