ialex2005i

So this is my rod. Is this how your rod looks also?


My problem is that the reverse lights are ALWAYS on. I can move the switch with the rod disconnected and the lights go off. When shifted from reverse to neutral or vice versa, it is not throwing the switch. I thought maybe my 4 speed linkage needed adjustment. So what I did was disconnect the reverse rod from the transmission and manually moved the transmission into reverse with the rod disconnected. It did not throw the switch. So that tells me that my transmission linkage should be fine right? SO WHAT IS WRONG?! I'm really hoping my rod is messed up or something. I'm getting desperate!

Help.

DZRick

This is from a '68, I would think they would be the same for all 4spd's but I'm not sure.

It looks as though the bend isn't in the same spot and the length might be different?

ialex2005i

Thank you for the awesome picture.... But WTF?! Mine is almost 5 inches long! Yours is 3 inches, I'm not sure it'll even fit!, but I guess it has to. I hope that this is the issue, I really do, because it's such a simple fix. I'm going to try and find that rod you have online and do some research.

Any tips/suggestions from others is MUCH appreciated!

---My car is a '72

ialex2005i

Errrr... http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1968-1974.html

It looks just like mine! Some clarification please?! Why is DZRick's different?

0Willcox Corvette

The rod you have on the car is a mid year rod.. not a c3. 68-82 rod is shown below!



Willcox

ialex2005i

That is definitely different than mine.. I will try it.. Thank you.. Now, what else can I add to my cart from you guys....

DZRick

I'll try to get my car up in the air tomorrow and check my spare to the one on the car.
I saw the one at ecklers and saw that that was like yours but...

ialex2005i

I really appreciate your help. The one on Ecklers is exactly the same as mine. It states it's for a 68-74. But then again the one on Wilcox is different and it states 68-81. Might as well try the different one, soooo I ordered it from Wilcox. I would still like to see under you car if you get the chance.

DZRick

I've got a few things to do tomorrow so it might be later in the day but I want to see if the one on the car is the same as the spare I have here that I took off my parts car. It also looks different than the one Ernie shows but mine might have been modified by the previous owner.

0Willcox Corvette

I just pulled the file photo on the mid year rod.. It sure looks like one.

ialex2005i

Well that one looks like mine, except it bends the other way. I guess we'll see how it goes when my order comes in.

DZRick

ialex, I'm not going to be able to get my car out today, sorry.

ialex2005i

No worries