The reverse lights on my older Volvo have gone out and i've checked the bulbs and both are fine I also checked the wiring which is all in good order. Any ideas on what could be wrong. I saw some posts about resetting the neutral switch near the shifter? I wasn't sure what this was referring to...
Thanks.
Can you enlighten us with the year and model of your Volvo? Some had mechanical switches to activate the backup light circuit) on the back of the transmission - M40/M41 and the newer ones had electrical relay switches on the transmission top.
It's a 1980 240 DL.
RiverL> Can you enlighten us with the year and model of your Volvo? Some had
It's the simplest circuit that it could be. Power goes from the fuse to the neutral switch to the taillights. The neutral switch is at the base of the shifter, and is adjustable.
Is the car manual or automatic transmission? It makes a difference on where the switch is located.
Assuming this is a 240, the switch is under the shifter bezel, it also handles the park-neutral interlock for the starter. On my mom's car the contacts arced and burned over the years.
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