I bought a 90 5spd GXE with no engine and bought a 93 GXE single cam engine and but it wont start!. My question is that is it the wiring? icuz i called Nissan and they told me that the wiring of 90's are different, and if so what wires do i need to get and how much will they run me. and also it that 93 engine a VE or VG thanks for the help

 

93 gxe is a vg engine. will it crank or does it not even crank?

 

it wont even crank

 

try moving the shiffter around.. its auto right... so when its in park just "giggle" it and then try.. if it starts up its your shifter linkage bushing.. very ez to replace.. but i never did Hehe

 

Nah, its a 5speed

 

Have you tried to move your steering wheel. Sometimes my car won't crank if the steering wheel is in a certain position so I have to move it probably 1/2 inch and then it'll crank up.

 

OK, its at a shop right now i'll try is when i get the chance...what about what Nissan told me about the wires in a 90 being different?

 

Ok, I don't know why you e-mailed me about this, but I will reply here. No, the 90 GXE doesnt have different wiring than the 93GXE. HOWEVER. You are missing some facts.

1. You say you have a 90 GXE 5-Speed? Doesn't exist, where did you get it? Was it converted from auto, or is it perhaps a SE?
2. You didnt say what was wrong with the old engine? Are you SURE the problem was the engine, or was it perhaps some wiring? I need some more history on the car.
3. You say in the e-mail that there is no spark coming from the spark plugs, and the engine doesnt turn. Well, why dont you fix the starter and spark plugs, how else is that engine going to run?

What else can you tell me? Who did this swap? How do you know the "new" engine is good? Compress/leak down test? ETC

 

It could be soo many different things. If it is not even cranking I would start with the starter and battery first, fairly easy to remove and get tested.