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Rower4VT · 02-21-2008, 04:27 PM

How did you hook up your kill switch? I was thinking about doing the same thing. I know I would do a lot more EOC if I didn't have to use the key to do it. My plan was to mount two switches by the e-brake (easy to rest my hand right there). One switch would be in-line with the "run" circuit, to kill the engine and then turn it back on immediately so my blinkers still work and I can bump-start. The second switch would be a "press and hold" style to start the engine back up if I didn't bump-start. Any comments or suggestions? I like to use the starter to start the engine from EOC as bump-starting, no matter the gear/speed, isn't the smoothest.

02-21-2008, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rower4VT 94 Acura Vigor "FlexFuel" Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How did you hook up your kill switch? I was thinking about doing the same thing. I know I would do a lot more EOC if I didn't have to use the key to do it. My plan was to mount two switches by the e-brake (easy to rest my hand right there). One switch would be in-line with the "run" circuit, to kill the engine and then turn it back on immediately so my blinkers still work and I can bump-start. The second switch would be a "press and hold" style to start the engine back up if I didn't bump-start. Any comments or suggestions? I like to use the starter to start the engine from EOC as bump-starting, no matter the gear/speed, isn't the smoothest. __________________ E85 ~$3.17/gal.