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So I'm having some trouble with my blazer not wanting to crank over every time I turn the key. Its a 95 with 4.3 and is an automatic. Most days it will crank right over and other days I have to turn the key several times to get it to crank over. I have all dash lights and everything works just won't crank.i have been told it is the neutral safety switch and ive heard it could be the ignition. I don't want to start replacing things just to find,out it didn't cure the problem. So I was wanting to put in a push button to start it. Turn the key push the button and it cranks and starts., I have read and watched youtube videos that say run a wire to starter to the switch then one from battery to switch. Is there a way to do this through the starter relay or do I have to go to the starter? Thanks for any help you can provide.
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If turning the key several times makes it eventually work, that is WITHOUT messing with the shifter at all (wiggling it, putting it in gear and then back into park, etc), I would lean towards it being the ignition.
Have you tried turning the key, dropping the shifter into neutral, and then trying to start the engine? If you're able to consistently start the engine by doing that, and you can continue repeat this processes every time, THEN I would lean towards it being the neutral safety switch.
I would be hesitant to jerry-rig a starter switch up just because something isn't working properly... In my line of work, I see a LOT of vehicle's burned to the ground just because someone routed a wire in a bad spot to "fix" some other problem... Not saying you'll wire it up badly lol just seems like you may be making things more difficult than they need to be, when just diagnosing and fixing the original problem will suite you for years down the road.
Have you tried turning the key, dropping the shifter into neutral, and then trying to start the engine? If you're able to consistently start the engine by doing that, and you can continue repeat this processes every time, THEN I would lean towards it being the neutral safety switch.
I would be hesitant to jerry-rig a starter switch up just because something isn't working properly... In my line of work, I see a LOT of vehicle's burned to the ground just because someone routed a wire in a bad spot to "fix" some other problem... Not saying you'll wire it up badly lol just seems like you may be making things more difficult than they need to be, when just diagnosing and fixing the original problem will suite you for years down the road.
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If turning the key several times makes it eventually work, that is WITHOUT messing with the shifter at all (wiggling it, putting it in gear and then back into park, etc), I would lean towards it being the ignition.
Have you tried turning the key, dropping the shifter into neutral, and then trying to start the engine? If you're able to consistently start the engine by doing that, and you can continue repeat this processes every time, THEN I would lean towards it being the neutral safety switch.
I would be hesitant to jerry-rig a starter switch up just because something isn't working properly... In my line of work, I see a LOT of vehicle's burned to the ground just because someone routed a wire in a bad spot to "fix" some other problem... Not saying you'll wire it up badly lol just seems like you may be making things more difficult than they need to be, when just diagnosing and fixing the original problem will suite you for years down the road.
Have you tried turning the key, dropping the shifter into neutral, and then trying to start the engine? If you're able to consistently start the engine by doing that, and you can continue repeat this processes every time, THEN I would lean towards it being the neutral safety switch.
I would be hesitant to jerry-rig a starter switch up just because something isn't working properly... In my line of work, I see a LOT of vehicle's burned to the ground just because someone routed a wire in a bad spot to "fix" some other problem... Not saying you'll wire it up badly lol just seems like you may be making things more difficult than they need to be, when just diagnosing and fixing the original problem will suite you for years down the road.
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What brand of starter do You have? I've seen a cheap one, that was gone in less than a few months. Make sure the starter itself is not the problem. It's a simple test, You have two wires at the starter: a thick one, that is always hot and a thin one, that is a "trigger" to the starter. Whenever You start cranking, the thinner one gets powered. Hook up a voltmeter and check if it does.
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What brand of starter do You have? I've seen a cheap one, that was gone in less than a few months. Make sure the starter itself is not the problem. It's a simple test, You have two wires at the starter: a thick one, that is always hot and a thin one, that is a "trigger" to the starter. Whenever You start cranking, the thinner one gets powered. Hook up a voltmeter and check if it does.
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What brand of starter do You have? I've seen a cheap one, that was gone in less than a few months. Make sure the starter itself is not the problem. It's a simple test, You have two wires at the starter: a thick one, that is always hot and a thin one, that is a "trigger" to the starter. Whenever You start cranking, the thinner one gets powered. Hook up a voltmeter and check if it does.
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