skunk Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 she started up, but theres definitely some wiring issues. :rolleyes: going back over tomorrow, hopfully we can get every thing straighted out. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 glad to see shes in good hands :cool: Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 well? is it running yet? :P yep :) . nice score Mike!!!! . . . .. . . . :lol: ...it does look pretty nice sitting in there...........and it is an auto..............and I have the keys...........and I don't currently own a datsun..........hhhmmmm...... glad to see shes in good hands :cool: Thanks :) There was some extra wires in there for no apparent reason....looks like one of them snaked through the heater control cables and was cut by their movement. It arced enough that it melted the end right off the control cable. There's a couple of very poorly done crimp on connectors, but other than that, there's nothing obvious so far. I'm sure we can figure it out.....just not sure how far we'll have to dig to find it. Looking into the firewall area after pulling out the instrument section, we found that a 6" long bolt that's supposed to hold up the entire heater assy is missing............so it looks like someone has been really deep into the dash of this rig. I'm guessing the the "little old lady" that owned it before had some work done. If the heater core had gone out....she would have paid to have it fixed and they would have been into the dash assy deep enough for that bolt to come up missing. We may just need to run to the s/y today and pull some pieces :) Quote Link to comment
nismo dr Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 damn, i wish i had some a workspace like that Quote Link to comment
skunk Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 whats funny about that is i think your garage is bigger, its just full of alot of stuff. Quote Link to comment
nismo dr Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 my workbench is a piece of plywood on a foosball table :lol: Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 . If it would help ......... .. I have my entire dash out of the 710.. .. ... and I could take pics of the wiring harness spread out on the concrete pulling out the heater core was a pain....... .. I could take a pic of that long bolt too Quote Link to comment
Guest DatsuNoob Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Good to see it getting some attention. Good luck guys! Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 if i can help let me know Quote Link to comment
skunk Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 shes back up and running, she still has some little quirks. but shes back on the road. Heater still turns on when headlights are on, even if the heater fuse is pulled. and the running lights turn on when you turn the car on. Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 shes back up and running, she still has some little quirks. but shes back on the road. Heater still turns on when headlights are on, even if the heater fuse is pulled. and the running lights turn on when you turn the car on. Should get that fixed before you drive it to much, i would be worried about it causing more issues or fires... But who knows. Quote Link to comment
skunk Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 that last fire was not caused by any of that. 1.every fuse was wrong 2.a Wire got cut by the heater control's, then set the casing of the cables that control the heater on fire. we went through the harness, could not find any spliced wires or anything that looked like it would make this happen. we did test and turn every thing on and make the car run for a while at full capacity. No fuses blew Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Good to hear your car is getting some medical attention. Quote Link to comment
skunk Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 she will be getting more then that in the coming months. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 As best I can tell, the fire had nothing to do with the weird issue with the heater fan turning on when the lights are on. There were two poorly done splices, which have been fixed, but other wise, I couldn't find a dang thing out of whack on that car electrically.....at least not with 3hrs of physical inspection! :( I hate to say it, but I think that dash was pulled completely out at some point......and I think it will need that again to find the cause of the quirks. The charging system checked out fine.....we turned on every electrical load and let it idle for 20 min....no problems, no flickering. We pulled the instrument cluster at least 3x's checking to make sure everything was where it was supposed to be. I found and checked any and all connectors that might have even been remotely involved with the fan issue. I hate to cry "uncle", but I finally had to. It sill has two little quirks, but they don't seem to be causing any trouble. As Kelly said....the fire was caused by an 18ga wire, connected to a 10ga wire on a 20A fuse.....it ran right through the heater control levers....it shorted out bad enough to melt the end off of one of the control cables and burn the insulation. it's always more exhausting to spend that much effort on a problem and not solve it......time for sleep :) Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 it's always more exhausting to spend that much effort on a problem and not solve it......time for sleep :) x2 Quote Link to comment
skunk Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 i need to replace the plug that goes into the back of my alt, its done for. and then the 610 will be back to DD status Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 let me see what i got in my parts stores Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 i need to replace the plug that goes into the back of my alt, its done for. and then the 610 will be back to DD status if its the T plug it should be the same as all the rest, 510, 70-83 Z car, and 620 ones are all the same Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 if its the T plug it should be the same as all the rest, 510, 70-83 Z car, and 620 ones are all the same Right up through the mid '80s. The matchbox dizzy plug is also the same and any Nissan with an oil pressure gauge... the sender on the block has this same T plug. Quote Link to comment
Jassifrass Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 I think I can fix it...if Kelly had left his keys I'd be doing it now.... but yes it's the T plug Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 try your key you never know :P Quote Link to comment
Jassifrass Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 my key looks like a pad lock key...its tiny it works for all my doors and crap but its for an after market ignition....I'll get it done tomorrow. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 1.every fuse was wrong 2.a Wire got cut by the heater control's, then set the casing of the cables that control the heater on fire. we went through the harness, could not find any spliced wires or anything that looked like it would make this happen. we did test and turn every thing on and make the car run for a while at full capacity. No fuses blew shes back up and running, she still has some little quirks. but shes back on the road. Heater still turns on when headlights are on, even if the heater fuse is pulled. and the running lights turn on when you turn the car on. Kelly if you have the parking (running lights) switch on with the engine running and you turn the motor off, does it shut off or keep running? Quote Link to comment
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