89 MJ 5spd ax-15 start lockout?

[Andy in Pa]

Those of you who have 5spds, do you need to step on the clutch to start your truck?  I don't with my truck, just wondering if that is normal.

[krustyballer16]

Mine doesn't.

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[eaglescout526]

You’re thinking of something that newer cars have. Our trucks don’t have that switch. Course I can start my moms 96 civic without pressing the clutch to engage the switch but it’s like a neutral safety switch but for manual transmissions. 

[JMO413]

Mine doesn't. Came in handy when she died in the intersection. Just drive out of it with the starter.

[MiNi Beast]

Pop the clutch. 

[Drahcir495]

57 minutes ago, JMO413 said:

Mine doesn't. Came in handy when she died in the intersection. Just drive out of it with the starter.

Mine doesn’t either.
Yep, handy little trick to have when need to move in an emergency.

[87MJTIM]

The clutch safety switch was add in the late 90s, long after automatic NSS.  The MJ/XJ never had it.  

[jeeptec1]

My 89 never did


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[Andy in Pa]

Awesome, thanks gents!!.  Just making sure there isn't something to add to my repair list.

 

Best Regards,

Andy

[thecodemonk]

As was stated, this is primarily in newer cars.  A lot of newer jeeps (primarily wranglers, but some others might have this too) also purposefully left it so you could use the starter in 4 low while in gear as a feature so that if you stalled in a tricky obstacle, you could start it in gear to help you crawl without having to do crazy stuff with your clutch and potentially get you in a worse situation.  

[mjeff87]

My 02 TJ had a lockout......it was easily bypassed by inserting a 5A fuse in the "trans" slot in the fuseblock, LOL.

 

Both of the Focuses I have (01 and 03) have them too.  I had to pull the contact switch connector off and jump them with a short piece of wire to bypass them.

 

 

[Eagle]

Andy, Mike Giannone (Mike from NJ on NAXJA) had that interlock on his red XJ. I think it came in around '91 or '92

 

[MeanLemons]

I think the lock out switch was added to the XJ in 1998. 

[Eagle]

9 hours ago, MeanLemons said:

I think the lock out switch was added to the XJ in 1998. 

 

No, it was several years earlier than 1998. Mike from NJ had one with the lockout and I'm pretty sure his was a '93 or '94.

[DesertRat1991]

No lockout on my '91.

[Eagle]

I just received confirmation that Mike from NJ's red XJ, which we saw on many, many NAXJA NAC trail rides, is a '92. It had the clutch/start lockout.

 

[omega_rugal]

mine is 88 and it doesnt have it ALTHOUGHT there´s a hole to screw one....

[Andy in Pa]

15 hours ago, Eagle said:

I just received confirmation that Mike from NJ's red XJ, which we saw on many, many NAXJA NAC trail rides, is a '92. It had the clutch/start lockout.

 

Interesting, thanks Eagle.  I know I remembered seeing it before on earlier XJ's, just couldn't remember year range.  Pretty sure I drove that red XJ at least once too.

 

Rgds,

Andy

[Dzimm]

My 92 MJ does not have the lockout.