*NOOBIES* The "I am new here,but have a question" thread..(post your questions here)
03-11-2008, 07:10 PM
#563
03-11-2008, 07:33 PM
#564
The wire lead he pictured goes to the starter, someone has obviously rigged it up for some reason or another.
03-11-2008, 07:47 PM
#565
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if you are refering to the blue wire, it is rigged up to show you what wire I was talking about and I needed to roll up my windows, and that had to be connected to do that...
03-11-2008, 07:55 PM
#566
03-11-2008, 09:29 PM
#567
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Thanks
I just wanted to say thanks to the guys who responded with info / ideas on my lost washer issue. Endoscope and 3 magnets later I still coming up empty handed. So i put the thing back together and this time no noise! I tend to think it was either plastic and burned up... or something i must have missed the first time around... either way, the car is running like a bat out of hell and ive never been more pleased with my Max =) Here's hoping it holds up. Thanks again guys
03-14-2008, 04:27 PM
#579
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WIRE BURNING.......!
Ok so I replaced the alternator today, and what a pain a bolt broke off in the bracket so I had to replace the bracket too, and that one wire on the battery still smokes and gets burnt untill its not in contact any more... I hope I didnt just waste 80 dollars(although im sure id have to replace it eventually... althogh it has 230k on it and it looked orignial so it could have gone another 100k
This whole wire burning thing happened after I let the car stay running for about 5 mins or 10 while my cousins sat in it for heat... then it was shut off, and about 30 minutes later I started it(I had to jump it off) then the wire started burning,smoking whatever you want to call it.
I read from Greeny that "The wire lead he pictured goes to the starter" so could a connection on the started be bad? like a ground?
any way my cousin is coming over with a voltmeter, what should I check? grounds, connections? the battery being bad wouldnt cause this would it? what about gauge of that wire that is supposed to be there...
pics, everyone loves pics, I love pics
for those who dont know this is the wire im refering too(or the wire that used to be there(its in 3 pieces now it just like melted into 3 pieces)
burnt wire, after I replaced alt. and turned on the car
new alt from advanced...
my z(turbo) and the max(and a broke down ranger)
This whole wire burning thing happened after I let the car stay running for about 5 mins or 10 while my cousins sat in it for heat... then it was shut off, and about 30 minutes later I started it(I had to jump it off) then the wire started burning,smoking whatever you want to call it.
I read from Greeny that "The wire lead he pictured goes to the starter" so could a connection on the started be bad? like a ground?
any way my cousin is coming over with a voltmeter, what should I check? grounds, connections? the battery being bad wouldnt cause this would it? what about gauge of that wire that is supposed to be there...
pics, everyone loves pics, I love pics
for those who dont know this is the wire im refering too(or the wire that used to be there(its in 3 pieces now it just like melted into 3 pieces)
burnt wire, after I replaced alt. and turned on the car
new alt from advanced...
my z(turbo) and the max(and a broke down ranger)
Last edited by comrade_Charlie; 03-14-2008 at 04:32 PM.
03-14-2008, 04:50 PM
#580
Ok so I replaced the alternator today, and what a pain a bolt broke off in the bracket so I had to replace the bracket too, and that one wire on the battery still smokes and gets burnt untill its not in
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I read from Greeny that "The wire lead he pictured goes to the starter" so could a connection on the started be bad? like a ground?
any way my cousin is coming over with a voltmeter, what should I check? grounds, connections? the battery being bad wouldnt cause this would it? what about gauge of that wire that is supposed to be there...
for those who dont know this is the wire im refering too(or the wire that used to be there(its in 3 pieces now it just like melted into 3 pieces)
[IMG]http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9854/burtnwirena9.jpg[IMG]
burnt wire, after I replaced alt. and turned on the car
[IMG]http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/623/imgp2990kh9.jpg[IMG]
<snip>
I read from Greeny that "The wire lead he pictured goes to the starter" so could a connection on the started be bad? like a ground?
any way my cousin is coming over with a voltmeter, what should I check? grounds, connections? the battery being bad wouldnt cause this would it? what about gauge of that wire that is supposed to be there...
for those who dont know this is the wire im refering too(or the wire that used to be there(its in 3 pieces now it just like melted into 3 pieces)
[IMG]http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9854/burtnwirena9.jpg[IMG]
burnt wire, after I replaced alt. and turned on the car
[IMG]http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/623/imgp2990kh9.jpg[IMG]
if you dont have the wire for that, double/tripple up on (new) wire that size.
03-14-2008, 04:53 PM
#581
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I need to just buy new connectors or get ones from the junkyard, cant really rig it up with 3 wires, I know what your saying. but why would it burn up the stock one, maybe it burned it up when the alt went bad, and now its burning this one up because its little.
03-14-2008, 05:05 PM
#582
forcing 1gpm through a kitchen faucet is WAY WAY easier than forcing 1gpm through a coffee stirrer. same with electricity. your 'pipe' (blue wire) wasn't big enough to handle the 'flow' after your original 'pipe' burst from an overload.
Last edited by CapedCadaver; 03-14-2008 at 05:07 PM.
