Archived Start Will Not Engage/Stuck in Tucumcari NM

[KBrennan]

Last night I stopped for fuel and when I went to start back up, nothing. All my dash lights came on as normal but nothing happened. I pooped the hood and swapped the starter relays around and nothing. No clicks, no vibrations just dead silence. Another driver had a chain so he gave me a tug and I popped the clutch and she came to life. My thoughts are that a safety switch is not working. Primary candidate is the clutch switch. I just don't know where it is. I am in Tucucmcari NM and I will be here until I can get this resolved. Besides the clutch switch are there any other switches that will cause this? If so what and where are they?

 

[BigPapa]

The clutch safety switch is on the clutch pedal push rod. Disconnect it and put a jumper in the connector. Just be careful, the truck will start in gear.

If that's not it, take a hammer and tap the starter GOOD a few times and see if it will start. If it does, you'll need to rebuild or replace it.

 

[GCroyle]

The clutch start switch can easily be removed from the push rod. Squeeze the two little arms on the white retainer cap, slide it off. Pull the switch away from the firewall just a bit, push the firewall end of the switch off of the pushrod. The switch can new be removed. The connection is a bit tricky of you have the one I think. Look for a red lock, depress and back it off. Then compress the tab for the main plug, disconnect.

Now, on the bench you can move the slider out of the way and clean the terminals, q-tips and a pencil eraser come to mind.

Good luck.

 

[KBrennan]

I am assuming the switch is under the dash and not in the engine bay. Is that correct?

 

[GCroyle]

Find the clutch pedal, the push rod is attached to it, switch surrounds pushrod. Under dash. Black cylinder maybe 1" X 2" with harness.

 

[MLee]

Sometimes because of the steering wheel being adjusted much up/down---the wires to the starter will lose conection and so it might be a solution to try and move the steering wheel up and down to see this does any thing. I know mine does this periodically.

 

[Bob4x4]

Sometimes because of the steering wheel being adjusted much up/down---the wires to the starter will lose conection and so it might be a solution to try and move the steering wheel up and down to see this does any thing. I know mine does this periodically.

You may have wires that are fatigued inside the harness,I would repair this before it leaves you stranded

 

[nk14zp]

Sounds like the clutch switch to me. How painful was pooping a hood?

 

[KBrennan]

It was the clutch switch. Have it jumpered until I get home and can get a new switch. Dang switch is pricey. Thanks everyone