<VV>Cluchless<No Corvair>

[tkalp at cox.net]

When I had my '70 'Cuda I disconnected the Clutch interlock so I could start it in neutral and avoid wear on the thrust bearing. That was fine until one day I was tinkering under the hood with the ignition on.  A quick bump on the starter, the car fired (in reverse with the steering locked) backed out of the open garage door, across the street and into the neighbors yard, before I could reach in and turn off the ignition . . . lucky thing the driver's window was open.

Terry Kalp

---- Padgett <pp2 at 6007.us> wrote: 
> 
> >Newer GM's you can start with the trans in gear; but you do have to depress
> >the clutch for it to start.
> 
> Newer being 1970's ? Know my '78 had that. Or was that the reverse 
> interlock (and if you see a 70's GM with the backup lights on alla time 
> it's a manual transmission car). Almost as debilitating as a NSSS (Neutral 
> Start Safety Switch)
> 
> Like when my dimmer switch failed, all I needed to get home safely was a 
> paper clip and some electrical tape.
> 
> Newest thing seems to be the need to depress the brake to get an automatic 
> out of Park. We really needed that.
> 
> Padgett 
> 
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