I have a 91 Max and recently it has not been starting on the first turn of the ignition key. In fact at times the car does not even turn on, it clicks but no engine turning over. However, if you leave it alone for 60-90 minutes or just take the key out and try again a few times it will sometimes start.

The battery was replaced before the start of the winter months.

Can someone please advise?

 

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Clean the battery posts and starter connections.
Charge the battery. {~8 hours with a 10 amp charger}
Check the large wires fron the battery to starter and ground.
Starters sometine stick, tap forcefully on starter with large wood stick of your choice. {if that helps, replace or rebuild the starter}
Click but no turn over tells me the batt does not have enough current to turn the starter..... charge the batt and fix the charging systen.

Just my thoughts tonight.......
94MAXGXE
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that used to happen to my my max (90 se)...try tapping the shifter up...assuming you have an auto...that usually got mine to start

 

yeah if you have an auto it could be the thing isn't all the way up into park. Turn the key to when the dash lights come on, press the brakes, move the shifter down and push it all the back up into park with a little gusto. Automatics also start in Neutral, so try that if you're not having luck in Park.

 

when i had my tranny rebuilt the mechanic explained why it did that...but i dont remember what he said...i think he said that there is a switch or something...it gets weared down and it doesnt engage fully...but he did something to it and now it works fine

 

It's the park position sensor. It cuts off power to the starter if it thinks the transmission isn't in park or neutral. It's a fairly cheap part, ~$10-$15, but it's not the problem. The starter wouldn't be clicking if it was. When the sensor goes bad, it won't even try to turn over. I'm reasonably sure that 94MAXGXE's advice will get your problem solved.

 

I don't think so..

The transmission has a little lever on it, attached to the lever is a cable. The other end of the cable is connected to the shifter. When you move the shifter, the cable moves the lever on the transmission to engage it into P,R,N,D,D2,D1. On both ends of the cable there's a rubber bushing. Over time the rubber bushing wears away, and when the bushing is worn, it leaves extra slack in the cable. When there's extra slack, and you shift into park, the shifter may be in park, but the transmission lever wasn't properly shifted into park.
When you turn the key and you hear a click, it's a relay in the drivers side fuse block, this is normal. If you hear a repeated clicking, then thats a sign your battery is low on power. The clicking of a starter is different.
Also, nothing shuts off power to the starter when in 'neutral'. Automatics are able to start in neutral.

 

yeah it was the shifter bushing...my mechanic replaced it and now she starts fine