Our car is a 5 speed and has the interlock that prevents starting unless the clutch pedal is plugged in. This morning, I went to start the car and just got a clicking sounds that appeared to be coming from the driver's side of the engine.
(New battery installed less than a month ago).
Thinking I didn't have the clutch pedal pushed the whole way in, I let it out, turned the key to start and heard nothing. With the key in the start position, I pushed the clutch in and the clicking sound returned, but the starter did not operate.
A few more cycles of this process and the car started, ran rough for 15 - 30 seconds then was fine. The same thing happened when I went to start the car later in the morning.
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