Neutral safety switch

[jeremyt]

1995 Mercury XRI 150, s/n OG228278.
The past two days I have had issues on the water. Engine will start first bump of the key 90% of the time but every now and then I would get the warning beep and nothing. Played around with everything I could think of, finally I put it in gear and back to neutral and it fired right up.

Seems like I'm on the right track. Could I be missing anything else? Also where is the switch located and how hard is it to replace?

Thanks
Jeremy

[EuropeanAM]

Switch is located in the shift control box. Make sure it wasn't a one-time "not quite in the neutral position" before tearing into it, though.

[jeremyt]

Don,
It has happened a handful of times, since it's so intermittent is it more likely to be this switch or the starter solenoid?
Thanks

[EuropeanAM]

No more likely to be one or the other... just have to replicate the problem and chase down the circuit while it's acting up.