since the car is rear wheel drive the 2nd gear start is used for when you are in snow or somewhere slick you turn that on and it will give you more power to get out. i had one never found it very useful
It tells you your second gear start switch is on. When on, that switch makes the transmission not use first gear. This is good for icy winter conditions.
Ignition switch, battery, battery cables, starter relay, starter solnoid, starter, flywheel ring gear.
Not a problem. The starter gear will take care of that. It is autoaligning when you turn the ignition switch.
it is for traction control. Since firebirds are rear wheel drive and the engine is in the front our tires like to spin in the rain, snow, or on a clear day. the switch puts your car into 2nd gear. the higher the gear, the lower amount of tourqe, the lower chance of your wheels spinning.
You will damage the starter and worse case, the flywheel/ring gear.
The Bendix on a Ford starter is a one-way gear that engages when the starter is activated. and the Bendix is perhaps one of the most common starter failures.
The neutral safety switch keeps the starter from engaging when the transmission is in any gear EXCEPT park or neutral. A faulty switch would either allow the starter to engage any time or not allow the starter to engage at any time.
Could be -battery dead -ignition switch broken -safety switches not working -solenoid switch not working -brushes bad in starter -gear warn out on starter -starter motor dirty -starter no good -belts to tight on deck any of the above.
Align the neutral lockout switch.
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The switched labeled SGS stands for "Second Gear Start". This allows you to start off in second gear when accellerating.