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Old Jun 13, 2021 | 03:56 AM
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Hi there, I had taken the battery to Oreileys to have them check it. And it has a new ignition switch as of about 2 months ago. And I asked Ron this same question about the neutral safety switch? Don't know what I'm supposed to be doing with that?
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Old Jun 13, 2021 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RonSSNova
When trouble shooting mine, I also did the jump thing. And yes, be sure to have the car in park or neutral!

New ignition switch fixed mine
To save yourself time and not be changing a lot of unneeded parts I’d reach out to a Corvette Club in your area and see who they recommend. Diagnosing a no start is fairly easy to diagnose as long as you have a wiring diagram, some basic diagnostic equipment and understand electrical 101…it’s also a good idea to include your location in your profile…maybe someone on the Forum may be able to help…recently I had a Forum member who was having issues with his car and found out he lives in the next town over from me…he stopped a few days ago
and we had the car diagnosed quickly and easily !!

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Old Jun 13, 2021 | 10:43 AM
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If you hear clicking coming from the passenger footwell area you do not have problems with the neutral safety switch. You can try replacing the TDR, it's contacts maybe be bad, about 30$ at most auto parts stores. If replacing the TDR doesn't correct the problem then most likely you will have to replace the starter. I
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