This is a safety feature.
A bad ignition switch can shut down a vehicle's electrical system. Ignition switches have been the cause of a major recall by General Motors.
Answer: Normally located down by clutch arm (that sticks out between the engine and transmission). How do you locate it? The clutch pedal depresses a clutch master cylinder on the firewall (driver side). Follow the hose line down to the where the clutch arm is located. NOTE: don't get the brake master cylinder and clutch master cylinder confused, its easy if you do not work on cars regularly.
You could have an ingnition control module going bad. Is it dying going down the road? If so, it more than like is the control module. If not, you could have a starter going bad, when it gets hot it won't work anymore. Good Luck!!
Depends on the type of transmission you have. If it's an automatic, check the transmission fluid with the vehicle running to make sure it isn't low. If it's not and the transmission slips you've probably got an internal problem inside the transmission. If it's a manual transmission it could be the hydraulic fluid is low if you have a hydraulic clutch, or it could be the clutch itself. If you've got an older clutch that's not hydraulic, it could be out of adjustment, or the clutch itself is bad.
This almost sounds like two problems or something that is causing both problems. It sounds like you have a nuetral safety switch that prevents the car from starting in gear unless the clutch is depressed. The other problem sounds like a throw out bearing problem not allowing you to shift into gear. I would check first to make sure that the clutch is being engaged when you push the pedal down. Probably the easiest way is to put the car in gear, engine off and parking brake off. Depress the pedal and see if the truck will roll. If it won't roll the clutch is not properly engaging. You will then need to figure out why. Has it become disconnected at the pedal? Is the throw out arm broken or bent? Hope this helps.
The clutch start cancel button will eliminate the need to press the clutch in to start the truck. This is useful in mostly offroad situations where pushing in the clutch to start the truck might allow the truck to roll from a precarious position such as off of a rock or back down a hill. You are starting the truck "in gear" so that there is no jerky movements with engaging the clutch. This works best when in the transfer case is in Low. The front hubs should also be locked. To use when on a steep hill or crawling over rocks: * keep your foot on the brake. * press the clutch start cancel button. * turn the key to start the truck. * as the truck begins to move, ease up on the brake to allow the truck to move forward and start. * as the truck starts apply the accelerator pedal as needed to keep you going and prevent stalling. * If you stall it's OK, just keep using the clutch start cancel button until you are out of the situation
There's a valve on the side of the transmission it looks like a valve on a brake calliper. Pump the clutch up hold it down have someone open the valve and let air out until you start getting straight fluid coming out. You can also adjust the clutch pedal by holding it down and letting of really fast. A few times.
If you turn the ignition to the on position, and then press the interlock button, you don't have to press the clutch pedal down to start the truck.
If a Chevy truck tries to start but then doesn't, it might be that the battery is low. Check the alternator also to make sure that battery is charging properly. Some larger motors require a larger cranking amp from the battery to start.
can a tow bed be wielded to frame of a truck or does it have to be boilted down
On your key less entry fob hit the lock button then hold down the 3rd button at the top until the truck starts, about 10 seconds.
When you depress the clutch pedal all the way down the clutch brake stops the input shaft from rotating. This allows the transmission to be put in gear. Never depress the clutch fully ( all the way to the floor) when the truck is moving in any gear. The clutch brake is about the size of a compact disc and cannot stop the input shaft when the truck is moving in gear. This will destroy the clutch brake.
If it's automatic, you can't. If it's standard shift, hopefully you are parked facing down hill or you have a couple buddies that can push you. Get in the vehicle, turn ignition on, hold the brake, push in the clutch and put the truck in second or third gear. Continue to hold the clutch down and release the brake and allow vehicle to roll down a grade. Once you have reached 5 to 10 mph, let the clutch up. The engine should turn over. Weather it starts or not depends on what was wrong in the first place.
Check the wires running down to the starter GM likes to put fusable links in the wiring harness, if theres is one use a tester and see it you can get a reading through the link, if not simply cut it out and wire it back together using a good heavy conecter.
NO it will not. Reason is that in late 1999 Chevy REDESIGNED all the engines and transmissions. Nothing from late 1999 will interchange with anything from 1999 and down.
It is wired inline with the Crank wire going from the ignition to the starter solenoid located on the starter. Clutch up --> open switch (no start); Clutch down --> closed switch (start) Very basic for this year of truck.
Show you the automatic transmission, passing gear linkage for a 79 Chevy 350 eng. truck