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Take it to a shop where they can put it on a lift - the park/neutral switch is located on the left side of the transmission. You could crawl under the car, disconnect the wiring connector, remove the old switch, and reverse the process for the new one...but it's a tight squeeze under there unless you put the car on ramps or jackstands.
Nope. The neutral switch has 2 functions. It prevents the engine from starting in any other gear but park and neutral. It also switches on the back up lights when in reverse. You have electrical problems located elsewhere.
most automatics have a safety switch so they can only be started in park or neutral. if there is a fault in the switch it would prevent the car from starting. i dont know specifics on oldsmobiles, but on most cars the switch is located on or around the gear selector lever.
There may not be a fuse in that circuit. Much more common issues involve the neutral safety switch. Try starting in neutral and then on either side of neutral. These safety switches sometimes go out of adjustment, or fail.
The neutral safety switch is located on the top and toward the base of the steering column almost to the floorboard.
To remove or install the neutral safety switch be sure to place the shifter in the neutral position, then dis-connect the wire connector at the neutral safety switch, then remove the securing screws and then remove the neutral safety switch.
Install the new neutral safety switch and do not over-tighten the securing screws, then remove the alignment pin and re-connect the wire connector to the neutral safety switch. (be sure not to remove the alignment pin until the neutral safety switch has been installed)
Check to be certain that the vehicle only starts in "Park" or "Neutral". Here is an image to help assist you, and let me know if you require any further assistance.
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