can i rig a starter switch without bypassin VATS....within

[Black Beauty]

i lost my key...my only key...well my girlfriend did. locksmiths quoted me about 250 dollars to cut a new one...with the passkey. i just got a mechanical key cut...so i can turn the wheel....20 bucks. can i now get one of those starter switches from parts store, connect the clips to the solenoid and start her up, without bypassin vats...i need to drive 500 miles to Los Angeles...tomorow...friday the 16th. please help asap. thanks.

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[kream]

did you ever find the key?

[kream]

or fix it http://www.3rdgen.org/ubb/smile.gif

[Black Beauty]

NOPE http://www.3rdgen.org/ubb/wink.gif

i have checked far and near for the best deal on gettin it fixed. 150 seems to be the most lubrication they will use when they bend me over! http://www.3rdgen.org/ubb/smile.gif still trying to bypass it though.

without much help...
Rick

[Go Fourth!]

http://www.3rdgen.org/ubb/rolleyes.gif ALWAYS have a spare.
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With that said, take your registration down to the local dealership parts department and tell them you lost your vats key and need a replacement. Show them proof of ownership and the VIN# and they should be able to pop you out a new one for the price of the key.

[Black Beauty]

the VIN does not contain the VATS info for my car...chevy roadside said it must never have been inputed. but the cut info was there. sooo...they could not give me a key. they want 200 dollars to do it. same for most locksmiths...if not more.

heres the update...i got it to start. i got an adjustable resistor...a Potentiometer...and hooked it up to my multimeter. tested the ohms and adjusted it until i got the right resistance. (i have all 15 resistances for our cars) i happened to get it on my 2nd try. soo..now i can go get my key. http://www.3rdgen.org/ubb/smile.gif i am so happy. thanks for the support guys.

[ColinOpseth]

yes, you can bypass it.

run a Ford (yes, Ford) starter solenoid inline with your stock solenoid and rig the switch up with that solenoid and you can start your car without a key, even.

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[Black Beauty]

well...the thing is...first off...i already fixed the problem...second....VATS disables the injectors....sooo...it wont fire....i got the starter to turn over....but thats about all it did.....whirrrrr.....whirrrrr......but no start.

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[ColinOpseth]

i know you can rig a fuse inline to bypass the VATS but i've never done it..

i will n eed to do it when i put TPI in my '69 Chevy shortbox truck though... http://www.3rdgen.org/ubb/smile.gif

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[Newsance]

The other way you can do this is to bypass the VATS starter solenoid (in the drivers side kick panel) and then you have to ground out one wire going into the computer, but I don't remember which one offhand...