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While trying to start my RX7 all I hear is a click coming from the dash when I turn the key. When I stop turning the key to start it I hear another click coming from a relay above the visor located near the moon roof controls (see picture).

The battery is good and the engine does turn over freely by hand. The car was broken into a couple times previously and I am wondering if maybe this could be some sort of theft lock prevention?

Are there any ideas out there whey I am unable to start my RX7?

Any help would be nice

Iqbal Khan
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I found the reason why it wouldn't turn over, it turns out the clutch safety switch was not being fully depressed when I pressed the pedal down and that was stopping power from getting to the starter. I pressed the switch down manually and it was able to turn over no problem.

Being my first time working on an Rx-7 when i found out about the clutch cutoff switch I looked under the pedal and tinkered with what i found out to be the cruise control cutoff switch, botch switches look very much alike.

So For any future reference, there are two switches that are triggered when you press the clutch pedal, one switch closes up, and when you press the pedal, and one switch gets pressed and opens up allowing the power to go to the starter. That switch is located more towards the firewall by the upper part of the clutch pedal near the master cylinder, that switch is the clutch safety switch which looks very similar to, but is not to be confused with the cruise control cutoff switch (correct me if I'm wrong) which is located towards the font/upper part of the clutch pedal.

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