DougW wrote:

> Will Honea wrote:
>> Daughter called her "resident mechanic" tonight. After getting the
>> whole story, it turns out that the starter isn't turning. I've put
>> her thru the drill enough times that she checked the battery
>> (headlights on, they don't dim when she hit the starter, etc.) It's a
>> manual tranny so I told her to listen for the starter solenoid - no
>> click. Does the 2006 4.0L 6 have a neutral safety switch and is is
>> prone to problems with the ignition switch module like some of the
>> older ones?
>>
>> Next step is the hammer to the starter routine ;-) Any further
>> suggestions?
>
> Got me on the NSS. I don't think they have one (based on
> some remote car starter warnings)
>
> Fuse (22 I think) the 2006 had a habbit of eating them.

Personally, I consider the NSS (or the clutch-activated alternative) to be
worse than useless. Try using the starter to motor your way out of traffic
with some of those "features"....

Anyway, I called her back and found that her idea of a push start was two
gals pushing while the third was steering and handling the clutch. Talk
about pi**ing into the wind! Owner's hubby showed up and used his pickup to
roll her down the road and it started first crack. She called her friend
and the thing starter still was still AWOL so she passed on the hammer trick
- worked like a charm but it's still starter time.

What does the fuse "protect", anyway? All my stuff is too old for any of
the books to help.

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Will Honea