Given the amount of time it can take to develop oil pressure on some cars, I
don't
think it would be that good. I don't know of any cars that connect directly to
the
oil pressure switch; however many cars with computers will disable the fuel pump
if oil pressure is lost during operation. Not during startup though.
Andrew Mace wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, George Richardson wrote:
>
> > Many cars with an electric pump, including the Stag, have an inertial cutoff
> > switch. Why not see if you can purchase one of these? If you run the pump
> > through the oil pressure switch, the car won't start until you've been
> > cranking the engine a bit.
>
> Actually that might be a GOOD thing: engine not starting until a bit of
> oil pressure has developed. ;-)
>
> --Andy
>
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