jman093 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 The clutch safety switch on the 90 doesn't work. The one on the car is nothing like the one autoparts stores are selling. Here's a pic below. The threaded switch at the top is it. The one they are trying to sell looks like it sits on those studs you can see at the bottom of the picture. Is that threaded switch on top right? I wouldn't think somebody will drill and tap a hole for an aftermerket one instead of just replacing it, but who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted To Boost Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Pretty sure it sits where the studs are, my 88 5-speed has a switch there and I was under the impression that that is the clutch switch. The one on the top is for cruise cutout IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman093 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Ahhh, you're right, that's what that switch is. I wonder why the safety switch is gone and where the hell the connector went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern8tion9l Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Pretty sure it sits where the studs are, my 88 5-speed has a switch there and I was under the impression that that is the clutch switch. The one on the top is for cruise cutout IIRC. truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 So wait your car has never had the clutch safety switch?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman093 Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 So wait your car has never had the clutch safety switch?? It's my bro's. He bough it a few months ago and I've been fixing up. I imagine it had a switch/stop at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Ohh so he's not driving it? I would imagine you would need to bypass it to get the car to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bake82 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 From what I've seen, the safety switch is simply a switch in a wire in the steering column. on Auto cars that line is one continuous wire. My thought is that the column is out of an automatic and they never bothered to wire in the safety switch. I'll try and snap a picture of the different columns on Sunday if you want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman093 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 He's driving it all over the place. The switch is supposed to prevent the car from being started with the clutch pedal not being pushed, but without it, it can be started with the clutch up if you were being absent-minded. Kyle, that would be cool if it's no trouble. I'm going back over to my parents tomorrow anyways and while I'm there I was going to see if I could find the connector somewhere now that I've learned that other switch is for the cruise and not the safety switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bake82 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Well I took pics but left camera at my parents place. But the large(thick) yellow wire on the column is where the safety switch would be wired into. Essentially on an auto column the blends into the rest of the wires and is short. with the manual column the yelllow wire is about 1.5 feet long to the switch and the same length going back, very obvious what it is. If you don't see the large yellow wire that s tands out it's either an auto column OR somebody cut out the safety switch. I'll have pics tomorrow for you to show but thats the best explanation and I can give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 My 89 didnt have the safety switch and i just made sure it was in neutral when I started it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bake82 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 PICS! 5spd column Auto Column Ignore any cut wires. There should be no cut wires on the auto column. IMO you have an auto column in that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 It could be that the ignition switch itself was replaced at some point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to eaton Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 My 89 didnt have the safety switch and i just made sure it was in neutral when I started it it had a yellow jumper wire... ask me how i know. the first time i went to start it after i got it from buck it fucked up... it would do nothing. i was 70 miles away from my house in taco bells parking lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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