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Ray O wrote:[color=blue]
> <lameazoid@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1135105583.847179.256570@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> How old is the battery? If the battery is more than five years old,
> consider replacing it.[/color]

I've replaced the battery at least once in the last five years.
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> > For a while I thought it was related to the transmission since it
> > occasionally seemed to work when I shifted the car through the gears
> > with the clutch depressed or pressed the clutch a certain way. I'm
> > thinking this was mostly just coincidence (ie something to do while I
> > waited).
> >[/color]
>
> The only connection the starting system has to the transmission is the
> clutch safety switch. Make sure there is nothing obstructing the clutch
> pedal like a floor mat, then set the parking brake and look underneath at
> the switch mounted up near where the clutch pedal pivots. Make sure that
> when the clutch pedal is depressed, the plunger on the clutch safety switch
> moves. If in doubt, you can unplug the switch and jump the wires - just be
> sure that you depress the clutch pedal and have the transmission in neutral
> or the car will lurch when you engage the starter.[/color]

I'll check on this.
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> > My uncle suggested it might just be a loose connection between the
> > starter and the rest of the electrical system (I couldn't get the car
> > to recreate the problem for him).[/color]
>
> Your uncle is a lot closer to giving you the correct advice than your other
> sources.[/color]

He's been a mechanic for a long time. he probably could have told me
more except it was 8 o clock at night and freezing cold out int he
driveway.
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>
> The contacts in the starter relay are known to deteriorate over time. A
> handy person can check contacts in the starter relay for signs or wear and
> corrosion and replace them if necessary.[/color]

I'll look into this.

Thanks.
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