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clutch switch needed to start car?

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Old 07-26-22, 09:30 PM
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clutch switch needed to start car?

Currently doing an auto to manual swap with my 82 gsl and i was wondering if i needed to buy a clutch switch and the wiring harness needed to connect it. does the car need it to start? could i get by without buying anything? Thanks in advance
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non i've ever seen had a safety switch on the clutch pedal.
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The switch on the clutch is for the cruise control.
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oh ok. mine doesn't have cruise so never thought about that aspect of it.
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Well my car had cruise control before it had a clutch switch so I am confused about that. The car was originally an automatic so maybe that factors into it.
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Automatics did have a inhibitor switch (neutral safety switch) that will need to be bypassed. Clutch switch is cruise control cancel only not starting.

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Okay, this diagram helps a lot. So I will need to bypass the neutral safety switch by just cutting it out and replacing a wire there? I am not very familiar with wiring so this part is new to me. I don't really care about cruise control I really only need the car to start
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You need the harness for the manual trans.
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