installed new fuselinks ,car won't start

[midnight-z]

I got my 280Z 3 weeks ago and I replaced the problematic fuseible links

I replaced them yesterday

The car dosen't run it starts to turn over and stops a second later

 

they looked craped out so I put new ones on

Now the gauge reads 8

I got a battery charged so it was above 12v

 

I put the old ones on

I tryd to start 4x it went back to 8

 

all the 4 new wires are the same thickness

2.0 sq mm fusible link

dielecric grease on the terminals

 

I think it could be the battery

or I caused a short:lol:

 

I disconected the negitave bat-cable then took all 4 links off

I put the new ones on with the grease and I put on the negitve

cable.

 

All the info I found was about maxi fuse conversions and

one about a simalar case

 

3 days before I exchanged the all tail light bulbs with my 97 integras sylvina bulbs.

 

Could it be the volt regulator or battery ?

[Lukaniuk]

Have you tried to start the car with another battery that you know is good? or boosting it with another car?

[midnight-z]

The terminals were on tight so I pryed them with a screwdriver.

 

I want to take the battery tomarow to have it checked out by better people than autozone

 

Also does the guage thickness of the links matter?

 

I put the original fuse links on nothing happened that same day

with a 12+ charged battery

 

I will study the manual agian if volt regulator and

if the batery is okay I wil test the alternator.

 

also I forgot to put the glove box light bulb in its socket so it hanged empty and loose for three days. could that do anything?

 

A simalar thing happend with a guy who replaced one link ended up towing to a Z shop then they put a $5 link for $100 and the car run to this day

[midnight-z]

I went today and I got this info After looking at the Nismo 350Z for 10min

Apeatently there is diffrent guages of wires?

here is the fuselink part # and the numbers writent are amprage all 4 are diffrent does anyone on here anything about this?

 

My theroy is that they have special wires or magical

 

one dealer has them for $8.00 each but they need the part number

nobody has them they are special order.

 

 

the ones I put on say fusiblelink wires are the same thickness

and say 2.0 sq mm fusible link they are made by some Z store

from 260 to 280 Z

[S30TRBO]

Tips:

http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fusiblelinks/index.html

 

More Tips: http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/electricalconnections/index.html

 

Or buy this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-260z-280z-Fusible-Link-Covers-Wires-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ46101QQihZ011QQitemZ320226676487QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

 

Or convert to this:

http://www.hammondsplains.com/s30upgrades/maxifuse/index.htm

[midnight-z]

Hell yeah thats what I'm talking about

How come we don't have info like that here?

 

The battery tested good its from 03/07

I tested the bat/alter on third day I got it it got a green light

I thought I shorted it or something.

 

the links i installed seem to be above 100amps bigger than 1.25mm2

 

I wanted to get the maxi upgrade after i get taxrefund

 

I will clean grounds and inspect voltage stablizer.

[midnight-z]

I got the Z to run

I found that a ground was missing

thanks to 240ztt

Also I sanded the hell out of the terminals

I redid the new fuse links

Striped the ends ,crimped and sodered them

they are caped with new covers.

 

I think we should have a grounding diagram for the trouble shoot

on this site.