In keeping with the basic troubleshooting principle
of starting with easy stuff and working toward
hard stuff, I would swap out the battery for
one from one of your other cars, known to be good.
If everything then works, its the dead battery
problem. Dont try jumping, if the battery is
internally hosed up jumping will not work, and
might confuse your troubleshooting further.
Good Luck!
Jim
67 pushrod 2L 5spd
72 510 sportwagon
(71 510 partswagon also)
>From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
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>Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 06:03:25 -0400
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>I bet the battery is toast. Happened to me this year and the Diehard was
>just a month over 2 YO.
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "audela2" <audela2@cox.net>
>To: "Roadster Mail Group" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 11:44 PM
>Subject: Still having electrical problems
>
>
> > Ok, it is probably something pretty simple (we hope!) that rank newbies
>like
> > us have missed. We installed the new 1600 motor in the SPL310,
>replacing
>an
> > older 1600 motor that had been installed. A PO had converted it to
>negative
> > ground. The battery is in the engine compartment and is grounded to the
> > engine at the alternator's adjusting bracket (the one on top) and the
>starter
> > is grounded to the frame by a mesh copper-looking band. The voltage
>regulator
> > appears to be wired in fine, all connections are tight. But... the
>battery
> > was completely dead so we disconnected & recharged it. Reconnected it
>tonight
> > and tried the headlights; they worked. Turned the ignition switch &
>there
>was
> > a click then nothing. No lights; nothing.
> >
> > We DID get the engine to turn over twice before, after fiddling with the
> > battery cables. The same thing happened each time though; after the
>click
>or
> > turn over, all power was lost. We checked the battery cables with a
> > continuity tester, and they seem to be fine.
> >
> > Any ideas on what we might be facing, or further tests we can try, would
>be
> > GREATLY appreciated! We understand the basics of wiring, but
>troubleshooting
> > is a new experience.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Charlotte & Leonard Hoover
> > Phoenix, Arizona
> > '64 SPL310 1500
> > '64 SPL310 1600
> > '67 SPL311 1600
> > Plus various non-running projects
> >
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