B.L.E
November 3, 2020, 11:56pm
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I thought the neutral safety switch on the 1948 Pontiac with the Hydramatic automatic transmission was interesting. The starter was activated by a pedal on the floor above the accelerator. Stepping on the pedal also pushed down on the accelerator, pushed the starter pinion gear into the flywheel and then closed the switch sending power to the starter motor. On the Hydramatic equipped models, a lever from the starter pedal,put the selector in neutral. The shift sequence was,N D L R. There was no park position. The car was parked with the selector in reverse. Stepping on the starter moved the selector into N. This was,a great system–no starter solenoid to give problems–no neutral safety switch to act up. The 1949 Pontiac had a pushbutton on the dashboard to actvate the starter solenoid,and there was an electrical neutral safety switch. However, for one year, GM got it right in the 1948 Pontiac. By the way,_1948 was the first year for an automatic transmission in the Pontiac.
When I was a little kid, my dad had one of those. Flathead six and a visor over the windshield and the Indian logo on the hubcaps.
My 66 f100 has the key on the left. The tumblers are on top too. But it still turns clockwise. And yes the key will come out regardless of which position the key is in. Off acc or run.