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Classic Chevy Killswitch
I just recently managed to get my 1954 Chevy 210 running again after
throwing a rod three years ago, and one of the things I spent allot of time working on was wiring for the starter and ignitions system. Having worked on the wiring, I can now see that it would be mindlessly easy to hotwire the engine. I also remember something a friend had once told me about putting a killswitch onto the wire to the solenoid. The Idea was that if someone tried to start the car without knowing about the killswitch, the starter would just spin away, but never engage the motor, creating a lot of noise and making the would be car-thief think the car is a non-runner. Unfortunately, The solenoid and starter motor are wired differently in my car. The wire to the solenoid also serves to power the starter motor, so installing a killswitch on the solenoid also stops the starter from kicking in. As an alternative, I have considered installing a killswitch on the ignition wire (the wire that connects the battery to the ignition coil and distributor when the car is running). With the Ignition wire cut by a killswitch, the solenoid and starter would both engage properly, and would attempt to crank the engine over, but with no power to the distributor the motor would never turn over. Unfortunately I do not know enough to tell if this is really a good idea. I am worried that while the distributor would be off line, the fuel pump might still work and would continue to put fuel in the cylinders, possibly flooding them. Does anyone know if this type of kill switch would work and/or be a good idea? Otherwise, does anyone else know of another clever theft deterrent system for classic cars? -SunWatch |
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Classic Chevy Killswitch
Kevin Bottorff wrote: > > George Patterson > wrote in > news:Kpudg.3700$au4.2852@trndny08: > > > wrote: > > > >> Does anyone know if this type of kill switch would work and/or be a > >> good idea? Otherwise, does anyone else know of another clever theft > >> deterrent system for classic cars? > > > > Yeah, it would work; in fact, a typical anti-theft device in the 40s > > was to pull the coil wire out and take it with you. The main > > disadvantage of this is that a potential thief can run the battery > > down trying to start the car. As for flooding the cylinders; yes, this > > will happen. It's not a problem unless you try to start the car > > yourself within a few minutes. > > > > One anti-theft device that will do exactly what you want is a fuel > > shutoff valve. These are installed under the floor on the driver's > > side and can be turned on or off from inside the car. They turn off > > the fuel flow from the tank. A thief may be able to start the car with > > the gas that's in the carb fuel bowl, but it will die pretty soon. > > J.C. Whitney used to sell them. They were popular during the 70s. > > > > George Patterson > > Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights > > belong to your slightly older self. > > > > > > Yea don`t bother with a kill switch unless it is in the batt cable > circuit. It is easy to steal with a simple jumper wire to the coil, the > way we used to do it to mess with our friends. same for the starter easy > to jump. so just put in a fuel shut off or a keyed batt. switch in the > cables. KB > > -- > Thunder Snake #9 > "Protect" your rights or "lose" them. Just remove the rotor... JT |
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