jim

#1

So I got in my car to leave and I pushed the clutch in and hit the switch and it turned over a few times and stopped .But it still has power . Where do I go
from here ?

Box

#2

Battery could be weak, check it with a voltmeter.

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2001 Miata LS 5-speed

jim

#3

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QUOTE (Box @ Nov 9, 2017 - 11:09 PM)

>Battery could be weak, check it with a voltmeter.

Thanks I checked the bat. it's like a safety switch or something because it was spinning and then stopped

jim

#4

any one know how to check the safety switch on the clutch on my 1994 celica

Box

#5

You can pull the connector off the switch and jumper it with a piece of wire.

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2001 Miata LS 5-speed

jim

#6

that was not it I bypassed the clutch switch

also it keeps popping the am2 fuse

Box

#7

You have a short in the ignition system somewhere then if it keeps blowing the AM2 fuse.

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2001 Miata LS 5-speed

jim

#8

ok guys that was it my resistor is bad. So I changed it started it up and the coil went bad ? this is the fourth coil in three years ant one know why they would go bad so often

Box

#9

Have you ever replaced the ignition coil cable? A bad cable can cause too much strain on the coil and burn it out.

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2001 Miata LS 5-speed