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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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Need Help, Car wont start

So i was driving home last night and i stopped at an intersection. I reached to the back of my seat to grab something and my foot slipped off the clutch, my car stalled of course because it was in gear. When i tried to start it back up it didnt even turn over. I push started the car and it ran fine for the 20 mile drive home. The battery is fine, my sound system, heater, headlights all work fine. I checked the starter today also its good. I also noticed there is an empty container under the hood where it says sub zero fluid. I dont know what thats about eighther. Someone have an idea of whats going on here?

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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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check you +/- connections around the battery and starter.

that sub zero is nothing to worry about, injects 90/10 antifreeze/water in the carb when the temp is below zero or something crazy like that. just about everybody removes them.
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Maas
So i was driving home last night and i stopped at an intersection. I reached to the back of my seat to grab something and my foot slipped off the clutch, my car stalled of course because it was in gear. When i tried to start it back up it didnt even turn over. I push started the car and it ran fine for the 20 mile drive home. The battery is fine, my sound system, heater, headlights all work fine. I checked the starter today also its good. I also noticed there is an empty container under the hood where it says sub zero fluid. I dont know what thats about eighther. Someone have an idea of whats going on here?
It looks like your charging system is working good. Which means there is a problem with either poor connections,IE: corrosion on the cables between the battery post and cables. Or poor or loose connections at the starter.
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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I checked out connections and didn't find anything.
Then I jumped the solinoid and the starter worked. I used a test light to see if voltage was coming to the solinoid when the ignition was engaged and none there, except the battery side.
This makes me think bad ignition switch or maybe a clutch safety switch? I looked on the pedal, master and slave cylinder, and didn't see a switch, is there one?
Thanks again for your help!
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Maas
I checked out connections and didn't find anything.
Then I jumped the solinoid and the starter worked. I used a test light to see if voltage was coming to the solinoid when the ignition was engaged and none there, except the battery side.
This makes me think bad ignition switch or maybe a clutch safety switch? I looked on the pedal, master and slave cylinder, and didn't see a switch, is there one?
Thanks again for your help!
There should be no voltage until you put the ignition switch to the cranking posistion. There is no clutch safety switch on our cars.
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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I decided to dig up in the steering column and find the ignition wire to test. I found a white, plastic plug...unplugged! BINGO!
Thanks for the help!
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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That makes no sense. You would of had to undo that plug yourself after the incident.
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