[Shotimes] clutch switch

[Ron Childs]

Joe-

If you can hear the solonoid (starter relay) click [pretty loud] when you 
turn the key but the starter does not engage, then your problem is from the 
relay forward (to the starter.)

If the relay click is delayed, then you may try some WD40 on the clutch 
switch. The starter relay will not have a delay in it but the clutch switch 
might.

-Ron Childs   '91


>From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
>Reply-To: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
>To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Shotimes] clutch switch
>Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 12:30:10 -0600
>
>My 91 (129K) misbehaves when starting on cold mornings.  If I press the 
>clutch pedal for 2-3 seconds before starting, then the
>starter engages nicely, although not perfectly smoothly.  If I go too fast, 
>starting is a bit erratic, as if something is not
>engaging.
>
>I suspect that the clutch switch may have a little arthritis and is not 
>moving quickly.  What would be a good lubricant for this
>switch?
>
>Another possibility is the starter relay, which I believe is original.
>
>How about the starter solenoid?  Although the relay is on the fender wall, 
>the solenoid still is inside the motor housing, isn't
>that right?  Might I be looking at a starter rebuild?  If so I'd rather do 
>it now than a week or two hence when the weather gets
>nasty.  (George and Alan, use your imaginations.)
>
>Advice please, Obi-Wan!
>
>Joseph van Oss
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