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Because you have to have the clutch depressed to start it. They came factory with a clutch safety switch that will not allow the engine to start unless the clutch pedal is pressed to the floor . NOT. the clutch safety switch only allows the starter to be energized... If the glow plugs will cycle then the truck can be pulled to start. When my starter solenoid was bad I pulled it to start.
just unplug the connector going to the switch that is mounted on top of your brake pedal and hook up a jumper wire to jump the 2 terminals (on the connector side not on the switch side) this will allow you to start the truck without pushing in the clutch and without pushing the clutch start cancel button.
Not a good idea. It is called a safety switch for a reason.
has a hydraulic clutch should not need any adjusting. either needs bleeding or needs a clutch.
Inside the truck behind or on the clutch pedal
The clutch safety switch is located on the linkage attached to the pedal,approx. 6" up from the pad, however if your f-150 has cruise control,the cutout switch and the clutch safety switch are often a common switch(meaning that both switches are built into one unit) also you did not specify what year your truck is.with-out the year and the options I cannot tell you which wires you need to connect to by-pass the switch. Of course the switch was put there for safety reasons and should not be eliminated
This answer is based on experience with my aunt's ~1995 Toyota pickup, but it should apply to the Camry, too. I imagine her problem was similar to yours. I had set out to bypass the switch, but ultimately did not have to (read on). Look for the switch behind the clutch pedal. When the clutch is depressed, the switch is engaged when the arm of the clutch pedal presses a button on the switch assembely. Although I am sure that you could bypass the switch, you probably don't need to. On the truck I was working on, the problem was that the button was not fully depressed when the clutch was depressed. You can test whether the switch is working by pushing the button and starting the car. If it works, you can make sure that the switch button gets fully pressed in when the clutch is depressed. The switch is mounted on a piece of sheet metal; using an adjustable wrench or pliers, bend the switch assembly toward the rear of the car. Alternatively, you could shim the button by glueing a piece of plastic to the end of the button. if none of that works, unplug that switch and put a jumper between the 2 wires that go to it.
Locate the clutch switch. The switch is usually black and located on the firewall. The switch contacts close when the clutch is depressed. There are two wires going into the switch....Tap into each of these wires and route these taps to positions #30 and #87 on a standard 30 amp 12 volt relay. Next wire the remote start's status or ground when running wire to position #85 on the relay. (make sure this wire has a negative output.) Finally tap into the truck's yellow starter wire located in the truck's ignition harness and wire it into position #86 on the relay.
If your deisel hezatates you probably being the truck in or switch to a Durmax!!!!
Get a repair manual for your truck, because you will need to cut the wires out of the ignition switch, and bypass the alarm.
It depends where one looks but a frequently recommended truck for diesel truck pulls is the Ford diesel truck but does cost nearly $60,000. Also recommended are the GMC diesel truck and the Dodge diesel truck.
there is a safety switch on the the cluth pedal between the pedal and clutch master cylanderthis is under the dashreplace that switch and your problem should be solvedto test if this is the problem,put vehicle in neutral, chock wheelsopen hood and crossterminals on starter solenoid ,on left side of engine bayif this starts truck then the safety switch needs replacingOr you can hook together the 2 wires that is in the switch on the clutch pedal, but be sure that the truck is in neutral !!!, and start it !.