1990 300z will not start or even turn over- overnight?

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chuckwagon - 22 May 2005 21:59 GMT

One day it was great and I replaced the plugs. Next day I went out to
start her up and nothing. Not a thing. Won't even turn over.

I have checked the fusable link, the starter, the starter relay and the
clutch switch and the clutch start switch, all good.

Please some ideas??? I'm stumped.

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Steve T - 22 May 2005 23:26 GMT

> One day it was great and I replaced the plugs. Next day I went out to
> start her up and nothing. Not a thing. Won't even turn over.
>
> I have checked the fusable link,

With what?

> the starter, the starter relay and the
> clutch switch and the clutch start switch, all good.

How did you check them?

Do the headlights etc work still? I've seen plenty of these with a broken
negative battery cable right behind the battery, especially when they have
no holddown.

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chuckwagon - 23 May 2005 02:12 GMT

still will not do anything,checked for broken ground wire behide
battery.also checked fuseable link with ohm
meter-headlights,horn,radio,power seats all work fine.
what start this whole thing i change the plugs,pulled it out of the shop
my son drove it that day parked it in the driveway. next day he heard the
factory alarm going off. by the time he got the key and got to it-it
stopped going off. then he tried to start it and it would not do nothing.
factory alarm has never worked.
can the factory alarm shut the car down???
what else can i check????

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Steve T - 23 May 2005 04:34 GMT

> still will not do anything,checked for broken ground wire behide
> battery.also checked fuseable link with ohm
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> stopped going off. then he tried to start it and it would not do nothing.
> factory alarm has never worked.

Sure it has worked, it doesn't set itself off in the middle of the night so
people don't think it works..

> can the factory alarm shut the car down???

Yep, unhook the battery and let it sit, then reconnect. You might even have
to trip the alarm again, (lock car up with the window down, wait for the
security light then open it from the inside) turn it off with the key in
the door. The car won't start after the alarm has gone off and the alarm
shuts itself off after a period of time to keep from killing the battery
but still won't allow the engine to start.

Next time add the details about what happened before it had a problem.

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chuckwagon - 24 May 2005 01:55 GMT

i'm still drawing blanks, i have a 300 zx that will not start-i mean it
will not do nothing.
the factory alarm when off one day and after that nothing, this car will
not do anything.
is there a reset???
is there a procedure to reset the system???
please help if you know anthing or have had this problem- chuckwagon

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Steve T - 24 May 2005 07:48 GMT

> i'm still drawing blanks, i have a 300 zx that will not start-i mean it
> will not do nothing.
> the factory alarm when off one day and after that nothing, this car will
> not do anything.
> is there a reset???
> is there a procedure to reset the system???

Dude, I JUST explained how to reset the alarm system.

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chuckwagon - 03 Jun 2005 04:05 GMT

steve "T"
i missed your posting on how to reset the factory alarm. i was out of town
just got back,when out to shop and reset the alarm, car runs GREAT. steve
"T" thanks a million. i was going to have a buddy of mine pick it up
tomorrow and take it to the dealer. thanks man.
"chuckwagon"

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Steve T - 03 Jun 2005 07:48 GMT

> steve "T"
> i missed your posting on how to reset the factory alarm. i was out of town
> just got back,when out to shop and reset the alarm, car runs GREAT. steve
> "T" thanks a million.

No sweat, I knew that was the problem...

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Randy - 25 May 2005 04:00 GMT

I have an '87 N/T auto. This has happened to me too. I narrowed it down to a
relay switch. It is in a box of relays near the battery. I found by banging
on, or by removing & replacing one particular relay will solve my starting
problem. I'm not sure if it is the relay itself or the connection. But it
seems to work each time this happens.

However, Steve knows way more than I. I would follow his advise first
before banging on all your relays. Especially since your alarm system seems
to be involved. Mine never went off as you described.

Good luck,
Randy

> i'm still drawing blanks, i have a 300 zx that will not start-i mean it
> will not do nothing.
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> is there a procedure to reset the system???
> please help if you know anthing or have had this problem- chuckwagon

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chuckwagon - 31 May 2005 02:26 GMT

300zx still will not start. posted problem last week-tried everything
thanks to everyone. called nissan dealer they told me they factory didn't
put a factory alarm on a 300zx. but they did tell me that they could fix
it for the (price). please help if you can i really don't want to pull it
to the dealer.

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B r ia n - 31 May 2005 02:55 GMT

>300zx still will not start. posted problem last week-tried everything
>thanks to everyone. called nissan dealer they told me they factory didn't
>put a factory alarm on a 300zx. but they did tell me that they could fix
>it for the (price). please help if you can i really don't want to pull it
>to the dealer.

Gotta love the so called pro's. Don't know the statistics of factory
alarms in 300ZX's but I dont even think it was an option, I think they
all came with it.

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The more laws and order are made prominent,
The more thieves and robbers there will be.
--Lao-tzu

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Steve T - 31 May 2005 07:24 GMT

>>300zx still will not start. posted problem last week-tried everything
>>thanks to everyone. called nissan dealer they told me they factory didn't
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> alarms in 300ZX's but I dont even think it was an option, I think they
> all came with it.

They did ALL come with a factory alarm, people don't think they did
because they normally are never a problem i.e don't go off for no reason in
the middle of the night.

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B r ia n - 31 May 2005 22:36 GMT

> They did ALL come with a factory alarm, people don't think they did
>because they normally are never a problem i.e don't go off for no reason in
>the middle of the night.

Only reason I knew mine had one was the neverending SECURITY light on
the dash, but you'd figure Nissan service people would know, and if
they didnt know they'd find out.

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The more laws and order are made prominent,
The more thieves and robbers there will be.
--Lao-tzu

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