the shift linkage is on the front of the transmission, and the safety switch is on the back. theres a repair manual for download in the sticky'd section.

 

Hey Rusty -
Thanks for that info, I do appreciate.

Not to sound completely naive, but where is the Sticky section? I'm brand new to this forum.

Cheers!
Zack

 

Good morning everybody.

Well I went to try to locate the neutral safety switch yesterday when I got home, but to be completely honest, I am lost. I have done some stuff on cars before, but I'm by no means a mechanic or consider myself an expert.

For the life of me, I was not able to locate the switch or at least what I thought appeared to be the switch based on pictures I had seen. I was under the impression that it was in a location in the engine that was relatively easy to locate and access, but I had no luck yesterday.

Can anyone please give me a little bit more information about where exactly its located and how I can find it? Also, any pictures would be great. Do I have to remove anything (battery, covers, etc) to access it? What part of it is exposed and how can I tell? Its one thing to see it and identify it through a picture on the web, but its another to actually find it on the vehicle itself.

Thanks again, I really do appreciate the help!

Zack

 

link to NSS help

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245436&highlight=NSS

This link worked for me

 

Hmmm, now there is a different problem

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245436&highlight=NSS

This link worked for me

Alright, I went out this morning to try to at least move the car to somewhere I could work on it, and when I went to turn it on, it seemed like it at least tried to start this time, but there was a different problem...When I turned the key I heard a lot of clicking -- fast paced clicking sounding like the rat-a-tat-tat of machine gun or something.

What is going on now? Any help would be very much appreciated.

Cheers,
zack

 

"When I turned the key I heard a lot of clicking -- fast paced clicking sounding like the rat-a-tat-tat of machine gun or something."

That sound indicates a weak battery or poor/corroded connections at the battery terminal or the starter itself. If it is corrosion, it usually is right at the battery terminals. Try removing the battery terminals and cleaning the battery posts and the cable ends. You can get a tool for doing this at any auto parts store for a few dollars.

Mike

 

Hi -

Yeah, that was pretty much it. It was pretty badly corroded so I went and bought a new one. I put it in and it started right up, but when I went out to use it again, it clicked twice before it started back up.

I guess I'm going to see what happens over the next few days. I know the cold has somethign to do with the battery, and I'm in Chicago, so we'll see how it handles that. I'm sure there are still issues with the NSS and/or starter, so i guess i have to wait for them to reveal themselves before I can do anything about it.

 

"Yeah, that was pretty much it. It was pretty badly corroded so I went and bought a new one."

Do you mean you went out and bought a new battery or new terminal ends? If you bought a new battery make sure you also clean the terminal ends, or you will be right back where you started.

Mike