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Old 05-02-2003, 02:52 AM
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Hey Kai,
Do you want to kill the ignition, fuel pump or the whole car?
Dear Shell Answer Man,

I have a mechanical fuel pump, so I don't think there's a difference on my car. Thanks!
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Old 05-02-2003, 05:29 PM
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Cute! But I don't know if it's good or bad. Besides, I cut my mechanics teeth at a Gulf station.

There are a few things you can do to disable the ignition. One way is to just remove the coil wire or the rotor. But I think, and please correct me if I'm wrong, your '67 has a Bosch 041 JF4 distributor so the rotor is held on with a screw. Not at all convenient to remove especially at black tie events (ha ha). A hidden toggle switch to interrupt a circuit is probably the way to go short of a lojack or something. But where to put it. If you put a toggle between the ignition switch and the starter, the starter won't crank the engine but car can still be push started. Interrupting the power to the coil works too but but can be somewhat easily overcome with a jumper from battery pos to coil pos to hot wire the ignition. But interrupting (or grounding) the coil negative is much harder to figure out in the one minute or so a thief will spend trying to steal your car so it gets my vote. You could even use a single DPST switch to both ground the coil AND interrupt the starter. Diagrams on request.

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Re: Re: Re: High beam relay
Please, Jim. THank you! I'm gearing up to do all the mods you mentioned.

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Diagrams on request.
I still remember when I was a kid, my dad used to disable the car by removing the rotor every time - what a hassle.
It would be great if I can just turn a hidden switch and it works as an anti-theft device.

I have a question -
What does a KILL SWITCH on a race car actually do? Does it kill the power from the battery? Or it kills the ignition only?

Thx.

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Old 05-03-2003, 05:24 AM
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I have a question -
What does a KILL SWITCH on a race car actually do? Does it kill the power from the battery? Or it kills the ignition only?

Thx.
It cuts the electric from the battery. It's located somewhere on the outside of the car so corner worker or marshall can turn off the electric in an emergency.
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