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Date:         Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:40:44 EDT
Reply-To:     KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: Thieves have key,
              part 2: Anyone have scans of instructions for...
Comments: To: ktaylor@premier1.net
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Why not just wire in a simple kill switch for the engine of your van. That way they can't steal it. Just get a small automotive switch from Radio Shack and some wire. Run the wire down to the fuel pump. Attach one of the leads to the body of the van and the other to the negative terminal on the pump. Now you have a simple kill switch. Put the switch under your driver's seat and then you can easily flip it off when you come home for the night. Crooks would probably never think of a kill switch that would allow you to crank the car over, but not allow the van to start and they won't know where the switch is so they will give up trying to start the van and go away to bother someone else.

Way cheaper than getting all the keys redone (which you can still do anyway for piece of mind later) and something you can do right now, instead of waiting.

Thanks, Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16 http://www.vanagain.com Office: (856)-765-1583 Fax: (856)-327-2242


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