rx7togo

Can someone tell me how to do away with pressing the clutch to start the car? I just want to turn on the key and go. I don't want the hassle of pressing the clutch in addition to turning the key to start the car.

Jeff_Ciesielski

In the interest of not being an *******, I'll go ahead and tell you that you have to basically hotwire the clutch switch. This will make your car always think the clutch is depressed ( at least thats how the idiot had my old honda rigged). Now, going against my own better judgement, I'll go ahead and ask how much you want for your car, because if you're that lazy and dont want "the hassle" of pressing in your clutch to start your car, I can only assume that you are also too lazy to do even more time consuming things such as , say, oil changes. I'd sincerely hate to see another 7 sitting in someones back yard rusting to pieces.

-jeff

Richter12x2

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Hmm... park on a big hill? Sell the car and buy an automatic? Ooh, I know, disconnect the clutch safety switch Then you just leave your foot off the clutch, twist the key and smash into the garage door!

Actually, it's probably the clutch safety switch, because mine doesn't care if the clutch is pressed, it'll try to start anyway. It was nice when I blew a rotor on the highway, because I had enough juice in the battery that I put the car in gear and held in the starter button to get off the road.

In all honesty though, I hope you're asking because you're trying to install a remote start or something, because other than that, being able to start in gear without the clutch isn't a good idea. It usually involves hitting the car parked in front of you, or your garage door. Or worse, hurting your wife or girlfriend who up until then refused to ride in your car because she didn't think it was safe.

forced inducted fd dude

lol......yea.........thats funny, but now i think about it, it would be clever to find a way to do so, but im not all that lazy, either way youll have to let the car idle before moving it

Carzy Driver

can I ask why?

rx7togo

Yes I am lazy, but not lazy enough that I would let someone else change the oil. Now that I like to do. I'm using the car as a backup, but found driving a stick shift to be more time consuming. And yes, I'm considering selling it.

Richter12x2

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Driving a stick gives you an immediate advantage over anyone driving an automatic in any kind of racing though. It takes a while to get used to it, but now it's second nature.

Actually, so much so that when I was driving my wife's Automatic Mustang convertible over to a friend's house to work on something, I pulled up to a red light and panicked because when the revs dropped down past 1000 I couldn't find the clutch.

edit: well, not any kind of racing. There's always bracket racing, where the man to beat isn't the 500hp Corvette, it's the 83 hp automatic minivan that turns 24 second 1/4's every freaking time.

Secondmessiah

i dont have a working clutch safety on either of my cars and let me tell you

its ******* worth it for that one time you leave it in gear

R_PROWESS

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my clutch safety switched never worked.. ive had 2 diffrent switches and 2 diffrent computers in it in my cars life so far.. didnt seem to matter ha

Richter12x2

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I wonder if that's controlled by the subcomputer behind the driver's kickpanel?

gregk

Dude, no offense but pushing in the clutch, starting the car, putting it in neutral, and letting the clutch back out, takes what...30 seconds? Seems like a lot of effort for not that much return.

Richter12x2

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Yeah, I hate to say it, but if you're upset about having to push your clutch in to get your car to start, then you've got much deeper issues.

I don't normally make assumptions like this, but this sounds like a case of "I just turned 16 and my parents bought me this old piece of crap, and not the brand new RX8 I asked for."

ColdSeven

wow you are LAZY i don't have to push mine in either some are just like that...but **** i still do just in case it'll cause damage,

anyway this post is retarded...go buy an automatic civic and have fun bud

Richter12x2

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This oughta go nice with that whine.

Mushy B

well you are going to have to press the clutch in anyways to take off in first.... but just to get her warmed up i can understand. You need to give power to the clutch safety switch wire. Bypass it into anything that turns on with battery power so you don't have potential to have a drain on your battery.... basically you're just sending a power signal to the ignition system to let it "know"(think) the clutch is engaged... if you can't figure out the rest then i'm sorry i don't feel like explaining

lax-rotor

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I am planning on putting in a remote starter. Is there a way to retain the functionality of the switch when the starter is not in use? basically does the switch keep the car from starting when there's no juice in the switch or when there is juice in the switch?... if that's the case then a viable option would be to temperarily disable the switch via the remote (key it so it disables with the same button as you start... just make sure you leave it in nuetral yeah?) then when you get in the car or you didn't push the remote start button then it won't start... maybe put in another switch/sensor to see if the transmission is in gear..... I still need to think this out a little bit more...

MaczPayne

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I wished i had a working clutch safety switch. I damn near almost took my car off a wheel alignment ramp because someone left the car in gear. Now I ALWAYS step on the clutch before starting the car.

locketine

You can just put a wire in the switch plug. Works just fine and i doubt it will drain your battery. I had mine like that for a while because it fixed my engine idle for some reason.

I honestly don't understand why people park with their gears engaged; there's a freakin' parking brake. If you're on a steep hill I'd hope that would lead you to think your car's in gear since you remembered to do that when you got out. The switch is also really annoying when you're working on your car and have to get in everytime you try to start it.

Twofer

The less likely my car is to roll away, the better.

I almost always park with my car in first gear. I always put it into neutral when starting. I always push in the clutch when starting.

It's not that hard. If you can't manage that, you suck at driving.

* I also disabled the AWS, which you do by pulling the lead off of the temp sensor at the bottom of the radiator on the driver's side.

calrx7

LOL WOW UR SO LAZY....... dude, if ur gonna be pressin the clutch 189590135 times while u drive, why cant u just press the clutch when ur starting the car? this is a interesting thread AHHAHAHHA

calrx7

remote starters turn off once u press the brakes. they are mainly for the bling, or warming up the car while ur getting ready for work/school/etc.

My5ABaby

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I know some, if not all, of the 86's did not have the clutch safety switch. So... that might explain it.

+1 for this post. Putting your car in gear when you park it is a good idea. Have you ever let off the parking brake while your car was off and on a hill? Have you ever done it while in gear? Notice a difference? I would hope so...

I have an 86 and don't have to push the clutch in to start it. Have I EVER done so (except to test if I could)? No.

Jaguarx7

I disabled mine because I was doing a lot of work on it and got tired of having to get in and out of the car every time I had to start it. That being said, I always depress the clutch when starting unless I have the rear wheels off the ground. Using the clutch when starting is a habit everyone should have, because it's just a good idea. To disable, just jumper the plug for the clutch switch.

V8slayer

wow dont you press it wile you drive anyway?, just push it in ONE more time, or does evryone on here have to write it in crayon for you

lax-rotor

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Really? That sucks... I suddenly don't want it anymore.... Thanks for the look out.