I'll try and be as detailed as possible
1994
4x4
5-Speed
Posi
SE / Sunroof
this Problem has been happening for Numerous Years - and now getting worse.
I turn the Key to start - nothing happens
this doenst happen every time
I turn the key all the way several times and it starts
You hear a clicking at the Starter Relay under the hood and at the relays at the fuse box
Sometimes I just leave the key turned all the way - leave it there for abt a minute - then Crank the Key and its starts
Replaced the Starter a few times over the numerous years
Replaced the Wiring Harness from the Battery to Starter
Replaced the Starter Relay too many times
Replaced the Ignition Switch a few times
Replaced the Ignition Key Cylinder Unit
Current Battery is Brand New
One thing I have been doing for awhile is
I take out the top far right relay at the fuse box
put it back in - it starts
but that doesnt always work
Sometimes I take out all 3 top relays at the fuse box and put them back in and it starts
but that doesnt always work
Sometimes I have to put my battery charger on the Battery and wait abt 2 mins and then it will crank and turn on
To me - it seems that there is not enough " electrical power " getting through the passage to complete the starting phase
Sometimes i loose patience and just have to push start it
Numerous years ago I talked to a mechanic from California that told me you have to replace the complete wiring harness from the Steering Column to the Battery
He said he had seen that problem with year model Pathfinder
Recently a mechanic I know - told me the PIN in the Column isnt making a good connection and you need to replace the Complete Steering Column
He was going to do a bypass but I think he just thinks its to involved of a problem...
I dont know anything abt a PIN in the Column
Does anyone know how to bypass relays and do you really need relays
What abt doing a Push Button Start option ..
I'm lost with this Starting Problem
Plus
I just recently put in a NEW Engine w/ New Clutch unit i have abt 1,200 miles on the New Engine as of today
I rebuilt the 5 speed a few years ago - 1st gear synco broke / New Flywheel
I recently rebuilt the complete front suspension ( for the 3rd time )
New Rotors
New Rear Springs, New Rear Control Arm Bushings ( 8 ) - pressed them out / installed new
You put the frame on jack stands - Put a floor jack under the rearend unit to hold the rearend from dropping to the ground
Unbolt the 4 control arms / lower the rearend some and then take off the 4 control arms - take them to a machine shop to press out the bushings and press in new bushings
I'm lost with this Starting Problem
Thanks
Robert
300,000 miles on Orginal Engine
Rebuild Sept 2022