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2G How to by-pass the clutch safety switch? Specifically the 1997 GSX

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farmer890

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Apr 26, 2014
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So I dunno what I'm doing wrong here. I used to have a 98 GSX that I bypassed the clutch safety switch on easily just by unplugging it. When I try to so the same thing to my 97 GSX, it doesn't work. I still have to push the clutch pedal all the way to the floor before the starter engages. I even tried putting a small piece of wire into the clutch harness and that didn't work either.

What do I gotta do to achieve no clutch starts? I've searched and haven't found a solution that works. This should be like a 2 second mod, I'm lost.
 
There must be a second one, because when I push the clutch to the floor, I can crank it with or without this particular harness plugged in. I think it must be the cruise throttle cancel switch.

If that's the case, then I just can't find the clutch safety switch itself
 
Ok so I found it, hidden behind the steel plate. How in f*** do you unplug that thing? I have small hands/fingers and that thing seems impossible. I remember the harness being in an easier spot on the 98 model. I did it in like 2 seconds on that car.
 
If you have Link V3 I know you can turn that off with the click of a button. Not sure if you can with V3 light but V3 full you can.
Good to know! I ended up following the wires to the next plug which was easier to reach (out of site at first, hence the post) which also explains why I was able to do this mod on my 98 so easily. It was hanging in plain view on the 98, but was slightly hidden in the 97.
 
Sorry, I was mistaken. I looked again and I saw the NLTS and thought that was it. I'm not sure if you can simply deactivate it using Link, but I'm gonna continue to research it cause I definitely want to deactivate it!

To use nlfs with link you need to wire in the wire that comes with link. Even with that wired in I'm pretty sure you still need to step on the clutch to start.
The only way I know how to disable it is to pull the plug under the dash. The one on the top is the cruise switch and the harder one to get to is the one you need to pull.
 
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