Will this work to bypass the starter relay/clutch starter interlock

[Pozobyt]

Recently converted my automatic to a manual, and now the car wont start with the key because of the clutch starter interlock switch not being wired up.

it starts if i jump the starter and it runs fine.

Could I wire a wire to the starter positive, to a switch, and then to the starter negative, to start the car by bypassing the ignition switch and starter relay?

I'd still have to turn the key to prime the fuel pump, then use the switch to give power to the starter?

 

[luv2rallye]

Well if by starter positive you mean the large one going to battery positive and by starter negative you mean the starter solenoid (signal) positive post, then ya if you insert a fuse before the switch.

But a far better way is to remove the starter relay and jumper it's black-red on pin 3 (from the ignition switch start position - don't use the red-black on pin 2 which has constant power) to the larger black-yellow on pin 5 (not the smaller black-yellow on pin 1). This relay is the left one of two (other is door lock) behind the radio. You then use the ignition key like normal. The only tradeoff is the alarm will no longer disable the starter.

 

[alternativesurf]

In theory, couldn't one also just unplug the clutch interlock sensor?
It's a "normally opened" circuit that switches off to allow th car to start.
Leads me to believe that if you just unplug it (causing the system to register no load) then the car would believe the switch was active (off)

 

[Pozobyt]

Well if by starter positive you mean the large one going to battery positive and by starter negative you mean the starter solenoid (signal) positive post, then ya if you insert a fuse before the switch.

But a far better way is to remove the starter relay and jumper it's black-red on pin 3 (from the ignition switch start position - don't use the red-black on pin 2 which has constant power) to the larger black-yellow on pin 5 (not the smaller black-yellow on pin 1). This relay is the left one of two (other is door lock) behind the radio. You then use the ignition key like normal. The only tradeoff is the alarm will no longer disable the starter.

this worked! thanks!

 

[luv2rallye]

Answer to alternative surf:
Ok this is a little complicated so read carefully.
He doesn't have a clutch interlock sensor since I assume he still has the factory auto wire harness. And on that (auto) setup the transaxle range switch was normally open except in park or neutral which in those positions completed the circuit to activate the (normally open) starter relay.

On a factory manual wire harness however, the clutch pedal position switch is normally closed (clutch pedal is up) which activates a normally CLOSED starter relay to DISABLE the starter (relay is now open). When the clutch is pressed, the clutch pedal position switch is opened which deactivates the starter relay (so it's at it's normally closed position) so the starter is enabled.

Notice the auto uses the normally open pins of the relay while the manual uses the normally closed pins. So if you just jumper the relay socket properly (relay removed) it doesn't matter which harness you have. BTW the manual harness uses a green-black on relay pin 1 where the auto harness has a small black-yellow there. If he had a factory manual harness and car, then yes you could just unplug the clutch pedal position switch.