Redtruck-VA
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- Joined
- Jun 29, 2010
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- Location
- Virginia
- Ram Year
- 2003 & 1989 D250 RWD
- Engine
- Hemi-5.7, 5.9 12v & 24v diesel
Last year I installed a TCI FastGate floor shifter. I like it but I have a concern about not having a shifter lock ie I can leave it in gear and turn off the ignition key and walk away with it still in gear. Meaning it can simply roll away. I'm pretty careful with it, but I can see a day my wife will say "let me borrow your truck"and there lays the problem. So I got to thinking about using the "Key in the ignition chime" to alert the driver that the ignition is off and the shifter is still in gear. Went out this morning and tore it apart and here is what I found. The LightBlue wire going to the ignition switch is the "key in the switch sense" wire coming from the Instruntment Cluster. Simply the key left in the switch grounds the sensor wire. With the ignition turned off the sensor wire becomes active and will sound the chime if grounded. I connect the sensor wire to a micro switch on the shifter to sound the chime if the shifter isn't in PARK when the ign is turned off. Is not a mechanical stop, but I think far better than not having any indicator at all.