What the heck is the blasted thing called?

[RhainyC]

Now we know that Ford doesn't carry any of the needed bits to put my truck back together...go figure. But I need to know what the heck one of the parts is called that we are looking to replace.

We know we need a Neutral Safety Switch plug and pigtail, and the back-up light plug and pigtail, that attach to the tranny and a new fuse block. If anyone can help me out with the proper name...

The part in question is the junction box(?) ( where all the wires meet and are inserted into it then) it goes from the engine compartment firewall, to the inside of the cab. The pigtails mentioned before both plug into it. It is kinda like a big plug that has one side on the firewall, and one side inside the cab of the truck. The two sides screw together to lock them in place.

What the heck is the proper name for it? I don't want to sound like a total looney tune, like I do now, when I call the wrecking yards checking for parts.

 

[RhainyC]

Ok I guess no one knows what the hell I am talking about or knows the actual name of the part. I was hoping to be able to call the wrecking yard today and ask if they had a 91 with the parts I needed before driving all the way down there, and finding out they didn't. With gas at almost $5 per gallon I hate to waste a trip, even to the grocery store.

 

[99XSP]

Is that it?

The Park/Neutral Position (PNP) switch, mounted on the transmission, allows the vehicle to start only in P or N. The switch has a dual purpose, in that it is also the back-up lamp switch.

 

[Turdle]

I think the through firewall connectors are called "bulkheads"

 

[RhainyC]

Is that it?

The Park/Neutral Position (PNP) switch, mounted on the transmission, allows the vehicle to start only in P or N. The switch has a dual purpose, in that it is also the back-up lamp switch.

Ah I did have this part clarified, I actually have a Manual trans so it is the Neutral Sensing Switch, and there's a seperate Back-up switch on the Mazda 5spd.

Jon, thanks, that is what I had figured out too...so I need the *Bulkhead* connectors for the inside cab part...

I hate electrical stuff...*Sighs*

Now I just need to call the wrecking yard my mechanic recommended and PRAY they have a 91 Ranger with a Mazda tranny....intact electrically.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Contact KBabiak. He has a lot of harnesses.

 

[RhainyC]

Thanks Brooklyn, will give him a PM.