welp she runs, but having idle problems

[Kenrik]

thanks alot dontbugme, you know what i looked at that fuse and noticed a lil burn mark on the side of the copper. i pulled it out to look at it closer and it was still connected, just had a burn mark on one side of it. that was the first fuse i pulled out when looking at all possible causes. what is this fuse for btw? could having the charger on there for so long pop it? ill def try jumping that fuse tomorrow morning cause its lightning like a biotch right now . get back to me on what that fuse is for as im curious. thanks a bunch man. florida, it doesnt even click at all. i know its not my afc wiring as that hasnt been touched ever since i installed it a year ago. my car is water tight too. somethings causing the ignition to not get power. if i find out what that fl 75a fuse is tha tjust may be the culprit. i bet that fuker is like $10 at nissan too.

$14 at Nissan... and you can't get it anywhere else..

Sorry if I'm pulling up older posts but as I read through this thread I have to give feedback to it..

On the First page I guessed IACV before anyone else said a thing... I know KAs like the back of my hand

[Kenrik]

After reading this! I'm pretty sure I know what your problem is..

If the S14s have these like the S13s have them (IDK if S14s have them..) then it's your Inhibitor Relay!!

Also it could be your clutch pedal switch or the relay for it...

[dontbugme]

Here's page EC-87 for checking the ground ckt and eccs relay.

[dontbugme]

Hey j-z, what's up with the car? Did you get a chance to check anything yet? The more I think about it, the more positive I am that it must be something simple. After all, it was running at one point in time, though you may have had other problems. Hate to see you take it to a dealer or someone to start throwing parts (and $$$) at it.

[Kenrik]

Hey j-z, what's up with the car? Did you get a chance to check anything yet? The more I think about it, the more positive I am that it must be something simple. After all, it was running at one point in time, though you may have had other problems. Hate to see you take it to a dealer or someone to start throwing parts (and $$$) at it.

Ehh... the dealer and most shops would not know anything about the KA-T.. If you can't get it running I would take it over to Enjuku I'm sure they could fix it right and their prices are from what I understand Fair.

[Florida240sx]

Mine wouldn't crank bcause of the power wire. I had constant voltage, until I tried starting. Even through my mdm techtom it showed I had 12volts at the battery. But it was my connection at the factory harness on the battery, it was corroded a bit. Your in and out and throttle angle on your SAFC hasn't changed/been reset has it? You did check for spark on each cylinder right?? Just no power at ecu still....?Where you loated at? I might be able to go on a drive Saturday after work. Maybe a 2nd set of eyes can see a simple fix....

[Florida240sx]

Does your downpipe have a slot for a wideband? I have one I can bring to check your a/f ratio....

[j-z]

i havent even looked at it since testing the other ecu. ive just been so bummed out about it i dont even want to look at the car. i did finally go shootin and that was really fun. i have an idea of what im going to look at next. believe me, i really hate to pay someone else to work on my car and leave it somewhere. its just these electrical problems are a pain in the d!ck. florida, i live right before downtown orlando off of I-4 about a mile. i dont get any power to the afc which is wired to my ecu which isnt getting power. nothing happens at all when i go to hit the ignition on. the starter doesnt even make a click. im with you dontbugme, i know it has to be something simple such as a power supply wire somewhere. i was thinking of taking it to enjuku if i cant figure it out because i know them up there and they know me. that would be once i get my money back from these rx7 injectors i got sold off ebay as sr/ka injectors. i have no money what so ever right now. if i feel like it today ill go out and take a look at some things. its real muggy/rainy so well see.

[Kenrik]

Dude I wish I was up there right now.. Sounds like you live right next to me brother, Kaley/Bumby area. another set of eyes can always help, I'm down in Fort Lauderdale right now though

[j-z]

yeah thats like 5 mins or so from my house. i live in college park off of edgewater drive. today was a no go on anything. it rained ALL day today and im goin shootin tomorrow again. my pops gave me the walther G22, and the SKS, OH SNAP!

