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Topic #11201 28 posts Started by rlan214
yup like what the topic sez
autostart in Montana?? >biggrin.gif> i know coomer did it in his standard st. so you might wanna ask him.

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-x_itchy_b_x+Apr 6, 2004 - 10:10 AM
If its anything like my talon, theres a fuse bypass you can do. It works already and thats how you can push start a manual. You just have to find the "clutch has to in" sensor's fuse and disable it. That of course may be different on the Celi. Ask the local auto store (not carquest or adv. auto but like speciality stores) that carry car alarms - they should know.

As for starting it in Montana, dunno - I live in Wisconsin.
yea there is a bypass....one thing is ur car has to be in neutral to start it. u can get it at best buy the model number is 555u. all it pretty much does is send a pulse telling the car that the clutch is down and it will start...simple
Dude, dont get it. Everybody I knwo that has done this on a manual has started their car into a tree or something.
From what I understand it is illegal in most states and besides it's just stupid and dangerous. >redface.gif>
Okay, just speaking from experience, you need to be really careful if you do install an automatic starter into a manual transmission. I did it, and it worked very well until I started it right through my fience's garage door. >frown.gif> Now I gotta buy a garage door and have my front end painted. Looking on the bright side though, I took the opportunity to install an Invader body kit. I thought, "hell, I gotta have bodywork done anyway, why not?" >biggrin.gif>
Would it be possible to make a switch that only allows it to be started in neutral ? ... I guess you would have to get a little smart with the placement, but one should think that with a few microswitches this should be possible ?
Real easy guys... get the 555u like playa said and leave it in neutral. I tell everyone to leave it in neutral. Never ever ever get into the habit of putting it into gear before you leave. There is a parking brake for manuals and thats why they call it the parking brake. The only reason I stress this is due to a turbo timer. People with those have to leave it in neutral, otherwise, you'll just have to wait the 1 minute while your car sits. You dont leave an auto in Drive when you leave do ya?

Sorry, i get a little flustered at the subject - i hate it when i hop into a MT and kill it as soon as it starts cause i thought it was in N
Uhh, autostart like, push button on remote control car engine starts?
John, my car's cruise control(when I had it) worked fine with my clutch switch bypassed. Which switch did you tap into?

Also, I have a safety switch on my car, so that every time I plan on remote starting the car, I have to push this switch, which activates a loop on a SPDT relay and allows the car to remote start. Pushing the button reminds me to make sure the car is in neutral. >wink.gif>

And the only reason my car started into the cement wall of my garage was because when I put an interior panel back on, I accidentally put a screw through a wire for the safety switch, which grounded it out, in turn disabling the safety switch. It was pretty bad luck.

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I assume an autostart in an automatic works fine?

Not that I'm proud of having an auto or anything >frown.gif>
Yes, i have autostart in my celi, and it only took about 35 minutes to intstall myself...


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-FAQdaWorld+Apr 8, 2004 - 4:16 AM
Ryan, what did you buy to auto start it?
so other peeps actually leave their car in gear hmmmm i nvr did that b4 oh well i guess ish betta to just leave it in neutral

soo pretty much i need a bypass huh
well im not the one that gonna install it but i just want to make sure that
the autostart will work cuz it can really get that cold in MI
ok, i would liek to warn you, like some one said, becarfull, you might just driv it right into, um say a tree a poll, or my freak searay.... argg.. This is my bros civic, he left it in reverse an hit the remote start by accedent, an it drove about 50 feet, slammed into my boat then pushed it about 15 feet, until the front wheel of the boat slammed into a stump.... just look here are a few pics......
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clifford alarms makes an autostart alarm package for sticks.

got it done for my girls s2k. cost about 500
Who installed it? Lots of companies make them, but most shops won't install them (just clarifying what I was saying).
A remote starter that only works in neutral is the solution >wink.gif>
Lots of shops will install the remote start systems made for manual cars.

Basically, you leave the car running when you want it to remote start. You get out of the car, and arm it once the doors are closed. Once the car is armed, the car turns off, ensuring that it's left in neutral. If a door is opened or the system goes off, the car will not remote start(because there's a chance that someone put the car into gear.) Otherwise, it'll start, because the car is in neutral for sure. >smile.gif>

If you have an alarm with remote start, you could do this setup yourself with a few SPDT relays and some wiring. >smile.gif>

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-shid+Apr 7, 2004 - 10:51 PM

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