Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
#181
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's. There
is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no fuse)
"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
> though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
>
> I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
> process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
> think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
> easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
> gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
> matter.
>
> I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
> If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
> pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
> all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
> can find something more durable to replace this.
>
> Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
> that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
> DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
> to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
> Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
>
is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no fuse)
"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
> though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
>
> I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
> process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
> think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
> easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
> gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
> matter.
>
> I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
> If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
> pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
> all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
> can find something more durable to replace this.
>
> Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
> that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
> DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
> to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
> Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
>
#182
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
The first TJ's had a fuse slot labeled 'auto', (maybe 14?) you could
stick the fuse in and go. I hear they took out this feature on the
later ones.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's. There
> is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
> defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no fuse)
>
> "JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
> news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> > Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
> > though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
> >
> > I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
> > process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
> > think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
> > easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
> > gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
> > matter.
> >
> > I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
> > If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
> > pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
> > all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
> > can find something more durable to replace this.
> >
> > Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
> > that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
> > DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
> > to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
> > Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
> >
stick the fuse in and go. I hear they took out this feature on the
later ones.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's. There
> is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
> defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no fuse)
>
> "JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
> news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> > Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
> > though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
> >
> > I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
> > process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
> > think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
> > easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
> > gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
> > matter.
> >
> > I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
> > If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
> > pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
> > all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
> > can find something more durable to replace this.
> >
> > Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
> > that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
> > DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
> > to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
> > Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
> >
#183
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
The first TJ's had a fuse slot labeled 'auto', (maybe 14?) you could
stick the fuse in and go. I hear they took out this feature on the
later ones.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's. There
> is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
> defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no fuse)
>
> "JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
> news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> > Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
> > though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
> >
> > I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
> > process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
> > think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
> > easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
> > gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
> > matter.
> >
> > I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
> > If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
> > pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
> > all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
> > can find something more durable to replace this.
> >
> > Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
> > that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
> > DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
> > to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
> > Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
> >
stick the fuse in and go. I hear they took out this feature on the
later ones.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's. There
> is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
> defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no fuse)
>
> "JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
> news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> > Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
> > though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
> >
> > I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
> > process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
> > think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
> > easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
> > gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
> > matter.
> >
> > I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
> > If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
> > pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
> > all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
> > can find something more durable to replace this.
> >
> > Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
> > that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
> > DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
> > to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
> > Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
> >
#184
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
The first TJ's had a fuse slot labeled 'auto', (maybe 14?) you could
stick the fuse in and go. I hear they took out this feature on the
later ones.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's. There
> is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
> defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no fuse)
>
> "JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
> news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> > Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
> > though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
> >
> > I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
> > process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
> > think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
> > easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
> > gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
> > matter.
> >
> > I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
> > If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
> > pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
> > all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
> > can find something more durable to replace this.
> >
> > Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
> > that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
> > DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
> > to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
> > Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
> >
stick the fuse in and go. I hear they took out this feature on the
later ones.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's. There
> is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
> defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no fuse)
>
> "JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
> news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> > Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
> > though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
> >
> > I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
> > process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
> > think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
> > easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
> > gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
> > matter.
> >
> > I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
> > If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
> > pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
> > all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
> > can find something more durable to replace this.
> >
> > Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
> > that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
> > DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
> > to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
> > Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
> >
#185
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
The first TJ's had a fuse slot labeled 'auto', (maybe 14?) you could
stick the fuse in and go. I hear they took out this feature on the
later ones.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's. There
> is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
> defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no fuse)
>
> "JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
> news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> > Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
> > though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
> >
> > I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
> > process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
> > think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
> > easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
> > gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
> > matter.
> >
> > I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
> > If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
> > pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
> > all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
> > can find something more durable to replace this.
> >
> > Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
> > that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
> > DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
> > to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
> > Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
> >
stick the fuse in and go. I hear they took out this feature on the
later ones.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's. There
> is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
> defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no fuse)
>
> "JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
> news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
> > Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
> > though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
> >
> > I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
> > process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
> > think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
> > easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
> > gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
> > matter.
> >
> > I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
> > If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
> > pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
> > all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
> > can find something more durable to replace this.
> >
> > Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
> > that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
> > DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
> > to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
> > Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
> >
#186
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Matt: I took a look at this one (2005) and other than the fuse block
under the hood, I didn't see a fuse position without something
inserted. Wish it would have been that easy.
Mke: Mine did have a 'clutch interlocking ignition system' fuse
position under the hood in slot #28; inserting a fuse here does disable
it, however it also turns on the '4WD' lamp on the dash which is
annoying. It was pretty easy to remove the switch from the clutch
actuation rod, then solder and tape up the remaining 2 wires. I doubt
that the next owner will lose any sleep over that missing hardware
either.
Being able to start a vehicle in gear has saved my bacon a couple of
times. Lawsuits trump common sense these days I guess.
under the hood, I didn't see a fuse position without something
inserted. Wish it would have been that easy.
Mke: Mine did have a 'clutch interlocking ignition system' fuse
position under the hood in slot #28; inserting a fuse here does disable
it, however it also turns on the '4WD' lamp on the dash which is
annoying. It was pretty easy to remove the switch from the clutch
actuation rod, then solder and tape up the remaining 2 wires. I doubt
that the next owner will lose any sleep over that missing hardware
either.
Being able to start a vehicle in gear has saved my bacon a couple of
times. Lawsuits trump common sense these days I guess.
#187
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Matt: I took a look at this one (2005) and other than the fuse block
under the hood, I didn't see a fuse position without something
inserted. Wish it would have been that easy.