[Florida240sx]

You goign to be at your house today JZ?? I'm fixin to go do a side job should take about an hr then I got nothing to do. 386-747-9982 if you want me to come take a look. Should I bring my battery? Anythign you can think of? You got a test light right?

[rn240sx]

You goign to be at your house today JZ?? I'm fixin to go do a side job should take about an hr then I got nothing to do. 386-747-9982 if you want me to come take a look. Should I bring my battery? Anythign you can think of? You got a test light right?

Ive been trying to get a hold of him to swing by and check his car out and everytime i call his phone its off.. Its been 2 weeks now and i still cant get a hold of him. Ive replied to his threads and he wont reply back.. Not sure whats going on but as much trouble as he is going thru, you would think he would want one of us to swing by and lend him a hand.. Ive tried several times and nothing..

Hey J-z.. whats going on..??

[Florida240sx]

My car isn't running because of my cams now. I don't know how to set my cams. Reason why I had my engine built by someone. Had to tear into it to tighten the cometic HG. I went by JWT install and still messed up somewhere. Timing/cams+ME= ain't going to happenAnything else I can do

[1995240sxSE]

just print out the jwt site for diong the cams it is easy as pie!!!! I had to keep trying wiht mine for an hour or so just to make sure it was right!

[rn240sx]

My car isn't running because of my cams now. I don't know how to set my cams. Reason why I had my engine built by someone. Had to tear into it to tighten the cometic HG. I went by JWT install and still messed up somewhere. Timing/cams+ME= ain't going to happenAnything else I can do

http://jimwolftechnology.com/w...E.PDF

Look at PICTURE step 5, that is how STOCK cams should sit. Notice the white dots they highlighted. Those are where the indented DOTS have been placed on the cam gear in relevance to where they should sit on the timming chain.. When u line up your cams, make sure that those indented dots are sitting in the same place as u see in that picture... Once that is done, look at the 1st set of lobes and they should point away from each other as PICTURED in the picture STEP 3.If both cams line up with the picture's shown with the cam gears and lobes, then they are timmed right...The next thing is to make sure the distributor is lined up right. BUt thats another story and i have no pics to show u, i just know by eye on where it should sit when u insert it into the head.. What i can tell u is that when u insert the dizzy all the way, the rotor should be aiming toward the front of the car at about 9:30 on the TIME CLOCK..Timming the cams and dizzy is cake work as stated above.

[Florida240sx]

All I did was remove cams and put them right back in. Nothing moved....Could it just be an adjustment on the dizzy? Car starts. If I give gas it stays alive. If no throttle it dies instantly.

[j-z]

HEY! thanks for wanting to help me out guys! sorry i couldnt get in contact with you yesterday florida. i was out shootin yesterday. robert, i didnt know you were trying to get ahold of me. i only turn my phone on if i go somewhere, so if you called and its off im at home. im going to start looking at it begining tomorrow. only thing is during the day its way too hot for me to be outside. i have to wait until it cools off and the sun isnt blazing down on me. so like 6:00 is when ill go out to work on it. if i cant find anything out during the week, ill give both of yall a call and see if you want to come give me a hand this coming weekend. hey florida, my car would do the exact same thing before this electrical problem happened. im positive that my cam timing is dead on though. i gotta get this damned electrical problem fixed so i can test out of the iacv is my problem so i can actually drive my car. ill give either one of you a ring thurs or fri if you wouldnt mind coming to give a brotha a hand.

[rn240sx]

All I did was remove cams and put them right back in. Nothing moved....Could it just be an adjustment on the dizzy? Car starts. If I give gas it stays alive. If no throttle it dies instantly.

Well if u pulled the cams out and put them back in, its possible that u put one of them or both of them a tooth off... and that will mess with your idle.

