MontegoMan Needs Your Help!!!

"MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner" (montegoman562)
10/22/2013 at 15:42 • Filed to: MONTEGO PROJECT, PART SEARCH, HELP

Alright guys I'm in a parts situation here for the Montego.

I am in need of a new Neutral Safety Switch, it mounts on the steering column. Car details 1968 Mercury Montego MX 302 V8 with a C4 column shift transmission.

I'll include pictures of the part at the bottom. I've contacted a bunch of NOS Ford Parts dealers and they pretty much all have nothing. I'm dieing here guys!

The one I talked to tried to give me the wrong part, which is why I insist on pictures. Here's the info for part numbers I've been able to find.

Off the web I've found: D1PZ-7A247-A (Ford Part #) and SW868A (Motorcraft #)

Off the part from when I pulled it off the car this weekend I got: C8AA-7 A 247 - H (you'll see in the pictures).

Help if you can! Thanks guys!

DISCUSSION (25)

505Turbeaux > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 15:43

Kinja'd!!!

bend tabs and rip that thing apart. Find the issue, repair. Beautiful thing about old switches

Meatcoma > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 15:48

Not sure where you are located or if a 71 or 75 would work in place of it but here.

12.99 if one will work.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 15:49

Is it a different part from an equivalent Ford (Galaxy, I'm assuming)?

Nibbles > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2013 at 15:50

+1 on this

+1 so hard

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Paul, Man of Mustangs
10/22/2013 at 15:56

It matches to Torino, Galaxie, and I assume Fairlane.

Mustang/Cougar DOES NOT match.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Nibbles
10/22/2013 at 15:57

The plastic piece inside that needs to touch the piece in the steering column I believe snapped. Not sure If it's fixable.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Meatcoma
10/22/2013 at 15:58

Really far away from there lol. I'm in Michigan. I'm not sure but i'd be willing to fight it to try and get it working with a 12.99 price tag.

Meatcoma > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 16:07

I think they pull and ship too iirc. I'd definately look at some of the more 'obscure' junkyards around you. They may have just the right car that's not even advertised because 'Who needs parts for a montego anymore?'.....

Nibbles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 16:10

If you can find (or fashion) the snapped component, you could possibly get away with gorilla gluing or epoxying it into place. At least as an interim solution until you can find the correct replacement part.

505Turbeaux > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 16:13

worth checking out...it has lasted this long, might be a clockspring or something in there that needs bending

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2013 at 16:15

Honestly I suppose I have nothing to lose. It's currently broken what am I gonna do? break it more?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Meatcoma
10/22/2013 at 16:16

Yeah nobody looks up the Montego. It's one of the reasons I love it.

505Turbeaux > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 16:16

exactly

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2013 at 16:19

Especially because the only legit listing on a website has it listed at 160 bucks!

One sold on ebay for 30 recently. I missed out bigtime on that.

Meatcoma > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 16:22

My friend's dad had one when we were in high school, it was always fun to slide around in the back seat of that thing as his dad would get it leaning wayyyy too much around corners and those slick vinyl seats would just let us smash whoever was on the outside of the corner.

505Turbeaux > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 16:28

damn that is huge change for essentially an on off switch. I dont have to tell you you dont have to have the switch in place temporarily, just hardwire it for now until you find a replacement or fix that one

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2013 at 16:31

I'm not sure how to hardwire it. I've jumped it under the hood recently after putting the key to "on".

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Meatcoma
10/22/2013 at 16:33

Hahaha, I do pretty much the same thing around corners, rips the tires like crazy. I did it so hard a hubcap popped off and rolled about 2-300 yards down the road before it went off to the side!

I'm guessing you've seen my other posts about the Montego Project? It's a really cool car and it gets zero attention. It's probably over half the fun having a car that no one knows what it is when you pull in.

505Turbeaux > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 16:36

if I were to guess, I looked for a wiring diagram but couldnt find one. The wires with black should be tied together, and maybe tie the red ones together for good measure. Looks like in top picture the ones on the same axis are the lead, and the staggered axis ones are the switch, one for P, one for N. Check with a multimeter first, also disclaimer: not my deal if something fries! (but it shouldnt, check car side leads with multimeter first to make sure none is grounded)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2013 at 16:38

Yikes.

I'm trying to limit cutting wires and splicing stuff because it's all original...and I've already done it once for an electric choke.

505Turbeaux > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 16:40

just temporarily splice, use alligator clips on the connectors or something that makes a connection

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > 505Turbeaux
10/22/2013 at 16:42

I suppose that might work. I'll have to think about it.

Thanks for the tips. I've got messages out to a bunch of old NOS companies.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/22/2013 at 19:21

So all large Ford corporate products with column shifters. Got it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Paul, Man of Mustangs
10/23/2013 at 09:20

Hahahaha, pretty much. Though I've looked into the truck ones and I don't believe they fit (talk about opening up a whole extra market to sift through!).

Meatcoma > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/24/2013 at 08:14

Yep I've read about your trials and tribulations.