okamis30z Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) I've had my 280z for about 7 months now and it was running strong until one day I was changing the spark plugs and I stripped the port so long story short I just brairly fixed the thread on the spark plug port and got the spark plug in and hooked up the battery and the gauge only read 12 volts so I hooked up the jumper cables to see if it will move but nothing and now the car just doesn't want to start any help btw 1976 280z stock l28 Edited August 15, 2014 by okamis30z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Define "doesn't want to start". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okamis30z Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 It turns over but just doesn't start anymore and it only turns over a couple times then it just clicks like when u have a dead battery. And I leave the battery. To charge but it stays on 12v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okamis30z Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Define "doesn't want to start".And it ran good before I messed up my spark plug port and left it sitting a couple months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Bad battery, dirty battery terminals, bad charger. Doesn't sound like a major problem. Are you connecting the charger to the proper terminals? Could be why you only get 12 on the voltmeter, it's not actually charging. The newer chargers can tell when they're connected backward and just won't do anything. And the Z battery cable colors are often backward. Check for the + and - signs on the battery. Clean the terminals. Make sure you have good battery cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okamis30z Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Bad battery, dirty battery terminals, bad charger. Doesn't sound like a major problem. Are you connecting the charger to the proper terminals? Could be why you only get 12 on the voltmeter, it's not actually charging. The newer chargers can tell when they're connected backward and just won't do anything. And the Z battery cable colors are often backward. Check for the + and - signs on the battery. Clean the terminals. Make sure you have good battery cables.so switch the one that I have the plus on to the negative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okamis30z Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 You put where I had the positive to the negative ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 No. Don't do anything until you figure out which cable is the positive one and which is negative. Then make sure that the positive cable is connected to the battery terminal that has a "+" beside and the negative cable to the one that has a "-" beside it. You should find someone to help you out. This is very basic stuff, but you can do a lot of damage if you get it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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