car wont start some times

[95firebird3.4]

ok well sometimes if i got to start my car it wont start. i dont get a click or anything. now if i let out the clutch and and push it back in most of the time it will start but today i had to do it 2 or 3 times. and it doesnt do it all the time. i changed the starter and battery with no luck.

[cam98aro]

Re: car wont start some times

its your neutral safety switch, it should be above the clutch pedal

[95firebird3.4]

Re: car wont start some times

its your neutral safety switch, it should be above the clutch pedal

is there a yah to bypass it?

[94kah-mer-oh]

Re: car wont start some times

Never tried this myself but;

Get the car rolling backward, make sure your in reverse, and pop the clutch. Right as the engine engages push the clutch back in to start the car. You shouldn't need to much backward momentum.

This should bypass the starter and it won't hurt the car.

[zpwn06]

Re: car wont start some times

haha rolling start ftew! I've done it...but yeh don't want to be doing that every day. I think the haynes manual has a section on replacing the safety switch. I can look it up for ya tommorow if ya need?

[95firebird3.4]

Re: car wont start some times

haha rolling start ftew! I've done it...but yeh don't want to be doing that every day. I think the haynes manual has a section on replacing the safety switch. I can look it up for ya tommorow if ya need?

thank would be very kind of you

[cam98aro]

Re: car wont start some times

thank would be very kind of you

its not hard at all, you just unplug the connector and screw the old one out, then screw the new one in, and make sure it is properly adjusted (the little switch or button should be pressed down from the clutch pedal) then you just plug the connector back in and you are good

[zpwn06]

Re: car wont start some times

"switch is mounted on a bracket at the top pf the clutch pedal, below and to the left of the clutch anticipate switch"
"make sure the ignition key is in the off position. Remove the knee bolster from underneath left side of dash." Unplug switch remove from bracket and replace. Not sure how helpful that is, but thats all it says.