Q: Will not start when clutch is pushed in, starter is good,get all my lights but no turnover of motor

asked by on January 26, 2017

Started fine all day then that evening would not start, next morning fired right up, then I checked it before I left, turned off key and it would not start again

My car has 138000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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