Clutch safety switch options

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Cobrabill

Assume you are at a light and you run out of fuel.Leave the car in 1st gear and crank the starter.It (your car)will creep out of the intersection.

C'mon, these cars only weigh 2500lbs -- you can push them and steer them at the same time. You guys really want to power your car via the starter motor?!? Changing it out is a PITA.

[Burgs]

Originally Posted by patrickt

C'mon, these cars only weigh 2500lbs -- you can push them and steer them at the same time. You guys really want to power your car via the starter motor?!? Changing it out is a PITA.

No I don't want to, but alone, with a slight curb, or some other uphill obstacle, and I really need to get out of the way, yes I will, and have. Try pushing alone over a curb w/o a running start. I can't, I've tried. You may be strong enough, but if you do find yourself in that position, it does work well, and it seems my high torque starter made easy work of it. If anything I think the Red Top would give out before the the starter.

Originally Posted by Venamm

As for the earlier posts above about "stalling"..??? am I confused or does this word mean more then one thing? If I stall at a light,...I simply fire it up again. Whats this get out and push and use my starter as a second motor stuff?

It means more than one thing I guess. Any car can stall for many reasons that will not allow you to "simply fire it up". Why did it stall, (or die), in the first place? I'm not talking about stalling because you slipped the clutch too soon. These cars are hand built, and will need to be sorted out from time to time.

Originally Posted by Venamm

Might put one in. I do know up here in the northern climates remote starters on our daily drivers are common and could you imaging starting you car from your bedroom window and watching your car lunge forward. So they are a must with remote starters.

Remote starter on a Cobra? I don't think so!

[Ronbo]

Bill, perhaps on of the mfgs. will reply to your question.

My answer, like yours, would only be a guess.

If they remain silent, well there's your answer.

[Cobrabill]

Originally Posted by Ronbo

Bill, perhaps on of the mfgs. will reply to your question.

My answer, like yours, would only be a guess.

If they remain silent, well there's your answer.

Ahhhhh,Ron-i'm not iguessing.I know the switches aren't there because they are NOT needed.If there was a need...but there isn't.

[Venamm]

Originally Posted by patrickt

C'mon, these cars only weigh 2500lbs -- you can push them and steer them at the same time. You guys really want to power your car via the starter motor?!? Changing it out is a PITA.

Exactly...lol


Imagine you are at a light and you need to use your starter for a secondary motor?....lol....please tell me no one has ever done this?