switches on vw tranny

[greg will]

I have two switches on my vw manual tranny one is for reverse lights and the other is ? The one on the left side will read continunity when I am in gears 2,4 and reverse I was looking for a way to wire in a neutral safety switch and figured one of these switches was a neutral safety switch any ideas what this switch is I think I have a 74 super beetle tranny

 

[greg will]

Could I have a autostick front mounted on my manual tranny ? No one can seem to tell me what the extra switch is for.

 

[trikertroy]

I just checked a bunch of IRS trannys and none of them had more then one switch.. except the auto stick ones.. The nose cones look the same.

 

[vwmaniac]

the nose cones are the same, but the shifter fork rod on the nose cone is different, you will have to swap out that rod.
On a manual 4 speed or auto stick, the neutral switch is on the end of the nose cone.
On an auto stick the swith that is on the side of the trannie is for overheating Gage.

 

[greg will]

thank you for this info

 

[92 eyes]

It could be a neutral light switch and a back up light switch.