bypassed neutral safety switch

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Asked by johnyappleseed May 04, 2014 at 07:07 PM about the 1984 Ford Bronco II

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My truck wouldnt start turns out I broke wires going to my neutral safety switch.old
switch really brittle wires. So I stripped the wire ends and started to touch them
together till it would start. Worked starts in all gears now obviously dangerouse. My
question is will this harm anything electricle on the truck till my new switch arrives
thanks

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You'll be fine - just be careful and set the Parking Brake. You should always set the parking brake anyway.

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