Sean73 Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 I did what the article on Zhome.com said and it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bastaad525 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 w0000000t thanks for the help guys it's in and working great! This is such an easy swap.... I didn't even have to soder in the diode like I originally thought, just crimped some male spade connectors on the ends of it and plugged it into the end of the connector that used to go to the voltage regulator and it works perfectly. My lights are nice and bright now and they stay steadily bright, not flickery every time I turn on my turn signal or whatever, and the car shuts off now OH and I may be imagining this but I swear the car runs a bit smoother now! I think the EFI is happy to have those 20-30 extra amps. And it's totally reversible... I can swap back to externally regulated alt if I want/need to no sweat. oh and the best part was that the guys at auto zone were WAY cool and let me return both the alt and regulator for a FULL REFUND... kinda against policy but since I'm in there like 5x a week lately SWEEEEEET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkube Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 Bastaad525, the reason the fuse is getting hot and your lights are going out is that the clips that hold the fuse are getting weak from old age. The way that Datsun ( er.. Nissan) attached the wire to the clip (using a rivet) creates a high resistance to electrical flow. Over time as the connection loosens the resistance to flow increases and the part gets even hotter and the hotter its gets the losser it gets (one big viscious spiral) I would suggest thinking about putting this fix higher up on the prioty list. You can still buy new fuse boxes from Nissan or do what I did and rework the fuse box to change just the clip. Its a bit of bench work, all I did was drill out the rivet used to hold the wire to the fuse clip, cut out the fuse clip and surrounding plastic with a dremel. Then graft in a fuse clip that can be bought from NAPA. I used 2 part 5 min epaoxy to "Glue" the new fuse clip in place. The new clip has screw terminals to reattach the wires leads. Since Ive done this I've had no problems with the fuse overheating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bastaad525 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 I may do that... I've been thinking of ways to fix it myself... new fuse boxes aren't cheap. Thanks for the tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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