HELP!!!!!

[SlottedMagz]

so I pulled the z outa the garage just to clean the Magz (as i washed the whole thing a few days ago sept the wheels) so it was running fine or at least as fine as it ever does lol i cleaned the wheels and just now I tried to start it up and all i got was a single click I replaced the starter and alternater like 2-3 months ago sooo im kinda lost as to whats up as im no mechanic or even close

the only other ting i did was turn the chapman kar lok i have and turn it back any ideas?goin to get butts will be right back

[Tristin]

Dead battery?

[rayven14]

+1 dead battery, u got an alarm or anything like that? That would drain the battery after that long

[datsunaholic]

Or corroded cables. One click and everything does dead?

[TENDRIL]

dead batt. do you have door lights? did you leave your door cracked? loose wire grounding? did you wash anything in the engine bay that would have knocked a wire loose??

 

check to make sure you batt. cables are tight! ground to the body and block etc.

[banzai510(hainz)]

Why did you replace the starter and battery at the same time?

 

Could have been just a bad cable.

Or you have a Drain on the battery.

[Alec 720]

Yeah its either dead battery, corroded/loose connections or bad cables.

I wish I knew about bad cables a while ago cause it stumped me for a while the first time, it happened twice to me.

[SlottedMagz]

batterys fine choke wasnt cutting off they werent done at the same time the alternater and starter where the battery was done before there is a loose wire im taking the spark plugs out now and im guna check the cylinders sorry for the hastey update

[SlottedMagz]

bats fine radio an lights still work

[xxmass]

the only other ting i did was turn the chapman kar lok i have and turn it back any ideas?

 

is the chapman the starter kill that has the round key. like the kryptonite bike locks? maybe cycle that a few times.

[jun]

check your battery CABLES to the battery.

I've had this happen on my 620. If the connection from the battery post to the cables is slightly loose, it causes this.

Tighten them up/tap them in snug. Also if the connection is corroded, that will also contribute to your situation.

[SlottedMagz]

is the chapman the starter kill that has the round key. like the kryptonite bike locks? maybe cycle that a few times.

 

yep thats the one but i dont thinks its the problem

[SlottedMagz]

btw thank you all for such speedy response

[darrel]

One wire that goes to the starter solenoid, make sure it's making good contact.

[Ratwagon1600]

Had a problem just like this recently with my Stagea. Turned out to be the starter motor. When you replaced the starter was a with a new unit, or a second hand one?

 

Best way to eliminate the starter motor as the cause of the problem is to pull it out and do a bench test.

 

Some instructions on how to do that here:

 

http://easyautodiagnostics.com/starter_motor_test/starter_bench_test_1.php

 

Apart from that, what everyone else has suggested.

 

Cheers

[SlottedMagz]

new starter im not fond of replacing old with more old

 

muh b gettin muh shits mixed just checked just the noids an nader where replaced

Edited July 19, 2012 by SlottedMagz

[SlottedMagz]

working on post oic of loose wire, realy easy once i figured it was the prblem just looking around for elec tape to keep it in place

[xxmass]

yay ! another dat saved in Mass :thumbup:

[SlottedMagz]

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[SlottedMagz]

yay ! another dat saved in Mass :thumbup:

 

how many members are there in mass we should try to get some meets/cruises set up

 

i know fisch is out in the belch and i go out to north hampton fairly regularly

[darrel]

That isn't just a wire, it is the fusible link as well. That is the simplest thing to check first.

 

KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.

 

On a long RT going through Nevada, I stopped to get fuel. I came out to start and all it did was click. Had everything working except the click. Then I reached down and noticed it was loose. I took my multi tool and crimped it a little then reinstalled.

 

A couple of weeks ago was on a drive in the 240z. After 3.5 miles of washboard gravel road then a pit stop at the end. I came out and it would crank but not start. The problem that time was a loose coil wire. I wish i would have found that, but it was another guy who noticed it. He was also the one I towed for a little while when his car was vapor locking at the top of the pass.