exploited789 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 can anyone fill me in on what this little button/switch does? i just bought a 1988 pathfinder crashed it and rebuilt it and cant seem to figure i out kinda a stupid question but i would like to know know thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 it only works with a manual tranny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 It allows you to start the engine without having to press the clutch in.... that means that you can start the truck while it is in gear, so be CAREFULL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exploited789 Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 Thank you sooo much another thing, when i have my four wheel shifter in neutral and try to put my truck in gear it goes nowhere is this normal? i thought the neutral on the four wheel shifter was for the tranfercase and frontdiff. also my pathy makes a winding noise while i drive in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd but not in forth or fifth can you please help me with this problem. oh btw i have a 88 pathy its stick with doug thourley headers and a 3 inch body lift, its not much but its a good start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 yeah, the 4x4 shifter needs to be in 2h for normal driving, 4hi for somewhat bad traction and 4lo for very, very bad traction ONLY! when in N then you get 0 power to the wheels. winding noise from where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exploited789 Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 yeah, the 4x4 shifter needs to be in 2h for normal driving, 4hi for somewhat bad traction and 4lo for very, very bad traction ONLY! when in N then you get 0 power to the wheels. winding noise from where? thank you yeah i drive it in 2h but the noise sounds like its coming from the front end its like its winding up but its only in 1-3 not i 4-5 so withthe interlock i can start it in gear? without the clutch disengaged? what the point in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 thank you yeah i drive it in 2h but the noise sounds like its coming from the front end its like its winding up but its only in 1-3 not i 4-5so withthe interlock i can start it in gear? without the clutch disengaged? what the point in that? I think its an offroad thing...but I'm way faster in hitting the clutch and hitting the key to start it back up than that lil button... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 thank you yeah i drive it in 2h but the noise sounds like its coming from the front end its like its winding up but its only in 1-3 not i 4-5 so withthe interlock i can start it in gear? without the clutch disengaged? what the point in that? some day you may experience the genius of this button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exploited789 Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 can you please give me an example of how and when this button would come into play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostPath Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 can you please give me an example of how and when this button would come into play? You are climbing a hill offroad in your manual-trans truck, you do something stupid and you accidentally stall the engine. You manage to catch the truck with the brakes. You are in a position where if you slip the clutch and brakes, you're going to roll back down the hill, probably into the people or trees at the bottom. Instead of trying the three-footed dance, you can simply leave the truck in gear, hit the interlock switch, and use the starter to crawl the truck up the rest of the way - or even get it to start in gear and drive up the rest of the way normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exploited789 Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 thank you now i understand it completly the only thing is its kinda of awkward since the interlock button is on the right side of the whell and so is the key really no way to hold the wheel (since my interlock button doesnt stick i have to hold it down and turn the key) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 The interlock should be a momentary contact deal. Hit the button, release. No need to hold it in. Now turn the key and it should engage the starter - but only once. If you turn the key back off, you'll need to hit the button again for another shot. Using it in 4 Lo and 1st or reverse gives an incredibly controllable application of power to crawl out of tight situations with minimal wheel spin. I need to fix the one in little red.... it only works sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freezerburn Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I don't have a button but my 87 starts in gear anyway! Thought I'd see what kinda torque the starter had and therw it in 2nd and wham im running and on my way it was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishpath95 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Anybody ever attempt to retrofit an interlock button to a '95? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 they came on 95s that were man-trans....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadPirateRedBeard Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 (edited) Not always true. My interlock switch stays in whatever position I put it in. Maybe it's an oddity but that's how mine works. "If you turn the key back off, you'll need to hit the button again for another shot." My '90 has an interlock. Perhaps it was an option and not standard equipment. "they came on 95s that were man-trans......." Edited September 12, 2007 by DreadPirateRedBeard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Anybody ever attempt to retrofit an interlock button to a '95? no need if you bypass the clutch interlock (my 87 that has a 95 harness and what not in it) you can start the truck at anytime no matter what gear it is in it's not biased by any means... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishpath95 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 they came on 95s that were man-trans....... Must have been an option because by MT 95 doesn't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishpath95 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 no need if you bypass the clutch interlock (my 87 that has a 95 harness and what not in it) you can start the truck at anytime no matter what gear it is in it's not biased by any means... True, that should do the trick. But, if by some act of god or emergency, my wife has to drive my Pathy I would like that safty feature intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrakeX Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I extended the wires on my interlock switch so i could mount it on the left side of the dash - pissed me off having to reach over with my left hand while turning the key with my right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 haha yea...I have done it 2 times now...once while working on it and was a lil intoxicated and was testing my relay forgetting it was in gear and bumped it and I moved forward...luckly I have pretty good reflexes even after a couple... and the other night I was trying to hit the hella lights and hit the damn ignition toggle instead...guess I need to separate those a lil bit more... I did the same thing in my buddies chevy one night b/c he didnt have a shift pattern and I assumed that 1st was down and to the left and he neglected to tell me that was R and he was backed into a spot that was right on the edge of a nice steep cliff behind it where there wasnt a curb...so having the reaction time when I tried to turn the ignition far enough over to hit the cab light she jumped backwards and cranked...lukcly I was fast enough to get on the clutch and brakes to keep us from going over...he then rewarded me for the sweet save by allowing me to do a couple burn outs and light to light runs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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