Date:         Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:25:47 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Starter Behavior
Comments: To: dan kapeller <dkapeller@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Bentley wiring diagram page 97.220 has the switch you seek for 90/91.

Mark

dan kapeller wrote:

> This all sounds so familiar....
>
> Three weeks ago, my 90 GL did the exact same thing.  It was a cold
> morning, but it's been cold all winter, not anything unusual on the day
> it refused to start.  I replaced the starter, it worked fine, three or
> four times, then the same issue.  I then blamed the starter switch, and
> replaceded it.  (Thanks to everyone who guided me through the removal of
> my steering wheel)  Again, problem fixed, for a while, then same
> symptom.  I blamed the starter again, and my local Checker traded me for
> a new one and in it went...problem fixed for a day, then no start
> AGAIN.  Zoltan advised me on cleaning all my grounds, which I did and
> again, problem fixed.....for a day.  Then same symptom.  Now I'm getting
> angry!  Thanks to the guy at Checker Autoparts and his computer, he
> suggested I check the "neutral safety switch" located in the footwell
> near the top of the clutch pedal.  I actuated it a few times and WALLA!
> the van started.   A few days later, the same dead symptoms. This time,
> I reached down and flicked the switch a few times and again, the van
> started.  It has started twice a day for over a week now....knock on wood.
>
> The moral of this story?  I'm not sure.  I don't know if I've fixed
> anything yet.  I can't find the stupid switch in my Bentley, and Yes, I
> spent several hours pouring over the schematic section of the book.  I
> would suggest that anyone with dead starter symptoms, at least try the
> clutch safety switch trick.  Who knows if I needed to replace my starter
> (twice) and ignition switch and clean all my grounds?  Isn't this fun????
>
> Good luck!
>
> Dan Kapeller
>
>
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