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I swapped a 1995 M5R1 into my 96 Mazda b4000 which originally had the 4r55e. I need to make a jumper to bypass the neutral safety switch. I was told this was between the pink wire and the tan wire w/ the red stripe.
I am very mechanically inclined, but when I have to visualize wiring its like I was hit in the head with the stupid stick. Where do I find these?
 


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They are on the harness down by the trans. The connector that used to plug into the neutral safety switch.
 

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I have a grey plug that is not being used more towards the engine side. The auto harness plugged into this but my manual harness does not. Is this what I should be focusing on?
 

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If you replaced the auto harness with a manual harness, the wiring should already be jumped.
 

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Well that complicates things haha...
I am unsure of what else it could
 

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Well that complicates things haha...
I am unsure of what else it could be
 

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Okay I'm still gonna give it a shot though. I see a pink wire on the plug that goes into the clutch position switch. I'm guessing that's where I should be looking...
 

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Put the jumper plug back in the socket for the clutch switch, see what happens.
 

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I might have tossed that, knowing me. So I just used a jumper between the pink & red/lt. blue wires and she fired right up. Gonna take a look at the switch and see if there are any bent contacts or something. If not, its a faulty switch? The thing was brand new
 

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New doesn't always mean good.
 

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This could be a problem...

 

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Hey Vex, I found a problem.
 

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Haha you don't say? Guess I gotta plug this thing in more gingerly next time.
 

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