Remote start.

[Haywire6000]

So I bought a remote start and I want to make some soft of Neutral safety switch for my truck(5 speed). I have a few ideas but just wondering if anyone has done this.

 

[RonD]

You can by-pass the "Clutch IN" switch and use the Parking brake switch as a fail safe, if parking brake is not set then remote start won't work.
That should prevent vehicle from moving if it was left in gear, assuming your parking brake is working, lol.
Starter couldn't turn over engine if left in gear with brake set.

But as a for a neutral sensing device for Ranger manual trans, no.

The best way I saw was a remote start system hooked up to the keyless entry system.
You would set the remote start while engine was running, when you turned off the key engine stayed running until you exited the vehicle, closed door and pressed the Door Lock button on the key fob, doors would lock and engine would then shut off.
So vehicle would have to be in neutral when you exited it.
If door was opened again before remote start was activated, it would deactivate remote start, because trans could have been put in gear.

So no, no easy way

In later models I think you could add a "neutral towing" switch for the 4x4s, this shifted transfer case into neutral electronically, so vehicle could be flat towed behind RVs.
This would lend it self to a remote start quite well I think.


Block heaters aren't bad

 

[Snoranger]

You can by-pass the "Clutch IN" switch and use the Parking brake switch as a fail safe, if parking brake is not set then remote start won't work.
That should prevent vehicle from moving if it was left in gear, assuming your parking brake is working, lol.
Starter couldn't turn over engine if left in gear with brake set.

But as a for a neutral sensing device for Ranger manual trans, no.

The best way I saw was a remote start system hooked up to the keyless entry system.
You would set the remote start while engine was running, when you turned off the key engine stayed running until you exited the vehicle, closed door and pressed the Door Lock button on the key fob, doors would lock and engine would then shut off.
So vehicle would have to be in neutral when you exited it.
If door was opened again before remote start was activated, it would deactivate remote start, because trans could have been put in gear.

So no, no easy way

In later models I think you could add a "neutral towing" switch for the 4x4s, this shifted transfer case into neutral electronically, so vehicle could be flat towed behind RVs.
This would lend it self to a remote start quite well I think.


Block heaters aren't bad

-OR-

He could just find a new cover plate for his M5OD that has the neutral sensing switch in it. (Assuming that he checked and his doesnt have one.) They came on some RBVs. (I believe I have a spare one around, I'll have to look.) that's how I wired up the remote start in my 5spd swapped Explorer Limited.

 

[MPRanger]

Or he could use a tilt sensor. I wired one up in a Tacoma of mine and it worked perfect. Try to start the truck in gear and the liquid in the sensor sloshes around and breaks the connection truck won't start. Only issue is they can be a little hard to find.


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[martin]

I wouldn't even consider using the parking brake switch alone, the light comes on a long time before the brake is adequately applied to prevent it driving itself down the street and killing someone.

 

[Haywire6000]

Riddle me this then, Where would the switch be if I had one?

 

[Haywire6000]

So I made a switch. Also found color codes. Now just to do it. I will post pics and a video when I'm done.