need help in washington state with my 521

[uberkevin]

No power it seems like, my battery has power but ill turn the key and my ignition or oil light doesnt turn on. I changed the battery cables but still nothing at all. The other day I was driving along about 50 maybe and my truck sputterd and shut off when I came to a stop it would crank over but wouldn't start then nothing started to happen didn't even turn over.. some please help.

Oh and 1971 521

[Eagle_Adam]

PM pumpkin210 and see if he can head ur way and help, its not free but ive seen him put a quite a few dattos back on the road.

[DanielC]

First, clean your battery cables.

Then clean the fusebox contacts, and check all the fuses. The glass fuses have a nasty habit of looking good, and being bad.

[ggzilla]

Cleaning the cables means cleaning the BATTERY TERMINALs. Scrape them down to bare shiny metal, and do the same for the inside of the cable ends. That will fix it right up.

[uberkevin]

Eagle_Adam how would I find PM pumpkin210or whatt?? Lol

[uberkevin]

I have new cables and before I put them on I cleaned the battery termals. I didn't clean the bolt on the stater connecting the stater to the battery itself if that matters?

[Eagle_Adam]

check you messages at the top of the screen

[uberkevin]

As you man know I'm retty new here and to all of this.

I'll have pictures up soon.

[powerbench]

I can't remember back to 1987 , but seem to recall the same thing happened to me... It was the fuseable link

[]2eDeYe]

Do your headlights some on?

[bananahamuck]

If you jump over the fuse box do they come on??

[DanielC]

521 trucks did not have a fuseable link, when they left the factory.

[uberkevin]

No my headlights didn't turn on. Its gotta be a wire that's idk pissing me off. It something small...

[datzenmike]

First, clean your battery cables.

Then clean the fusebox contacts, and check all the fuses. The glass fuses have a nasty habit of looking good, and being bad.

Cleaning the cables means cleaning the BATTERY TERMINALs. Scrape them down to bare shiny metal, and do the same for the inside of the cable ends. That will fix it right up.

 

Do the above yourself. You don't need help yet.

 

I have new cables and before I put them on I cleaned the battery termals. I didn't clean the bolt on the stater connecting the stater to the battery itself if that matters?

 

Yes the starter end and the one on the side of the head where the negative cable is bolted. You should also have a ground wire to the body sheet metal.

 

I suspect it's most likely the fuse box or fuse clips not making good contact to the fuses. Check that the voltage regulator is also firmly bolted down.

[dat521gatherer]

Reach under the dash and make sure your plug on the ignition switch is snug.

[wayno]

Turn your headlight switch on and start wiggling fuse box terminals/wires and fuses, but mostly the terminals till the headlights come on.

Check and replace fuses with an ohm meter.

40+ year old fuse boxes don't work like new anymore, I lose my headlights if I use my brights, and then I have to stop and wiggle the wires till they come back on, this is not something new, it is likely a corroded terminal connections.

[banzai510(hainz)]

On my 52`1 there is a white wire I believe that should hook up to the positive side battery cable. I buy the cable with the in line splice tapped of the end. This will feed the fuse box.

Ck this first. If lights come ON then its at least feeding the fuse box

 

Then see if starter motoer turns over.

See if oil light ,alt light coem on

If yes then ck the voltage(Buy a volt meter) at the white ballast resisitor and should have 12volt and maybe 6-9 volts at the coil with key ON.

 

 

kevin

go to olddatsun.com and read the tech section

buy tools

If this is your only rig buy another as this will break down again they 40years old. But so EZ to work on if you know what your doing.

[uberkevin]

My 521 and the 521 I got the motor from.. The engine is right from Japan I guess, that what the man who gave it to me said. I took

because it has low milleage. I'll post some of my engine bay when I get my truck closer to me.

[ggzilla]

Great color.

 

All the 521 engines came from Japan. But during the 1980s they sent over container loads of used engines, that's probably what the old man was referring to. I'm running one of those 'good used' engine now, it came with a RHD carburetor and emission-less intake manifold which I still have in the garage.

[uberkevin]

I like the color but I want the origonal color, that Light green.

 

So I got my truck over to my house and today I put the key in the ignition turned it and it fired right up!

I have no dought it will happen again.

 

Oh heres my engine.

[ggzilla]

Yes, clean the battery terminals now, so it won't happen for the six months.

[uberkevin]

Unless i have a crazy wire somewhere.. But I'll get it nice and shiny like.

But on another note I dont have any running lights or reverse lights???

 

I could use some help fixing these if anyone can help.. Take a picture of my tranny???

[ggzilla]

Bring it to Blue Lake park this Sunday and we'll fix it up for you.

[banzai510(hainz)]

ck the connections at the fuse box for the running lights.

 

Ck the connections at the coil and ballast resisitor. Make sure they tight.

 

Learn how to adjust the points. Dont buy a new coil or anything. Its good they way it is.

 

reverse light is from the tranny switch, should be 2 wires from tranny and 2 from the truck ruted underneath. if trans has been pulled Im sure most time the wires are not hooked up. Mine are not.

[uberkevin]

Could my problem to begain with have been because of my alternateur?? I mean It really wasn't used for 20 plus years and with a hud that wasn't so shut.

But I put a new one on anyways lol.

ck the connections at the fuse box for the running lights.

 

Ck the connections at the coil and ballast resisitor. Make sure they tight.

 

Learn how to adjust the points. Dont buy a new coil or anything. Its good they way it is.

 

reverse light is from the tranny switch, should be 2 wires from tranny and 2 from the truck ruted underneath. if trans has been pulled Im sure most time the wires are not hooked up. Mine are not.

 

My tranny has two i think maybe three swiths. and yeah wires are not hooked up. Ill put up a picture..