Inhibitor switch?

Post Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:04 pm

Right before anyone says,ive done a search but cant find an answer relevant to me so....

What do i do to an pre facelift auto - manual conversion to overide the inhibitor?
I know on later cars it the yellow/black wire near glove box but what about early cars,are they the same or am i off track?

Any help appreciated

Post Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:05 pm

Id say it is something to do with this plug/wires which went to the original auto selector/gear lever!

Wires are

Yellow/Green
Black/Green
Blue/White

Can anyone help?

Post Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:47 pm

BUMP!

Post Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:20 am

You need to connect the green/yellow to the green/white. This connection is normally made inside the gear selector when in park. It basically switches 12v from fuse 10 to the start inhibit relay. Without this, it will never crank.

The blue/white wire is for the reverse lights.

Ian.

Post Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:04 am

You need to connect the green/yellow to the green/white

Ian i take it you mean green/yellow to green/black?

Post Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:46 pm

Yeah, sorry. My bad

It was early...or late...

Post Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:47 pm

isnt this an ecu based thing tho? so if your changing the engine/ecu it'll be fine?

Post Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:39 pm

Ivw just done this conversion this weekend on my 1986 cabby. Under the glovebox there are 2 black wires both with yellow stripes with a connector in the middle, unplug the connector and swap the wires over. This bypasses the inhibitor switch. hope this helps