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94 Civic LX won't crank

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Old Jun 19, 2016
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My car sat in the driveway for 2.5 years until I could get it street legal. I would start it up occasionally and drove it 1.25 hrs from one town to the next (after dark) when we moved a year ago. It sat in the new driveway for a year. Once it was legal, I drove it to 4 different nearby towns and back, in town to the store and such a few times, and then one afternoon it simply would not crank. No sound at all. Prior to that moment, it started just fine and drove fine.

I have replaced the battery and posts, and the starter. Next thought is the Clutch Pedal Ignition Lock Switch. All relays appear in good condition.

Any ideas or knowledge that would send me in the right direction? Trans is manual.

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Re: 94 Civic LX won't crank

Use a test light or voltmeter and a wiring diagram to diagnose, instead of guessing and tossing parts at it..

See if the rubber bump pad is missing from the clutch pedal where the switch makes contact......No not that first switch you can see..... it's for the other one you can't see easily.
The pad is about the size of a penny, crumbled pieces may be on the floor under the pedals.
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Re: 94 Civic LX won't crank

Thank you. My husband discovered a "plug" that's missing from a hole where there should be one. He blocked the hole and started the car up just fine. So we're going to go get one for a buck and be done. :-)
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