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Remote start for standard transmission?
Now that I'm heading into my first Minnesota winter in a long
time without heated parking, I've been getting a bit jealous of people with remote starters. I know I should just tough it out, but that aluminum shift knob gets pretty cold and I hate wearing gloves while driving. All of the remote start systems I've seen claimed to be for auto transmissions only, but I would think that with a bit of creative wiring, one could get one to work with a standard transmission. If one wanted remote-start for a standard transmission, you'd have to bypass the clutch/starter interlock switch. I don't think I'd be comfortable doing that unless there was a neutral switch that would prevent the remote starter from kicking in whith the transmission in gear. Do Miata's have a neutral-switch that could be used for such an interlock? -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! What GOOD is a at CARDBOARD suitcase ANYWAY? visi.com |
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Remote start for standard transmission?
You'll be trying to turn the tranny (in neutral) over along with the
engine - ain't gonna make it some mornings. > Now that I'm heading into my first Minnesota winter in a long > time without heated parking, I've been getting a bit jealous of > people with remote starters. |
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Remote start for standard transmission?
On 2005-12-15, miker > wrote:
> You'll be trying to turn the tranny (in neutral) over along with the > engine - ain't gonna make it some mornings. Darn. You're right. That hadn't occured to me. At -20F, the engine running at idle has a hard time turning the cold transmission in neutral. A battery that's also at -20F probably isn't going to do it. Maybe a remote controlled block heater... -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! .. does your DRESSING at ROOM have enough ASPARAGUS? visi.com |
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Grant Edwards > wrote: > Maybe a remote controlled block heater... That's a much better idea than letting your engine idle for more than a minute. Think about all that unburned fuel dripping down the cylinder walls and contaminating your oil. Start the car, fasten the seatbelt, and drive away, gently. At -20, there's no way around gloves and a knit hat. -- Lanny Chambers '94C, St. Louis http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html |
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Remote start for standard transmission?
"miker" > wrote in message ink.net... > You'll be trying to turn the tranny (in neutral) over along with the > engine - ain't gonna make it some mornings. > > > > Now that I'm heading into my first Minnesota winter in a long > > time without heated parking, I've been getting a bit jealous of > > people with remote starters. The extra drag of a cold trans isn't that great at starting speeds. I disabled the clutch switch on Miata and my Toyota truck mainly so I could start the engine with the car in neutral. I don't run the Miata in bad weather, but I do use the truck and it has started at -10F while in neutral. I use a block heater on my Benz diesel-auto trans- and it works quite well. |
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Remote start for standard transmission?
> Maybe a remote controlled block heater...
Oh man, I gotta story... This girl I dated had an old beater. One hot summer day she managed to flood it and ran the battery down trying to start it. So... she plugged in the block heater. That's what you do when it won't start, right? Musta been 95 that day. miker |
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"Chas Hurst" > wrote:
> >"miker" > wrote in message link.net... >> You'll be trying to turn the tranny (in neutral) over along with the >> engine - ain't gonna make it some mornings. >> >> >> > Now that I'm heading into my first Minnesota winter in a long >> > time without heated parking, I've been getting a bit jealous of >> > people with remote starters. > >The extra drag of a cold trans isn't that great at starting speeds. I >disabled the clutch switch on Miata and my Toyota truck mainly so I could >start the engine with the car in neutral. Is there something I do not see? Why do you want start without disengaging the clutch? Is not the less parts moving along, the better? >I don't run the Miata in bad weather, but I do use the truck and it has >started at -10F while in neutral. >I use a block heater on my Benz diesel-auto trans- and it works quite well. Leon -- Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) http://www.dommelen.net/miata EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) |
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Remote start for standard transmission?
"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message ... > "Chas Hurst" > wrote: > >The extra drag of a cold trans isn't that great at starting speeds. I > >disabled the clutch switch on Miata and my Toyota truck mainly so I could > >start the engine with the car in neutral. > > Is there something I do not see? Why do you want start without disengaging > the clutch? Is not the less parts moving along, the better? > > Leon I dislike placing thrust loads on the crankshaft before the oil is circulating. A few parts in the transmission add no appreciable load to the starter. Automatic transmission are turned with the starter aren't they? |
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> Is there something I do not see? Why do you want start without
disengaging > the clutch? Because he's not in the car, he's inside with the remote. miker |
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Remote start for standard transmission?
On 2005-12-15, Chas Hurst > wrote:
>> You'll be trying to turn the tranny (in neutral) over along with the >> engine - ain't gonna make it some mornings. > > The extra drag of a cold trans isn't that great at starting > speeds. I have doubts the engine will be able start with that much load on it. There have been more than a few times when I've had to give it some throttle so the engine had enough torque to turn the transmission in neutral. Assuming the battery and starter can provide enough torque, maybe the ECU is smart enough to compensate for a heavy load while starting. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! PEGGY FLEMING is at stealing BASKET BALLS to visi.com feed the babies in VERMONT. |
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