kill Switch

83series said:

ok Wired up my 200tdi series 3 etc,
But the old coil positive reads positive but when i crank the engine it goes dead!
so in you peoples opinion would it be **** to have a seperate switch on the dash like a kill switch that would turn on and off the fuel solonoid?
So you would turn it on and crank her over to start then to stop you would flick it off.
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pobby said:

This is how you stop a deisel engine anyway
Only difference would be that it's normally controlled by the key
This would work fine
If you hide the switch under the dash nobody will see it
Only trouble is it's not hard to bypass all you do is a lead from the battery to the solenoid

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dr pepper said:

Sounds like your original wiring has a ballast resistor, that would explain the solenoid going dead while cranking.
You can fit a seperate switch, the only drawback with hiding it however is suppose you had a bump anyone else wouldnt know how to stop the engine.
Couldnt you just wire it to the accessory position on the ignition switch?, or does that go dead in the crank position too.

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