Probably the starter. Which if is not the funnest job. There is the
possibility of a poor connection, but that's still a little tough, and not
really likely.

    Greetings and Salutations.

    On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 16:38:09 -0400, "scooter35"
<tbrown17@chartertn.net> wrote:

    I have a 1992 Nissan Sentra with much the same problem.  I
replaced first the battery, then the starter...but the problem
persists.  As far as I can tell, it is either the switch on the
clutch that has to engage or the ignition interrupt relay.  The
latter item is a dealer only part, and, I have not had time to
check out the former.   Maybe this weekend.
    In any case, with the Sentra, sometimes releasing the clutch
and re-applying it will make the problem go away.  Sometimes jiggling
the car a bit takes care of it.
    This seems to be a recurring problem with Nissans of that
age, as I have seen a number of posts listing these same symptoms.
    Good luck, and, if you find out the answer,
    Please post it here to help EVERYONE.
    Regards
    Dave Mundt