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thought i would answer a few of the above considerations.
First, i need to get another sticker, because i put the big Off sticker on the car when it was a dummy switch, and i rotated it 90 degrees when i installed it, for better cable routing, so now the big Off actually points to the on position.
Next, on SPF's the rear bulkhead is inset a few inches under the rear of the body, so the switch is actually totally in the cockpit and not in the trunk. No real risk of gas fume ignition.
As to turning it off, and having the engine run, to some extent this is true. Bob Olthoff told me that once the engine is running you can take the battery out of the circuit and the motor will run due to "self excitment" of the alternator. But he assured me that this is much higher than my idle, and that my motor would die. But this is not a consideration for me, as the Moroso switch i bought has a spare lug on it, that will ground the coil wire too at the off position, if i run a coil wire to it.
I wanted a switch that would carry a big amp load, and not have a removable handle, so it wouldn't disappear on me.
fun little 150 mile trip today, with Becky riding shotgun.
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Hal Copple
Stroked SPF
"Daily Driver"
IV Corps 71-72, Gulf War
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