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95 SW1 won't start

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Old Sep 25, 2018 | 12:08 PM
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Default 95 SW1 won't start

Hi everyone!! I'm having an issue with my SW. Occasionally, it will not start - no signal to starter. I have replaced the ignition switch & lock cylinder, clutch safety switch and battery. Starter is 6 mos.old. Key on & fuel pump energizes..key to start & nothing. No click. Nothing. Everything else electrically is operational and again only occasionally.Any ideas?????
 
Old Sep 26, 2018 | 06:53 AM
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If so, I believe the only two things between the battery and starter are the 30A IGN 3 fuse, the ignition switch, and the Neutral safety switch, with some purple wire for vibrancy.

If you are intermittently losing V on the purple wire, I would check if it is at the ign switch itself or further down the line (neutral safety switch(.


You may also have a poor ground in that circuit or poor connections, particularly on the battery ground connection to the frame. I would remove this and see what's under there. If battery cables are getting crunchy, replace.
Also, check the battery cable connection at the starter. Same deal applies.

If the parts are from Autozone or Advanced, then it could be the parts themselves. They have a poor track record with electrical parts.

The 30A IGN 3 fuse could have corrosion built up on the fuse or the fuse box terminals. Remove and reiswert the fuse 10 to 15 times to sweep the contacts free of corrosion.

But since this was a
 

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