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Old 11-25-2009, 03:24 AM   #87 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by Nerys View Post
what about rigging the switch to the IGNITION WIRES right there in the column? I imagine when you turn the "key" to the on position its "activating" a wire.

can we not interrupt that wire so it would literally be as if we turned off the key this way the car will turn off "as designed" to?
As you said, this would be the same as turning the key, or maybe slightly better, since the ignition won't deteriorate and no risk of blocking the steering wheel.

But take a look at the differences between key-offing the engine, and when it stalls. In the first case not only the engine turns off, but also the radio, lights, computer, etc. When you turn the key back to position '1', the computer restarts, which can take 5-10 seconds.

With an engine kill switch, only the engine stops, leaving the lights, computer, etc. on, which is safer when you're rolling.
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