Wtf? Wagon starts without stepping on clutch pedal!

dougWagovandougWagovan Band Wagon
in Engine & Drivetrain
Weird.

Anyone know where the fuse for the cigarette lighter is? Im missing the cover with the markings...

Comments

  • The_HeadThe_Head familEE
    Its under the steering wheel. Its a 15 amp fuse. I had issues with mine last month because my Sirius power cable shorted out and kept popping that fuse.
  • 91_wago91_wago Wagonist
    not sure on wagons but 88 civics never came with a clutch saftey switch.
  • leWolfleWolf Senior Wagonist
    My Wagon wont start without the clutch in, you can fix it by adding or removing the little rubber stopper from about halfway up the clutch pedal assembly. :)
  • vtecn8ivevtecn8ive Senior Wagonist
    There is a simple way of bypassing the clutch switch. Just gotta ground a wire at the starter relay :lol: didn't it to one of my vehicles awhile ago and have been meaning to do it on the rt4wd sometime.
  • curtcurt Wagonist
    no need to step on the clutch on my 88! i like it.
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    i simply unplugged the clutch switch thing and connected the two wires. no need for clutch now.
  • quartersquarters Council Member
    wagodizzle wrote:
    i simply unplugged the clutch switch thing and connected the two wires. no need for clutch now.


    x2. great for those early morning winter starts where i just want to reach in, start it, and go back inside. no need tracking snow into there 2x.
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    No car I have ever come across over here has had the clutch safety switch? Is it a USDM only thing?

    Though in saying that I always start with my foot on the clutch anyway
  • skinnyskinny Senior Wagonist
    My wagon was odd. Sometimes it would start without the clutch sometimes it wouldn't. Just remember to leave it out of gear and your good. My crx did need the clutch in to start but I just used a wire tap and shorted out the conection so my remote start would work
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    NZ-DB8R wrote:
    No car I have ever come across over here has had the clutch safety switch? Is it a USDM only thing?

    yyyyep. of course. :lol:
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    wagodizzle wrote:
    NZ-DB8R wrote:
    No car I have ever come across over here has had the clutch safety switch? Is it a USDM only thing?

    yyyyep. of course. :lol:

    Ahhh, my mum (yea we spell it mum) needed one if I remember rightly, started car in gear and jumped straight into the garage door :lol: thats exactly why I always start with my foot on the clutch
  • Eagle BeagleEagle Beagle familEE
    clutch pedal...

    lost...

    totally...

    no turning back...


    :mrgreen:
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