Re: [FWDLK] Thieft protection

[57plymouth <57plymouth@xxxxxxx>]

I have a switch on my 80 Dodge truck that grounds the coil when in the "on "
position.  The battery will die long before the motor fires.  This won't
stop a tow truck either, and the switch has to be hidden.

Brian Cooper

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Todd" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Thieft protection


> When ever I feel uncomfortable about the safety of one of my cars while
leaving
> it parked, I use a simple, effective, 5 second technique. I remove the end
of
> the coil wire from the center of the distributor and plug in it's place
one of
> the other eight wires.  Then I plug the coil wire in the remaining open
hole.
> Upon casual inspection everything appears to be in it's proper place and,
if
> someone tries to start the car in that condition it will occasionally fire
but
> not start thus confusing the driver.  I have even confused myself when I
> returned to the car and forgot I had made the switch.  When leaving the
house
> for extended periods of time I will disable the cars in the garage the
same
> way.  Even if you come back to your car in the dark, it is easy to reverse
the
> process using "touch and feel" without needing a flashlight.
>
> It may not always confuse the thief as I hope, but it gives me peace of
mind at
> the time.
>
> Dave
>
> Roger Howard wrote:
>
> > Stolen??!! I can't imagine why?! Which brings up the question to
All..how to
> > prevent our beloved, big investment cars from disappearing on us. I used
to
> > take the distributor cap with me when I left my previous classic
car...This
> > doesnt prevent someone from towing it, but I hope to be near enough to
> > prevent that. Anybody else got some clever ideas to slow down the petty
> > thief/joyrider?
> > RogerH
>