I just installed a new clutch quadrant, fire wall adjuster and cable on my 97 gt and I tried to start it and take it for a spin. But the car won’t start. The battery is fine ( I started it before I started 5 mins before working on it) and there’s a plunger sensor right under the bottom of the quadrant and when the pedal isn’t being touched and I turn the key the fuel pump and everything else comes on but as soon as I touched the pedal it won’t start. Absolutely nothing. I think the sensor or whatever it is has something to do with the cruise control or a kill switch bc the car was built to drag before I bought it. If anyone knows what the problem is it would be a huge help.
Weird sensor
- Thread starter Brandonp
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07GtS197
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Just guessing but I believe that’s the neutral safety switch. If it’s not pushed in it’s not going to send power to the starter.
@Brandonp get us some pictures of said sensors....we help you out!
I jumped that with a fuse and
After it starts with the clutch disengaged I press it in and the fuel pump shuts off and the car dies
I don’t think it’s the sensor anymore. I think it’s a short to ground from the wire that goes from the battery to the ignition. But it shorts on the piece of metal that hold the sensor. It’s so strong that it sparks sometimes
Here is a quick vid of the clutch switch swap. Repair any shorts, wire breaks, loose connections that you can find. Its possible the clutch switch itself could be degrading and failing, plastics breaking, just in general giving up.
RAU03MACH
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its shorting out on the switch and pedal linkage
