fresh rb20 not cranking with key

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papachrizzle
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i have a freash rb20 swap in my 1991 240sx..

the only problem is im going to spark to my coil packs i checked all my grounds and there good... i have a volt meter and i went threw the hole harness tracing power but i get power everywere but to the coil packs...

i checked the ignitor chip...still does it

also my 2 green relays by the ecu one is warm and the other is cold after trying to start it i have no idea what this mean...

i need alot of help......

any suggestions?


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S13 240SX
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so its not cranking at all?

what was your ka setup before, was it auto? if so did you remember to do the manual jumpers when converting to manual trans?

papachrizzle
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it was a five speed before... and i tried the start relay and got a new one and it still doesnt crank with the key but i can jump it and theres no spark to the coils

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it sounds like you dont have a jumper right or something stupid.

you need to get me pictures or a video ASAP kid jr.

if u dont know how to post the pics hit me up on aim hcr32sky240sx

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s13_240_rb20
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papachrizzle wrote:i have a freash rb20 swap in my 1991 240sx..

....but i get power everywere but to the coil packs...

any suggestions?
I had problems getting my wiring right when I first installed my RB20DET. For testing purposes, pay close attention to "WHAT" each wire is, and directly apply what it needs ONLY if you know what you are doing. For example, a wire that expects a constant 12v and a wire that expects a switched 12v on the engine side of the harness splicing can be touched to the POS 12+ battery post, etc, etc,

This kind of testing may help you narrow down which wires are wired correctly and which aren't. Or you can check (with a friend turning the key to "start") your known wires and make sure they are getting the expected voltages..

--TJ


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