I can here a click in the car when you turn from the start position, that didn't start the car, back to the off then back to the start. it has to be a latching relay, what about finding the hot lead from the switch to that relay and switching that? the relay would think that you had switched the car to off then back to start....

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"NEW" 1984 300D TD needs some love

It's purely mechanical. I have an ignition module off a 123 on the bench and it has the mechanical lockout functionality. I may attempt to open it up, but wanted to throw the issue on the brain trust before doing so.

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Current Stable

• 380SL (diesel)
• Corvette C5
• Manx
• Baja Bug
• F350 Powerstroke
• Auburn Boattail Speedster replica

Like mechanical interlocks do not exist?

What powers this "latching relay" when the battery is disconnected? (The switch behaves the same way, battery connected or not.)

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When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl.

get a push button that is used to start tractors or gennies, wire it in parallel to the starter wiring and you wont need to cycle the key to reset the mechanical interlock in the tumbler housing.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

That's what I'm trying to avoid, if possible.

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Current Stable

• 380SL (diesel)
• Corvette C5
• Manx
• Baja Bug
• F350 Powerstroke
• Auburn Boattail Speedster replica