override 15mph diff-lock-off?

[Huw Powell]

Keith Lawyer wrote:
> 
> Well, lots of snow in SW Colo has had me busting down
> my short dirt rd, the diff lock is sometimes required.
>  Vehicle is an '89 200 avant.  Anyway, I find the
> "safety" feature most annoying, I want the diff to
> stay locked until I say otherwise.  Can I eliminate
> this?  I can easily obtain 15mph in wheelspin alone
> while standing still.

You could "simplify" the system, get rid of the electronic controls and
install a manual vacuum switch for it I suppose - but it should still
turn off the ABS for you, that makes it more complicated unless you want
to do that manually every time, too.

>   The 4kq's don't do this, do they?

no

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