We currently have one of the locking electric shifters in the car on our 'glide. I want to change that to the non-locking style, one that energizes when it receives 12v. Is it just a matter of changing the solenoid? Anything else I need to do besides adjust it?

you are correct. Solenoid replacement will do the job

And the voltage apply has to be reversed obviously.

Why do you want to change the type? My locking type draws 1amp when energized. Yes if you leave it on continuous it will get hot. (Very hot!) To avoid that issue I have the relay wired to the ignition switch so that the solenoid will only receive power when I have the engine running. Like that it does not stay on long enough to get hot. The old one that energizes to shift never got hot, but was terribly unreliable, failing to shift many times . I did a current draw on the old solinoid useing a Sun charging system tester and it consistently would draw 20 amps to activate. The lock type I use now came from biondo I think, but has been flawless for many years.

I have used the non=locking style for years without any issues and just wanted this car to have the same setup.

If you're using a long cable, get the bigger/heavy duty solenoid. In my dragster, the regular solenoid kept going bad after a year or so. Shifnoid and Biondo both have them.

We've always had spring type until I got a dragster a few years ago with the other style. If my solenoid ever dies I'll be changing to air.

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Originally posted by CURTIS REED:
And the voltage apply has to be reversed obviously.

Really?

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Originally posted by Bucky:

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Originally posted by CURTIS REED:
And the voltage apply has to be reversed obviously.

Really?

I believe Curtis meant that instead of using the N/C contact 87a terminal you would need to move the wire feeding the shift solenoid to the N/O contact 87 terminal.

When using the much higher amp electric shift coil, it would be wise to feed the relay #30 terminal with a dedicated 40 amp fuse protected circuit with a minimum 12 gauge wire.