I was looking at cables intended to control a power take off so they
are solid enough to push or pull without much lneed for everage.
I was also looking under the hood and thinking a bell crank of some
sort should make it fairly easy to convert a horizontal pull to a
vertical pull.
Might not eve
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Randy, I think installing the correct part will be less hassle than installing
a cable to control it. A sheathed cable needs a solid stop for the sheath
(think bicycle brake), which may not be easy to fabricate.
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It'd be cool if it were a foot pedal...
-Curt
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pull cable? KIS.
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On 15/09/2015 2:14 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Maybe some day kids will convert their push button start car to a key.
It'll be "retro"...
-Curt
I have been seriously thinking of converting my car
On 15/09/2015 2:14 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Maybe some day kids will convert their push button start car to a key. It'll be
"retro"...
-Curt
I have been seriously thinking of converting my car to a pull cable stop
since me pulloff solenoid appears to be toast and the new one I go
Maybe some day kids will convert their push button start car to a key. It'll be
"retro"...
-Curt
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Curly wrote:
> Hidden Dangers of Push-Button Start
To the rescue - a new invention:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/269655091/phone-fob
mao
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Wrap it with copper screen that can expand to allow your key fob into it
and all should be good.
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On 9/15/15 2:02 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
There is a learning curve. Next iteration will feature improvements.
On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
me
There is a learning curve. Next iteration will feature improvements.
On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
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> Friend with Tesla parked at mountain top Saturday. (Was an electric
> car 'fun run'.) Car could not be opened with the fob, etc. Thi
Friend with Tesla parked at mountain top Saturday. (Was an electric
car 'fun run'.) Car could not be opened with the fob, etc. This is
a Tesla, there is NO physical key. The problem was the radio/TV
transmitter towers there, the EM field strength in the area was
swamping the signal from the fo
Yes. One of the few things i would agree,with you. Was talking with
someone tonight who had air bag deploy. My 300 CD with no air bag
is,arguably safer in that type of crash.
On Sep 14, 2015 10:37 PM, "Curly McLain via Mercedes"
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> Hidden Dangers of Push-Button Start
>
> by Gordon Hard
>
Hidden Dangers of Push-Button Start
by Gordon Hard
© Provided by Consumer Reports
In a striking example of the law of unintended
consequences, a popular automotive convenience
feature, push-button start, can lead to
accidental death from carbon-monoxide poisoning.
A simple technical fix-an a
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