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98 3.1 Starting Problem


rollin17s
10-08-2007, 04:23 PM
I posted about this a few days ago and i worked on what i thought was the problem. There is what appears to be a aftermarket toggle switch under the hood in front of the large fuse box on the passengers side. The car would not turn over whatsoever. I thought the switch was to a antitheft device and maybe it was some sort of starter kill. My friend had flipped it back and forth a few times last week and thats when the problem started. So yesterday i un hooked the battery and let it sit about a minute the rehooked the battery, same thing when i tried to start. so i flipped the switch and unhooked the battery again, when i rehooked the battery back up the same thing. then i unplugged the switch and unhhoked the battery, rehooked it and the car started twice. i waited about an hour and tried it again just to make sure, and the car would not start, there is a clicking noise when you trun off the ignition that lasts for about 60 seconds then stops. i really need some ideas and/or help with this one, i'm baffled. lol:banghead:

rollin17s
10-09-2007, 07:17 PM
Ok so I found out that is definitly is a starter kill switch. Now the problem is there is relay box that the toggle switch goes to with like 10 wires running out of it. I figured just cut the wires and disable it. but before i did i consulted with a mechanic, and he said that that may mess up my computer or cause the starter to fail completely. Being a person that likes to get second opinions i figured i would post this and see what some of you thought about it before i proceeded to cut the wires.

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