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dreadnought110:
:D Yes i admit the fuel cut off is the best form of cut off the only problem i have had with them is when you forget yourself ,drive off ,run out of fuel then have to get the spanners out and bleed the system and it's normally raining and you had to be somewhere 10 mins ago.. :? by the way if you need one of these you can ring A.B.Butt ltd on 01162513344 they do credit card payment over the phone OH and they do fuel cut off's as well!! Part no. RIP MBS3X oh the rating on the listing is for 24v which is half the 12v hope this helps

Matt_H:

--- Quote from: "abyssdj" ---the best place for a cut switch is not the battery if you ask me ;)

fuel cut solenoid for me. thief gets in, tries to start it numerous times and everyone hears it, sees it, and there you go
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I was going to post why and how crims get around those sorts fo things but then thought better of it :(

If someone tried to start my car, unless I noticed myself no one else would pay the blindest bit of notice, just like car alarms, people tend to walk the otehr way instead!

Matt

Matt_H:

--- Quote from: "dreadnought110" ---:D Yes i admit the fuel cut off is the best form of cut off the only problem i have had with them is when you forget yourself ,drive off ,run out of fuel then have to get the spanners out and bleed the system and it's normally raining and you had to be somewhere 10 mins ago.. :? by the way if you need one of these you can ring A.B.Butt ltd on 01162513344 they do credit card payment over the phone OH and they do fuel cut off's as well!! Part no. RIP MBS3X oh the rating on the listing is for 24v which is half the 12v hope this helps
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just phoned one and ordered one thanks!  :-)  the cut off is not really for theft prevention it's for winch issolation.. after an electrical fire on a 30 amp cable, I'm not sure I want to see what happens if 300amp+ cable catches!

If you cut off the rover diesel on the inj pump I thought it cuts out straight away doesn't it?

dew1911:
Might see about ordering one myself then... It's just around here and Yorkshire there's been A LOT of Landies stolen, and I just want to make mine as b****y as possible to them.

Matt_H:
The best form of stopping a theft is going to be physical immobilisation.  An alarm is only useful if you can hear it and come to the rescue or it can put off someone enough to leave the vehicle alone.

How often have you apprehended someone whos car alarm is going off?  I've even seen a car with the alarm being going off being driven along the road.. most peoples reaction was to look the other way!

So how to immobilise a vehcile?  Rmove the battery - that kills all circuits in the car.  Bump starting is a possibility with a diesel but only if the fuel solenoid is open.  The alternator will not charge unless it has a current to start it off I seem to remember.  The alternator will not be at all happy without a battery anyway.

Remove the steering wheel.. A determined thief who has specifically picked that vehicle will have broght one with them though.

Lock the car.. if parked up at home lock your car to something immovable.  ok not particularly practical but worth a thought especially if the car is left about a lot.

Thjat reminds me if I dont get a standard wheel I might see about a removable steering boss.

Matthew

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