Hi guys, I'm working through the electrical mess on my 96 Accord, and I've reached the clutch switches. It was obvious someone bypassed the clutch inhibitor, as the vehicle will start without the clutch pedal pressed. It appears as if the clutch inhibitor switch is not functional -- when I removed their wire hack and attached the connector to the switch, the vehicle wouldn't start, even with the clutch depressed.

So I've identified the clutch inhibitor connector. But there are two others I'm trying to identify. One I am fairly sure corresponds to the other clutch switch. But there is another with the same connector type, and I don't know where that is supposed to connect. There was a second wire hack, I believe on the PNK/BLK connector. Here are pics.

In the first pic, you can see the clutch inhibitor connector is shorted. You can also the see the 3-pin connector with 3 connected wires in question. In the second pic is the second 3-pin connector, this one only has 2 wires -- BLK and PNK. Any ideas which of the 3-pin connectors is for the second clutch switch, and what the second one is for? Thanks!

 

Probably explains why they bypassed it in the first place.

 

Yup. I put the wire back in for the time being. The theme of the work the last person did on this car is ghetto hacks. Some decent, some downright dangerous.

 

So it comes down to the switch not working. Probably should find a used one at the salvage yard and try it.