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goober
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 Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 7:55 am Post subject: Run switch... |
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With temps at -10 deg F and a windchill of -40 deg F it's not only cold but dangerous to be out and about. If you rely on your Bug to travel under these conditions then you know how fast your Bug's engine/cab cools down when you turn off the engine. When I get my Bug started it remains running until I get back home. (with the exception of getting gas)
A run-switch allows me to keep my Bug running with the key removed and the doors locked. (I use a separate switch but you could adapt your kill-switch using a single-pole double-throw switch). I could use an extra key for my ignition but my steering wheel wouldn't be locked.
Carry the necessary cold weather back-up stuff and be safe out there. Gotta go, Bug's warmed up and I'm heading to the store. |
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:20 am Post subject: Re: Run switch... |
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As an emergency when the ignition switch locked up, I just jumped a wire from the fuse for the running lights to the ignition circuit. Lights on, ignition on.
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madmike
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:32 am Post subject: Re: Run switch... |
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Don't worry about anyone stealing the Bug
It's has a Manual Trans,, that nobody can drive  
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Bonesberg55
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:15 am Post subject: Re: Run switch... |
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| madmike wrote: |
Don't worry about anyone stealing the Bug
It's has a Manual Trans,, that nobody can drive |
And that's pretty sad considering the AC bug is about the easiest thing to shift. |
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oprn
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: Run switch... |
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| madmike wrote: |
Don't worry about anyone stealing the Bug
It's has a Manual Trans,, that nobody can drive |
Not many thieves out in this weather!
We used to just lock them up running and use a spare key to get back in. Your solution sounds better.
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hobthebob
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: Run switch... |
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You could completely solve this problem by moving someplace warmer...
Come out to AZ, we have the opposite problem in the summer. |
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Jacks
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| Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 3:34 am Post subject: Re: Run switch... |
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A gearshift lock could give an added degree of security. Stay safe out there, and happy holidays
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oprn
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| Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 5:15 am Post subject: Re: Run switch... |
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| Jacks wrote: |
| A gearshift lock could give an added degree of security. |
Got one, it's that third peddle that the kids of today have no idea what it's purpose is. Makes shifting nearly impossible when not used!
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Busstom
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: Run switch... |
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Hmmm, I don't know how I even landed in this thread, musta been a couple inadvertent taps of my digits on this phone.
Anyway, interesting topic. I am picturing another switch - perhaps actuated by a press of the clutch - that kills the motor if someone unauthorized attempts to drive away, and then cannot be restarted (yes, an authorized operator needs a means to disable it before attempting to roll off).
Of course, I myself am not quite adept enough at eletricalicity to make something like that work, but I'd like to integrate something like that just for poops and grins.
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