[DML] Re: Overtemp monitor / "dummy light"?

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, monitoring the engine is a big problem with a remote starter. If
it is a 5-speed and you left it in gear you will surprise the
neighbors!!!!!! You also should worry about oil pressure. I would
install a neutral switch if possible and an engine monitor which could
shut the engine down if the oil pressure got low or the temp got high.
You also need an interlock so it cannot be activated if the engine is
already running so you don't damage the starter or flywheel. In some
areas there are laws against idling a motor more than a few minutes.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Folks,
> 
>> 
> With winter fast approaching, I have been making daily use of my (1.25
> mile range) remote start and letting the car warm up for 10 to 15
> minutes before heading out to the parking lot. I start it from my
> office and can neither see nor hear the car, only knowing it's been
> started due to the confirmation on the keyfob. As it gets colder
> outside, I expect I'll run the car unattended for even longer.
> 
> Overheating is a big concern. The car will idle until it runs out of
> gas without overheating, but if the fans were to die, or the water
> pump, or one of the belts were to break, or a hose, or any number of
> other cooling system components, I'd come back out to a real problem.
> Anything from a destroyed engine to a car on fire.
> 
> Therefore, I need a basic circuit that energizes a relay if the
> temperature gets to about the midpoint on the gauge (well before any
> damage could occur). 





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