Also the IACV will not allow the car to idle right if it does not get air suction b4 the manifold... You can hit the gas pedal to keep it alive, but once u release, it will jump like a washing machine and sometimes stall out..

And to J-Z:I was suppsed to come over like 3-4 sat nights ago and u never told me what street u lived on, just a general area on edgewater dr. U gave me ur cell # to call u when i was ready to head over but it was off... I tried to call u like 6 times that night and it was always off...I replied to u on this thread and u never answered back till now...

[j-z]

yeah man i know you were supposed to come over a few weeks ago. i thought you said you were gonna call before you came over. i honestly dont remember that day at all. the meds im taking make me not remember shlt.

[rn240sx]

yeah man i know you were supposed to come over a few weeks ago. i thought you said you were gonna call before you came over. i honestly dont remember that day at all. the meds im taking make me not remember shlt.

Exactly, i was gonna call b4 i was gonna head over and i did, 6 times and each time it was off... (the nextel subscriber u r trying to reach is unavailable). So i gave up by 8 pm...

[j-z]

YO get this shlt. i finally went out just now for a looksy and plugged my ecu back in just for shlts and giggles. turn the key and what do you know, the damn MIL lights up along with my afc and i hear the fuel pump turn on. so im like oh snap, and turn the key off and on about 10-15 times with good results, but still nothing from the starter. i continue to turn it and then all of a sudden everything that did work doesnt. this is the exact same thing that happened before and that was without even touching the ecu or anything. i unplug the harness coming out of the ecu and take a look over that and put it back in with nothing happening. damn this is so frustrating cause i know its something so fuking simple and stupid thats making it do this. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..... suggestions? bfh?

[rn240sx]

Ok, so u plugged the ecu back in and the MIL light and AFC went on... When u un-plugged the ecu to check the harness' it seemed ok from what i understood, u plugged it back in again... and what happened..??Back to NOTHING working or is the MIL and AFC on..??

[j-z]

correct, plugged the ecu in after about a week and a half of not doing anything to it and the MIL comes on along with the afc, and fuel pump. after turning the key off and on about 15 times with all of that stuff working it then stopped doing anything at all. once that happened i unpluged the ecu connector. plugged it back in and nothing. no mil, afc, or pump. what a *****!! i sure hope i get my money from paypal back soon for those rx7 injectors i got sold as ka/sr injectors off ebay. thatll be 285 so if need be i can tow her up to enjuku and let them have at it.

[Florida240sx]

You either got a bad ecu or harness problem. Forget how you wired in your safc. Solder? I'm sure you checked it..... Sounds like something is jumping. ECU plug look clean? Your problem is somewhere at that ecu by the sounds of it.

[j-z]

no its not the ecu. i put in a known working ecu and nothing. this problem all started without touching anything that would cause this. car hasnt even moved an inch two months now. i had it running and it would die with my foot off the throttle. think we figured that out, but when i went to test it i cranked it a few times and it wouldnt fire. then all of a sudden after trying to crank it this electrical problem pops up. i think im just gonnna have to take it somewhere once i get money. ive got a real thick coat of rust on the rotors going on now. looks dead sexy

[rn240sx]

but when i went to test it i cranked it a few times and it wouldnt fire. then all of a sudden after trying to crank it this electrical problem pops up.

Sounds like something got a surge while u were trying to crank it several times..

[j-z]

yeah, but WHAT?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

ive got a real thick coat of rust on the rotors going on now. looks dead sexy

I hear ya man...Also, happy almost 2000 posts.

[GEO]

God damn, still havn't got it running yet? I'd be sooo ****ing pissed.

[j-z]

believe me man, yall have no idea. i spent over 4k and 3 straight weeks of pulling the motor, breaking it down, building it, and putting everything back in. nothing but blood, sweat, and tears into this thing and this shlt is happening. the only thing that keeps me up and going is how much fun i will have when its properly broken in and running tuned..<--------- 2000 posts