Mke: Mine did have a 'clutch interlocking ignition system' fuse
position under the hood in slot #28; inserting a fuse here does disable
it, however it also turns on the '4WD' lamp on the dash which is
annoying. It was pretty easy to remove the switch from the clutch
actuation rod, then solder and tape up the remaining 2 wires. I doubt
that the next owner will lose any sleep over that missing hardware
either.
Being able to start a vehicle in gear has saved my bacon a couple of
times. Lawsuits trump common sense these days I guess.
under the hood, I didn't see a fuse position without something
inserted. Wish it would have been that easy.
Mke: Mine did have a 'clutch interlocking ignition system' fuse
position under the hood in slot #28; inserting a fuse here does disable
it, however it also turns on the '4WD' lamp on the dash which is
annoying. It was pretty easy to remove the switch from the clutch
actuation rod, then solder and tape up the remaining 2 wires. I doubt
that the next owner will lose any sleep over that missing hardware
either.
Being able to start a vehicle in gear has saved my bacon a couple of
times. Lawsuits trump common sense these days I guess.
#188
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Matt: I took a look at this one (2005) and other than the fuse block
under the hood, I didn't see a fuse position without something
inserted. Wish it would have been that easy.
Mke: Mine did have a 'clutch interlocking ignition system' fuse
position under the hood in slot #28; inserting a fuse here does disable
it, however it also turns on the '4WD' lamp on the dash which is
annoying. It was pretty easy to remove the switch from the clutch
actuation rod, then solder and tape up the remaining 2 wires. I doubt
that the next owner will lose any sleep over that missing hardware
either.
Being able to start a vehicle in gear has saved my bacon a couple of
times. Lawsuits trump common sense these days I guess.
under the hood, I didn't see a fuse position without something
inserted. Wish it would have been that easy.
Mke: Mine did have a 'clutch interlocking ignition system' fuse
position under the hood in slot #28; inserting a fuse here does disable
it, however it also turns on the '4WD' lamp on the dash which is
annoying. It was pretty easy to remove the switch from the clutch
actuation rod, then solder and tape up the remaining 2 wires. I doubt
that the next owner will lose any sleep over that missing hardware
either.
Being able to start a vehicle in gear has saved my bacon a couple of
times. Lawsuits trump common sense these days I guess.
#189
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
Matt: I took a look at this one (2005) and other than the fuse block
under the hood, I didn't see a fuse position without something
inserted. Wish it would have been that easy.
Mke: Mine did have a 'clutch interlocking ignition system' fuse
position under the hood in slot #28; inserting a fuse here does disable
it, however it also turns on the '4WD' lamp on the dash which is
annoying. It was pretty easy to remove the switch from the clutch
actuation rod, then solder and tape up the remaining 2 wires. I doubt
that the next owner will lose any sleep over that missing hardware
either.
Being able to start a vehicle in gear has saved my bacon a couple of
times. Lawsuits trump common sense these days I guess.
under the hood, I didn't see a fuse position without something
inserted. Wish it would have been that easy.
Mke: Mine did have a 'clutch interlocking ignition system' fuse
position under the hood in slot #28; inserting a fuse here does disable
it, however it also turns on the '4WD' lamp on the dash which is
annoying. It was pretty easy to remove the switch from the clutch
actuation rod, then solder and tape up the remaining 2 wires. I doubt
that the next owner will lose any sleep over that missing hardware
either.
Being able to start a vehicle in gear has saved my bacon a couple of
times. Lawsuits trump common sense these days I guess.
#190
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Re: Warning!! Dangerous design flaw in the 2006 Jeep Wranglers!!
My '00 has it. It's even described in the owner's manual.
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4417681C.52F89C59@sympatico.ca...
> The first TJ's had a fuse slot labeled 'auto', (maybe 14?) you could
> stick the fuse in and go. I hear they took out this feature on the
> later ones.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's.
>> There
>> is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
>> defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no
>> fuse)
>>
>> "JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
>> news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
>> > Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
>> > though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
>> >
>> > I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
>> > process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
>> > think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
>> > easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
>> > gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
>> > matter.
>> >
>> > I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
>> > If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
>> > pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
>> > all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
>> > can find something more durable to replace this.
>> >
>> > Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
>> > that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
>> > DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
>> > to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
>> > Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
>> >
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> The first TJ's had a fuse slot labeled 'auto', (maybe 14?) you could
> stick the fuse in and go. I hear they took out this feature on the
> later ones.
>
> Mike
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> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> As far as I know, you can defeat the clutch-starter interlock on TJ's.
>> There
>> is a certain fuse position on the fuse box behind the glovebox door that
>> defeats the interlock when a fuse is inserted. (normally there is no
>> fuse)
>>
>> "JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
>> news:1142355987.123676.163050@u72g2000cwu.googlegr oups.com...
>> > Interesting post. A clutch that dies isn't what I'd call 'dangerous'
>> > though; I drive a semi, and rarely use the clutch at all.
>> >
>> > I do know about the plastic clip problem. I discovered it while in the
>> > process of ripping out that silly starter-lock device, something I
>> > think every Jeep owner should do. If nothing else, you could have
>> > easily moved it by cranking the engine with the transmission in first
>> > gear. Hell, you could have easily driven it home that way for that
>> > matter.
>> >
>> > I carry some extra utility wire in the toolbox for something like this.
>> > If it clip dies, I can temporarily wrap some wire around the rod and
>> > pedal assembly to get it down the road. And now that you've mentioned
>> > all of this, I may poke around the local hardware store and see if I
>> > can find something more durable to replace this.
>> >
>> > Hang in there. Embarassing as it was (we've all been there and done
>> > that), Jeeps are machines, and machines sometimes break. I don't think
>> > DC wants their products to break that easily, but I will be the first
>> > to flame Dealerships for being snotty to customers without cause.
>> > Unless you have cash in hand, they don't want to know you exist.
>> >