Neutral safety/inhibitor switch in an auto-any pictures?

[Emma&Al]

Hi,
At some point very soon I will be cleaning the contacts on the inhibitor switch in my auto gearbox.
Im not sure what it looks like...any clues?
Thanks - the van will only start in N every 2 or 3 goes and never in P

[tonytech]

A little difficult to describe, but I'll give it a go,
On the gear selector lever there is a sprung copper contact, On my van this had worn away, so I replaced it with a piece of copper sheet.
The fixed contacts are in a plastic block, one pair of contacts manage the reversing lights.
The other contacts connect to the starter circuit and need to be bridged, by the sprung contact, to start the van.

The plastic block is fixed with two screws. When loosened the block can be moved slightly to set where the gear lever is when the contact is made.

T

[Emma&Al]

Thanks TonyTech, thats really helpful! Vans at the mechanics at the moment, but will have a go when I get it back