Wont crank or even try to turn on???

[RUFFLES11]

okay so i put the s13 sr20det in to my 89 240sx and i posted a topic about lower harness help and got helped.

everything did connected right like they said it would be but i just installed my clutch and bleed it, so i connected the battery terminals to see if it would at least crank???

but i get no response at all, nothing happens???

im guessing the wiring on the starter isnt connected right or something???

and its not a dead battery because all my light turn

so any help would be grea guys

[vocationalzero]

1)volts turn on lights and accessories, amps is what turns the starter to turn motor2)do you get a sound at all when you turn the key? as in, the usual starter click. is it 1 click or a series of it.3)check the neutral safety switch. If it is bad then it won't let the car start. Go get one from a part store for the KA set.

[Hijacker]

Also, was the car originally an auto or a manual?

[RUFFLES11]

the car was originally an auto and i converted to manual.

and i dont hear a click sound or anything at all.

and im not sure at all with the neutral safety switch

[chicos240]

Check your grounds.For your engine to crank you need very few things.1) Battery2) STarter3) Wiring4) ground

If you do not hear the "click" that means your relay is not being told to activate. Which in turn does not complete the circuit at the starter, so your starter does not get the juice to start. So check your wiring..... Check your grounds, You can also try whats on page EL-31 ...of the FSM

[RUFFLES11]

thanks a lot chicos240 and yea ill try whats on that page n see wassup with it

[RUFFLES11]

Okay so i didny notice this (damn neighbors) but everytime i try to crank it i hear one click comming from the driver footwell fusebox area.

Whats that mean???

And also i have a one of those light bulb tester to see if current runs through and so i put them on both wires that run current through them when u crank and the bulb lighted up on both wires so im not sure if that matters but just throwin it out there

[chicos240]

that click is the relay...that means its telling the starter to get a move on.If your starter isnt moving its cause it cant complete the circuit.2 reasons1. Bad starter2. Bad wiring.Check your grounds.

[RUFFLES11]

Okay so i think it might be bad wiring honestly because the guy who owned it before thought it would be cool to scramble n splice unnecesary wires and stuff.

Well i wonder if this has anything to do with it being an SR swap and i read other threads about cutting and splicing wires and jumping em.

I think it would be that honestly because arent the reverse lights suppost to turn on when you put it in reverse even in the on position???

[chicos240]

dude...sounds like you need to send your harness to wiring specialties and let them figure it out.Or start checking connectivity from pin to plug for your harness.Can you make the alternator turn?

[snake240]

so did you even jump the wires for the neutral safety switch. if not its a plug on the bottom of the fuse box on passengers side engine bay. the wires are black/yellow and black/white.

[RUFFLES11]

naw i cant get the alternator to turn.

and no i didnt because i forgot who on the forum told me that you dont need to do that with a s13 sr20det going into an s13, and the 3 connectors that connecy on the lower harness all connected fine.

ill put sum pics up later to show

[RUFFLES11]

okay i found the black/yellow andblack/white connector

but to which plug am i suppost to jump those 2 wires to???

okay so im listing the 3 connectors that are from the transmission harness

Connector 1:black and white stripewhite

Connector 2: (a lot)green/white stripegreen/blue stripegreen/orange stripeyellow/blue stripeyellow/black stripeyellow/white stripewhite/red stripe

Connector 3:single thick white i think???

[snake240]

for the black/yellow and black/white you just cut the plug off and connect those two wires together.

[OM3GA]

If you dont figure it out let me know, you can get a brand new lower harness from me.

[chicos240]

If you dont figure it out let me know, you can get a brand new lower harness from me.

[RUFFLES11]

Alright i got it cranking and i was just suprised that it actually started cranking lol xD

BUT

it dont wanna turn on now lol

i dont got no intake system right now like a Front mont intercooler(which im saving up for)and got no vacuum hoses connected or the MAF because im waiting to get the FMIC

but do you need all that just to turn it on???

[RUFFLES11]

Ooo and everytime i crank it i can smell the gas

is it being ignited???

[chicos240]

dude...stop cranking it....you could suck some serious crap in your intake and that woul suck. Just wait till all your stuff is set, theres important things like vacuum and boost...etc

[RUFFLES11]

Yea i only cranked it twice but yea ima just wait untill i get everything so i can do it right and for now il just wait and ill update it later with a new topic

thanks for everything chico and everybody who responded to this topic