Weird starting problem this morning

[oworm]

Ignition on, 8 second glow plug,depressed clutch,turned key...........Dead. No click. Looked underneath and checked starter wiring and all seemed fine. Got back in, 5 second glow, depressed clutch and bang, started right up. Stopped and started a couple of times after that with no problem. Weird!

 

[laserjock]

That sounds like maybe a clutch safety switch or something. If you had gps and no click on the starter, something wasn't letting the signal get to the solenoid.

 

[sjwelds]

Or the ignition tumbler itself. I've had issues similar with mine in the past.

 

[IDIoit]

ive had both of these problems.
put a jumper wire in the clutch switch, if it happens again, you have one item deleted from your list.

 

[oworm]

ive had both of these problems.
put a jumper wire in the clutch switch, if it happens again, you have one item deleted from your list.

Just did it again. Starts fine jumping the solenoid. where exactly is the clutch switch?

 

[laserjock]

Down on the pedal I think.

 

[IDIoit]

under the dash, the plastic piece of junk to the left of it.
2 wire connector.
cut em or jumper it.
dont need no liberalist switches on my truck!

 

[IDIoit]

my truck still does not start with the key, i wired up a button for the starter.

 

[oworm]

under the dash, the plastic piece of junk to the left of it.
2 wire connector.
cut em or jumper it.
dont need no liberalist switches on my truck!

The clutch safety switch feature is only on American manual shift vehicles. In the UK, where most vehicles are manual shift there is no clutch safety switch because everyone is taught from scratch to start in neutral.

 

[oworm]

Did the bypass mod.Thanks all!