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Old 04-03-08, 03:35 AM
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need help FD keeps dying

sometimes when I step on the clutch from 2nd 3rd 4th or reverse to change to nutural the car will shut off completly, every since I got the power FC, got he car tuned and the guy said that it might be the nutral switch on the tranny not reading, so changed the switch still happening took it to several mechanics and still cant find out the problem any advice would be appreciated THANKS
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Have you checked the clutch switch?
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can you explain in great detail sequence of events leading up to your car dying? does it sit in neutral after being pulled out of gear, then the idol slowly dies off. resulting in the car stalling. or does it just die right after its pulled out??
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my FD did that to me ONCE. i was at a stoplight and i was sitting in neutral and the car just died. weird as hell, never happened again tho.
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+1 for clutch switch.
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once I step on the clutch before I change gears the car dies, and ill just pop it in gear to jump start it changed the switches on the tranny, happened right after I installed the power FC, got it tuned at neptune speed and has nothing to do with the tunning
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where is clutch switch located at ???
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thanks for all the help guys will order the part first thing monday, hope that this will finally sove the problem
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