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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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Is there something I missed in the manual that would require "pumping" the clutch in my '02 ZO6 3 times before the starter will engage? Once started, everything else seems ok.

This behavior just started today.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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Theres a saftey switch on the clutch pedal that is engaged when you depress the pedal, maybe it has or is going bad. I just push it in and start.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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Maybe you are not always pushing the clutch in far enough. Have you adjusted your seat lately?
Sometimes I push in the clutch, turn the key, and nothing happens. I just push the clutch in a little further and the starter engages.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by TEXHAWK0
Maybe you are not always pushing the clutch in far enough. Have you adjusted your seat lately?
Sometimes I push in the clutch, turn the key, and nothing happens. I just push the clutch in a little further and the starter engages.
It bottoms out so I'm sure that's not the issue. I guess maybe the starter interlock switch is starting to go. I'll check it out further tomorrow.

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