Neutral Safety Switch

[Tony Meola]

Repowered the Boat in 2008/2009 and have not had an issue until now. But the boat started while in gear. The shift was engaged just enough when starting the boat. After searching I can not find the neutral safety switch. I have the 270 Cummins with the ZF Transmissions.

My controls are the Morse MT-3 and according to owners manual the switch should be on the base of the control but I do not see it or wires running to it. The only other place would be on the transmission but I do not see one there.

Can anyone point me to another place the switch might be on the engine?

I am starting to believe the Cummins guys forgot to put it on when we did the repower.

[Kevin]

Tony,
I'm pretty sure you need to look at the back of the transmission on the top of the case. Two wires go to it on mine but it's a zf45. I thought the 63 was similar.

[1962 31]

on the trans 2 wires

[Bruce]

Take a pic of your tranny, wait let me rephrase that. Take a pic of your transmission and post to spot the neutral switch.
Very rare I saw control mounted safety switches on diesel powered boats.

[Tony Meola]

Bruce will take a pic over the weekend. I find it hard to believe that the switch is there, since both engines start in gear. I would have figured that maybe one was left off the transmission but both of them.


Can not imagine they forgot to wire them in, but then again anything is possible.

[Bruce]

Sounds like you don't have any at all then.
Not difficult to install and wire in.

[Tony Meola]

I will let you know what I find after I get back down to the boat.

[Tony Meola]

Bruce

Here are the pictures of the transmissions. I do not have any wires running to them and I do not see a spot for a neutral safety switch. The transmissions are ZF 220 A.

For some reason I do not think the A model has a spot for a switch.

If not would I be able to add it easily enough to the Morse Control.

[Tony Meola]

Bump to top.

Anyone have an answer?