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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Wasn't there at one time some kind of interlock on some cars that wouldn't allow you to start the car unless the clutch was depressed? I can see a bad switch causing the engine to shut off on one of these cars.
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I would
ASSUME that the switch was a starter interlock. It would prevent the starter from working not kill the engine.
On my 74 914 the seat belt interlock was a real pain. If the car was not buckled up it would not crank or run. I always use my seatbelt 100% of the time. The seatbelt interlock computer under the seat would go nuts and shut the car off if I hit a pothole or a RR track. I had it towed to the dealer three times and they replaced the little computer every time. I finally got tired of that and figured out it was looking at the oil pressure switch. If it saw pressure it blocked the ignition. One simple bypass of that switch and the system was bypassed. I still have that useless POS computer in my attic somewhere.
I am guessing the OP problem is something to do with the hydraulic clutch.