can you tell me what these are / mean ...

[preston240sx]

Modified by preston240sx at 9:38 AM 12/15/2007

[S13 240SX]

wow if you dont know what they are for then you shouldn't be doing a swap. lol

the freaking cover on the front tells you which relay is is for what. its common sense!

its real easy!!!!

1 says. horn... duh its for the horn and thats what it does.

2.. the other says air con, it works the air conidtor switch

3. the 3 on the lower buttom are for headlights!!!!!

god damn, lol

and yes its okay if you hear the relays clicking lol my god.

[preston240sx]

I know what they are i was just asking if my car can go without them because im getting a hella clicking from one of them and every time i turn the key i get more clicking and blinking from my glove box light and clock light ??so before you go thinking ppl are dumb check ur self

[nizmo zilvia]

why did you edit it?? now i cant help you

[preston240sx]

aight well here' whats going on i just hooked up all my wiring last night and put the battery in and stuff and everytime i put power to the car i get a loud clicking from the h/l ret relay and the lights in my glove box and my clock light blink and everytime i turn the key i get a click do you think that its maybe a ground ? what do you think ?

[nizmo zilvia]

Could be a bad battery. Same thing happened to my sisters car. Just needed a charge.

[preston240sx]

ima try and get a video for everyone so you cansee what im saying

[preston240sx]

lol dead battery good call

[Carl H]

might be a wiring issue.

[S13 240SX]

lol dead battery good call

if your getting a loud clicking sound then your battery is dead or something in the starter!!

relays never click loud.

[nizmo zilvia]

lol dead battery good call

I know because its a common problem when winter comes around. Kudos for me

[preston240sx]

battery is fine ****s still clicking wont turn over anymore ..... and i think it fried my starter ....

[nizmo zilvia]

check your fuses and relays. Then trace your lower harness and see if any damage might of been done.

[preston240sx]

anyonw know where to buy a starter for a rb ?

[S13 240SX]

dont buy a starter intill you know..

i'm sure the starter is fine... have a friend crank your engine and listen if your starter is clicking.

check your alteantor plugs and grounds!!!

i'm sure your starter is fine..

keep checking your battery, and them altenator plugs and the ground on the alt.

check the battery cables!

[preston240sx]

well when i try to jump the starter with a screw driver all i get is the solenoid spinning .... the guy i bought the car from just told me about the car having a problem frying starters ... this sux cuz this was'nt something i was ready for i have no idea how to do wiring that why i payed to have the harness done now im having a problem with the other harness or something ... everytime i turn the key on the relay clicks and the brake lights blink and the glove box blink and so does the clock im kinda lost as to what is causing this crap

[leesredgt]

to me it almost sounds like a bad connection to the alternator or faulty wiring to it or a bad ground.then the reason the starters clickin is b/c the alternators not charging the battery thus in return the starter dosent have enough juice to turn the car over.

[S13 240SX]

to me it almost sounds like a bad connection to the alternator or faulty wiring to it or a bad ground.then the reason the starters clickin is b/c the alternators not charging the battery thus in return the starter dosent have enough juice to turn the car over.

heh yep thats what i told him to check too.

sounds like the altenator ground is loose he should check it.. its like an 8mm nut or bolt.

[preston240sx]

aight well he turnover now .. it was along night ... when i bought this car i never looked under the dash ... and when i finally got a chance there was the problem ..... an alarm system the reason why the lights and stuff were flashing..... now i have a car that turn over but it seems like im not getting any spark .........

so i ask you my fellow rb' ers.... where do i start .... to check thing that it might be ..... i'm getting fuel ...for sure lemme know thx

[nizmo zilvia]

We don't even know alot about your car to just answer that question.

Did it run before? If it did, did it have problems? What kinda setup do you have? What parts have you replaced? What kinda RB is it? etc....

Help us out and we'll help you out. We know only so much.

[jsack]

you are probobly gonna want to start with removing that alarm system completly becouse most alarm systems have an ignition killer witch disables your coils

[preston240sx]

well its a 90 240sx i swapped a rb20 in it i had the harness professionally done everything is hooked up ... but like you said bout the coils that could be why its not starting ... anyone got any diagrams of the ignition section of a 240?

[digzsublime]

If you have a volt meter, download the FSM and follow the instructions for checking the coil packs for power.

While most alarms do have a kill switch circut, they are almost always connected to the signal wire for the starter. Which is why your car would not crank when the alarm was activated.

If you're sure the engine isn't getting spark, I'd really recommend downloading the FSM and start checking for coil power, CAS signal, etc.

Or you could keep chasing mythical dead batteries and loose alternator plugs that have nothing to do with your problem.