b13pnoysentra Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 After a couple of hours of charging the battery and no luck in cranking the motor, I found a website linked from a thread that directed the problem to the 4 fusible links. Fusible Links Well lo' and behold, one of them was disconnected (particularly the ignition switch link). Plugging this back into the harness, I turned the key and the car cranked, but still no luck. It got worst after this because when I pulled the link to reattach it again, the fusible link's end clamps snapped from the harness from being so rusted. In an attempt to borrow another fusible link (ignition and EFI relay), the clamp snapped off the end of the harness pulling a harness tab along with it! Now the ignition and EFI relay harness has a broken tab, and I'm missing a fusible link for the ignition switch. I saw replacements online for $100 for a new harness and fusible links. However, I'm trying to save money here, so I'm wondering is there a way to fabricate the harness tab or should it be soldered? And can fusible links be found at the local auto store, if so what type for or amperage for each of these relay harnesses? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19762802+2 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) Edit: Nevermind Looks like you already found the link to what I was talking about. Why not just do the upgrade mentioned in that link? It works and its a lot cheaper then trying to find and buy some of the OEM stuff. Edited October 13, 2010 by 19752802+2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) Here's a few links to stores that sell links. What was Br(brown) in the manual and on the fixture labels is now known as red (color fade with age apparently). On the busted connection, it's just electrical. Datsun crimped some of their main power line connections so I don't think that soldering is necessary as long as the fix is protected from the elements. http://www.datsunstore.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=fusible&osCsid=95598e23ad3319492fefbe5e6efabfd5&x=0&y=0 http://www.courtesyparts.com/kb_search_result.php?chassis_id=59&keywords=fusible&Submit_Button=Go&cat=1 http://www.thezstore.com/store/merchant.mvc? Edited October 13, 2010 by NewZed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTHALOSISM Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Agreed just upgrade to the maxi fuse setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b13pnoysentra Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 We did a temporary fix. The ignition & EFI relay wire harness was spliced straight to the fusible link and the car started right up and drives. However, the tachometer and auxiliary guages are not working anymore. Will update you guys later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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