Neutral Safety Switch

Tiny
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2003 Ford Ranger XLT 45000 miles. I am about to put an alarm on my Ranger. The alarm has remote start on it and I have a manual transmission. The question I have is does this truck have a Neutral Safety Switch on it? If it does I can just tap into that and have the remote start work just fine otherwise I am going have to put a pin in each gear.
Friday, April 13th, 2007 AT 5:08 PM

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Tiny
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Your clutch interlock does that job, you must push the clutch to start in any position, neutral included? I know my 87 Taurus was set up that way, depressed clutch always to start.
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Friday, April 13th, 2007 AT 6:01 PM
Tiny
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As far as I know it is Illegal to put a remote start on a standard shift. If it starts with no driver and moves. You will own the result!
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Friday, April 13th, 2007 AT 6:09 PM
Tiny
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Good point, sounds reasonable to me. Something goes awry the parking brake, if remembered to be applied wouldn't hold it back, never entertained the idea of one on my car.
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Friday, April 13th, 2007 AT 8:11 PM

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