I have seen what is called a 'line lock" which I think is for locking he
brakes. I'm assuming here: you install it in your brake line. When you park,
you push the brake pedal all the way down, and lock the lock. Now all the
pressure that is on the brakes is locked in, and the brakes won't move
unless the line is cut or you unlock it. The lock is a locking valve. Am I
right? Think I saw this in Summit.
Andy Wittkamper
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: DML: The "Unbreakable" Autolock
I've done it on mine before, I think. What about a similar lock for the
gas pedal? You won't get ANYWHERE if you can't use that, and there's no
workaround like there is with the brakes.
Chris Ryan wrote:
>
> Anyone heard of this? I got one for Christmas. Now that my truck is so
> tricked out if it were stolen I couldn't get nearly my investment back
> from my insurance company. My truck spends a lot of time in dirt parking
> lots at trail heads in state forests and beaches, with me miles away
> most of the time. If someone wanted it they'd have plenty of time to
> work on it. My alarm has a "kill switch" and supposedly the truck can't
> be started once the alarm has been triggered, which is good most of the
> time but never gave me total peace of mind when I was out in the middle
> of nowhere. So I started using The Club in addition to the alarm when I
> was in a sketchy area. I know, I know, The Club is easily compromised
> but it'll slow them down 20 seconds or so. So now I get this Autolock
> which attaches to your brake pedal, preventing it from being depressed,
> the principal being that you have to depress the brake to engage the
> tranny. I figure between the alarm, The Club, and The Autolock, even in
> an isolated location any potential thief would see all that crap and
> just bypass the truck not wanting to waste the time.
>
> But to my surprise my Dak doesn't need the brake pedal depressed to
> engage the tranny, with the motor started you can just drop it into any
> gear. A skilled driver can steer with his (or her) right hand, operate
> the throttle with the right foot, hold the parking brake release with
> the left hand, and feather the parking brake pedal with the left foot,
> not needing to touch the brake pedal with The Autolock attached. Of
> course most car thieves probably wouldn't realize this and wouldn't
> attempt it, but still, it's lame.
>
> So I'm wondering if it's just my shifter. Can everyone else just drop
> your shifter into gear without depressing the brake pedal? Those with
> auto trannys that is.
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