The day after I got my 83 GL 4-Hi stopped working; pull the lever, green light comes on, cluth out and no go. It was just like being in neutral. 4-Lo has always worked fine. Ever since I rolled it, 4-Hi works, but the green light stays on when in FWD (was afraid to drive it after the snow melted a few days ago, thinking it was in 4WD). I did replace the dual range shifter and noticed when you push it into 2WD the bottom of it pushes in a little button that has a wire on it going under the carpet. Is this what tells the dash lights when to turn on? I pushed and pulled on it but the 4WD light stays on no matter what.

Your description sounds like the switch for the 4wd dash indicator. It's possible the switch is broken or that you've got a short in the wire somewhere.

The day after I got my 83 GL 4-Hi stopped working; pull the lever, green light comes on, cluth out and no go. It was just like being in neutral. 4-Lo has always worked fine. Ever since I rolled it, 4-Hi works, but the green light stays on when in FWD (was afraid to drive it after the snow melted a few days ago, thinking it was in 4WD). I did replace the dual range shifter and noticed when you push it into 2WD the bottom of it pushes in a little button that has a wire on it going under the carpet. Is this what tells the dash lights when to turn on? I pushed and pulled on it but the 4WD light stays on no matter what.

Yes that button controls the light on the dash and nothing else. If the light stays on, I'd check the wire right below the switch (should be just one). See if it's snug. May be time to get a new switch from the JY?

 

Reading your story on 4high and 4low, I'd suspect that the shift lever needed some adjustment to get the proper throws for shifting into all gears.

I have to wonder if it wasn't bent a bit?

 

Good luck,

Glenn

82 SubaruHummer--complete with 4wd dash light and switch.

84 GL Mad Max--never goes out of 4wd!

01 Forester--4low light never comes on?