******** inertia switch
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******** inertia switch
i have two question about the inertia switch in a 87 f-250 I6 4.9EFI
1-where is the inertia switch???not behind the glove box i looked is it under the floor where is it???? i want to know
2-can i remove the switch and bypass it??? dont care about fuel cutoff
1-where is the inertia switch???not behind the glove box i looked is it under the floor where is it???? i want to know
2-can i remove the switch and bypass it??? dont care about fuel cutoff
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i want to cut it because it is a farm truck that do about 2000km a year and the inertia switch just dont stop open and closing the truck goes well and tick nothing no gas the switch makes me mad!!!!
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Maybe the switch is faulty - you MIGHT be able to buy a secondhand one somewhere, but new's probably better...
I think cutting it out would be a really, really bad idea, they were put in for a reason, and as a farm truck you're probably far more at risk of rolling it or having some sort of other accident....
One of the reasons why the switch is important is you probably have an electric fuel pump, these used to be common on cars then went out of favour when they discovered in accidents, the fuel line or carb etc would become damaged, allowing fuel to escape - with a mechanical fuel pump, it would stop pumping when engine stopped, a natural safety feature. With electric, though, the vehicle could be severely damaged, engine ripped out, and fuel would still pump.
For all the work involved with bypassing, just replace it.
I think cutting it out would be a really, really bad idea, they were put in for a reason, and as a farm truck you're probably far more at risk of rolling it or having some sort of other accident....
One of the reasons why the switch is important is you probably have an electric fuel pump, these used to be common on cars then went out of favour when they discovered in accidents, the fuel line or carb etc would become damaged, allowing fuel to escape - with a mechanical fuel pump, it would stop pumping when engine stopped, a natural safety feature. With electric, though, the vehicle could be severely damaged, engine ripped out, and fuel would still pump.
For all the work involved with bypassing, just replace it.