[FC] Re; Back-Up Lamps

[Paul Steinberg]

All Corvair powerglides used the same lever mechanism with the backup light switch built into them.  The 3 speed used a switch mounted on the shifter rod and the 4 speed used a switch that was screwed into a hole in the bottom of the transmission.  I believe that most, if not all the 4 speed transmissions were drilled and have a plug installed if the switch wasn't installed.  GM did sell a 4" round back up light for the FC as an accessory.  The instructions were to drill a 4" round hole in the rear of the quarter panel and insert the lamp housing.  It was also used on other trucks of the era.  I found this information once when researching some other parts in one of the parts books.  
Paul in CT... 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Charles Bartlett 
  To: Corvanatics Email 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 12:07 AM
  Subject: [FC] Re; Back-Up Lamps


  Hey Everyone;
         When I had my instrument panel out of my "62-64" FC Greenbrier restoring it I had to take off the trany control lever I noticed that there was a neutral switch that had 4 prongs and when I checked them with an ohm meter when I shifted the lever in the "R" position the meter pegged I have a Powerglide Trany so this means that the switch is then a Neutral-Back-Up switch and I check my fuse panel it also has a place fo B.U. LPS. Just wanted to let all of you 
  know this just for the record...
  Charles Bartlett 


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