Car wouldnt start........what say the Brotherhood?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON

What Kevin said 100%

The previous owner of my car did this after being stuck 3 times. It has never been a problem since

mine stranded me 3 times before i said screw it and did the bypass never happened since.

[Z51JEFF]

Has anybody replaced the switch and had no more problems?As a last resort Ill bypass the switch but like the safety feature,but hate the idea of being stranded.Anybody got the part number for a new switch?Is replacing this as much of a pain as replacing the brake switch?Once I get the hush panel off Ill replace the switch but will put a bypass in line thats easy to get to.

[Z51JEFF]

Done some digging.Ive got part# 25529680,AC Delco part# D852A.Does that sound about right?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

Has anybody replaced the switch and had no more problems?As a last resort Ill bypass the switch but like the safety feature,but hate the idea of being stranded.Anybody got the part number for a new switch?Is replacing this as much of a pain as replacing the brake switch?Once I get the hush panel off Ill replace the switch but will put a bypass in line thats easy to get to.

it's been years since i've done mine but it can't be that hard if I did it. I remember moving the dirvers seat all the way back and laying on my back in the footwell and tracing wires back to where the switch is and just running the wires into it and being done.

[Z51JEFF]

Originally Posted by Kevin

it's been years since i've done mine but it can't be that hard if I did it. I remember moving the dirvers seat all the way back and laying on my back in the footwell and tracing wires back to where the switch is and just running the wires into it and being done.

Ive had the CDM controller for the stereo out for repair so anything else in this car is a walk in the park,just not easy.Im not finding the switch.The part is NLA but somebody's got it.

[Z51JEFF]

Thanks for all the tips guys.Im going to stop by a Corvette wrecking yard tomorrow and get a few plugs and make a bypass pigtail to plug into the wiring harness to bypass the switch if I cant find a new switch.Once again the Brotherhood is on the ball.Thanks again!

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

Has anybody replaced the switch and had no more problems?As a last resort Ill bypass the switch but like the safety feature,but hate the idea of being stranded.Anybody got the part number for a new switch?Is replacing this as much of a pain as replacing the brake switch?Once I get the hush panel off Ill replace the switch but will put a bypass in line thats easy to get to.

Well, if you want the clutch engaged safety feature, you can install a heavy duty relay above the battery and simply use the clutch switch to energize the relay. Or, I suppose you could use a big ol' moss-fet transistor in place of the relay and never have to worry about relay contacts (in place of the clutch switch) going bad.

Dynomite has in his help section a tab with the scematic I drew up for the relay modification. Using a relay that plugs into a socket will allow you to replace the relay if ever it too should ever need replacing.

PM me if you need more info.

P.

[Z51JEFF]

Originally Posted by Paul Workman

Well, if you want the clutch engaged safety feature, you can install a heavy duty relay above the battery and simply use the clutch switch to energize the relay. Or, I suppose you could use a big ol' moss-fet transistor in place of the relay and never have to worry about relay contacts (in place of the clutch switch) going bad.

Dynomite has in his help section a tab with the scematic I drew up for the relay modification. Using a relay that plugs into a socket will allow you to replace the relay if ever it too should ever need replacing.

PM me if you need more info.

P.

Paul,if I had the switch I wouldnt need my car looking like the Back To The Future Delorean......................couldnt resist,that was funny.Ive got a line on a new part and several used parts.Ill bypass before I put a used part in the car but would like to have the plug and about 3 inches of wire.Thanks for the tip Paul,very much appreciated.Anybody got a dead switch?

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by Z51JEFF

Paul,if I had the switch I wouldnt need my car looking like the Back To The Future Delorean......................couldnt resist,that was funny.Ive got a line on a new part and several used parts.Ill bypass before I put a used part in the car but would like to have the plug and about 3 inches of wire.Thanks for the tip Paul,very much appreciated.Anybody got a dead switch?

Ah! You think I jest, eh? Au contraire! This has been installed in at least two Zs to date.



Personally, if I were opposed to bypassing the clutch switch, I would consider using a solid state "gate" device. No sparking means no erosion of the contacts to the eventual malfunction....Just a thought.

In any case, one of the guys that installed just such a relay placed it in the space just above the battery and under the ECM. Works great, according to him.

Like you, I think I like the clutch interlock switch...at least for now.

P.