From: James Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: electrical problems (big)
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 00:36:52 -0800 (PST)
Hey guys, another thing went wrong with my bloody datsun (hurts to say it but the thing keeps fucking up).
I was driving along one day and then smoke started pouring out of the bonnet (peak hour traffic) so i whip into a side street, check for flames and open the bonnet up, my bloody wiring is red hot and melting itself :( ... so i grab an old tshirt from the back of the car and smother it all and minimized the damage. It still drove altho the horn had to be disconnected because it was permanantly on. All lights etc work, nothing doesnt, well now the whole car doesnt work!!!
I can start when i jump it off another car and it'll run alright and everthing will work, but then i turn it off and try again NOTHING not even a click, but when it is running the temp and fuel gauges dont register. Could i have cooked the battery and alternator??
Im going to get it re-wired (engine bay only..fucken $$$$$ tho) but in the meantime i need it to get to work and back. Will a new battery be a waste of money (i dont have enuff to waste thats why im asking b4 i buy it).
And in ending this sad email i must make it sadder, this last problem is the last straw im goin to be purchasing a 91 180sx mid next year (i hope), i will hopefully be keeping the datto but honestly it wont be missed if i do get rid of it....to much work and to much money, not reliable enuff aswell.
Thanks for ya help guys,
James
(if anyone in the Bentleigh (melbourne)area wants to earn some cash re-wiring a datto engine bay let me know)
hey there
ummm i think your problem could be your voltage regulator? your best bet would be getting a cheap multimeter n testing the battery when you get the car started. it should read 12.4v appx when the car isnt moving, over 9v when your cranking the engine over (or it wont turn the engine), and about 14v when the car is started. if it doesnt read a consistant 14ish even when you rev it its probly your regulator.
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