The chain and lamp post works quite well for a Hillman. Many years`ago when I
lived in New York City I used to do that. After a year I got a letter from
the city thanking me for discouraging people from stealing lamp posts.
Jan Eyermnan
1973 Hillman Avenger DL
1962 Hillman Minx
Jeff <jeff@v8tiger.demon.co.uk> wrote:
HI Jarrid,
the best way I have found to disable fuel injected cars is to put an
isolation switch on the fuel pump.
These are higher pressure and the car will not run without them.
If you turn on the ignition and you hear a buzz for a few seconds and
then it stops, it has a pump which builds up pressure and then cuts off
until you start the engine.
My old VW Golf (rabbit) had one under the back seat so I fitted a switch
in line with the feed. - make sure you use a quality switch and decent
wiring as the car will cut out if it fails.
The switch was then mounted in a suitable hidden location and the car
was attempted to be stolen twice - it never moved!
Less practical solutions are a german shepherd in the glove box or the
use of a long chain, a padlock and an adjacent lamp post!
regards
Jeff
In message <AAEA464D7AADD5119034009027F700509C27D1@ARROYOMAIL>, Jarrid
Gross <JGross@econolite.com> writes
>A 12v fuel cut solenoid will only work on a carburetted car.
>
>Put on an an injected car and you will ruin your fuel pump.
>
>Battery cutoff switches also are bad for contemporary automobiles.
>Most engine management systems get "stupid" when power is lost
>from the vehicle. They have to run in a default mode for some
>time to re-learn what it really takes to make the engine run right.
>
>
>Jarrid Gross
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-alpines@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-alpines@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Whiteford Andy
>Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 7:42 AM
>To: alpines@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Car Recovered / Electric fuel valves
>
>
>> Is a 12v solenoid-operated fuel cut-out valve available ?
>>
>> something from our friends in aviation, perhaps ?
>>
>> I'd love to have a separate circuit with hidden
>> lockswitch for a fuel cut out.
>>
>> -Andy-
>> (Ser III in mid-air, on a spit)
>>
>> >You might consider a well hidden fuel or
>> >battery cutoff switch. One of the guys I
>> >work with had his car taken, they
>> >found it two blocks away when the fuel ran out.
--
Jeff
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