03-14-2008, 05:12 PM
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hmm so you think if I get a factory wire from the junkyard(the wire that is supposed to be there ill be fine), im getting some 8gauge in a minute, my cousins is better with eltricity than me, I hate eletricity, hate it, but in a way we all love it so... i just hate working with it.
03-14-2008, 08:38 PM
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k well i have searched on the threadsand havnt really found my answer i wanna install a tranny cooler my transmission is fine i have 224 k on my car original tranny and it is still fine im gunna do a fluid change soon and probably put the cooler on what size should i get just a small one i found one that is maybe a foot long...and also when installing it when i take the feed off the radiator is that fluid gunna leak out so i just wait and then connect to cooler and then replace fluid that drained out.....? and aslso i hear people saying to bypass the factory cooler and some say dont /......what is the real way to hook it up for the inlet house and the outlet hose ...where should they gooo help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!there sooooo many mixed reviews on everything
03-14-2008, 11:27 PM
#586
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I got a 8gauge, and its fixed now. Thanks!!!!! maxima is up and running again, the max is so much easier to drive than my z
03-15-2008, 12:14 AM
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idling problems
Hi all,
I have this problem with my 3rd gen, im not sure if this has been posted yet...
Firstly, when you put it into gear(auto) from park or neutral, the revs would drop alot down to about 600 or so and the car would vibrate... And if i was to turn on the air-con then it would drop even lower... I had the revs physically increased so now in park or N they sit on about 1100, and then in gear they drop to about 750, but once the air con comes on then they drop to about 600 or tad lower...
Also, when i start the car to warm it up instead of the revs being high and slowly coming down as the car warms up they start really low and come up as the car warms up....
ive cleaned out the IACV... so any suggestions?
thanks in advance
I have this problem with my 3rd gen, im not sure if this has been posted yet...
Firstly, when you put it into gear(auto) from park or neutral, the revs would drop alot down to about 600 or so and the car would vibrate... And if i was to turn on the air-con then it would drop even lower... I had the revs physically increased so now in park or N they sit on about 1100, and then in gear they drop to about 750, but once the air con comes on then they drop to about 600 or tad lower...
Also, when i start the car to warm it up instead of the revs being high and slowly coming down as the car warms up they start really low and come up as the car warms up....
ive cleaned out the IACV... so any suggestions?
thanks in advance
03-15-2008, 05:01 AM
#588
k well i have searched on the threadsand havnt really found my answer i wanna install a tranny cooler my transmission is fine i have 224 k on my car original tranny and it is still fine im gunna do a fluid change soon and probably put the cooler on what size should i get just a small one i found one that is maybe a foot long...and also when installing it when i take the feed off the radiator is that fluid gunna leak out so i just wait and then connect to cooler and then replace fluid that drained out.....? and aslso i hear people saying to bypass the factory cooler and some say dont /......what is the real way to hook it up for the inlet house and the outlet hose ...where should they gooo help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!there sooooo many mixed reviews on everything
(the one in front is 4 while the one behind it is 6.
2 pass
yes the fluid will leak out after disconnection, and running it in series with the oem is your choice. it just kinda depends on your driving style.
03-15-2008, 06:29 PM
#589
03-15-2008, 07:59 PM
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ok thanks , my dad had one and it was rust free untill it went through a flood 3 years ago .and i was going to get it for my 16th birthday.
(im 18 now)but i remember how fun it was to ride in so im selling my car and buying one.5 spd only.
(im 18 now)but i remember how fun it was to ride in so im selling my car and buying one.5 spd only.
03-15-2008, 10:13 PM
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I have a turbo 300zx and this maxima(auto) has the same engine but non turbo and auto(z is 5spd) and I love driving the maxima, I dont know why.
03-16-2008, 03:27 PM
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03-16-2008, 05:54 PM
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i have a 91 se have i loud growl when the clutch is not depressed. just replaced the clutch disc, pressure plate, t/o bearing, and pilot bushing. i suspect the imput shaft bearing to be the culprit and wanted to know how much modification is necessary to put a ve m/t and which one would be better with or with out a locking differential? if anyone could shed some light on this please do..
03-16-2008, 05:56 PM
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I have a 91 se have i loud growl when the clutch is not depressed. just replaced the clutch disc, pressure plate, t/o bearing, and pilot bushing. i suspect the imput shaft bearing to be the culprit and wanted to know how much modification is necessary to put a ve m/t and which one would be better with or with out a locking differential? if anyone could shed some light on this please do..
03-16-2008, 05:59 PM
#598
i have a 91 se have i loud growl when the clutch is not depressed. just replaced the clutch disc, pressure plate, t/o bearing, and pilot bushing. i suspect the imput shaft bearing to be the culprit and wanted to know how much modification is necessary to put a ve m/t and which one would be better with or with out a locking differential? if anyone could shed some light on this please do..
You will need to swap the ve hub/spindle assemblies, ve manual cv axles, and the carrier bearing bracket from a ve.
03-16-2008, 06:39 PM
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03-16-2008, 06:49 PM
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