The New “What did you do with your Z today” (with off topic replies) XXXVI

Originally Posted by babyzilla

I went for cruise yesterday evening with my work buddies. They're mostly into American muscle, but they appreciate my Z! One of them owns several cars, including two corvettes and I let him drive my Z after I did the stage 1 clutch and flywheel assembly mod and he was pleasantly surprised. Obviously it's no NA V8, but I could tell he was enjoying the drive. Twas a proud moment for me lol

Anyways, one guy came up with the path and it was amazing, especially since the weather was so nice. It was me, a Z, and 4 other corvettes comprising of the C5, C6, C7, and the new C8! I thought it was pretty funny how I stood out like a sore thumb and they all could kick my a$$, but it was enjoyable hanging with them.

Of course there's no good cruise w/o an issue, right? We took a break at a dam to chat a bit, but when we got back into our cars, mine wouldn't start. This was a little embarrassing since they wanted me to lead as I just modded my exhaust and they really liked the way it sounded. At first I thought it was an overheating issue, but my oil temp was fine, there were no other dash signs, and everything else seemed functional. I was about to "reset" the battery, but one of my co workers mentioned the clutch switch (I had no idea this existed) may not be triggered because the screen on the dash kept telling me to engage the clutch to start which I was obviously doing. I was fortunate to be surrounded by electrical and mechanical engineers lol. Basically the car wouldn't recognize the clutch being engaged fully, so it wouldn't allow the car to start as a safety measure. We didn't have the right tools to make the adjustment, so my co worker had to adjust it manually with his hands just for me to push-to-start. It worked and we continued our drive.

I didn't know this was a thing. Have you guys ever had this issue (no matter the car)? If it isn't manual, I'm assuming there's a brake switch because for automatic push-to-start vehicles you need to engage the break before starting. He's going to help me adjust it today after work. When I got home last night I was testing it out again and it wouldn't start, but pushing the clutch REALLY hard would work. Sounds like an adjustment issue. This was kind of a story/problem post.