Subject: Barb's 280Z
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999
From: zdoc <zdoc@yosemite.net>

Hi Sam, Doc here. You sound like you have a voltage drop problem. This is common when terminals get corroded through time. Start at the ignition switch. Take a hot connection and jump to the black/yellow wire with the car in park. By the way when did this start happening?

Next thing that I want you to check is with the key, on does the red light come on in the voltmeter, and the brake light come on? Have you got a voltmeter? Have you removed the fusible links to check if there is one that is burned under the insulation, so that the wire is not connected inside.

This happens many times when someone is replacing the starter and doesn't remove the battery cable before installing the starter.

Please get back to me Sam, so that Barb can be "Zing"! Did you get snow up your way last night?

ZDOC OUT

Barb the Doll Lady wrote:

Re: "no start" problem with Barb's (wife) 78 280 Z with auto trans. and factory air.
Stock car
1. Turn key to start........nothing!
2. Click from right footwell? starter relay?
3. Battery NEW, Starter NEW, cables clean etc. Jumpered hot to start terminal on solenoid. Engine cranks fine. No fire.
4. Jumpered switch on auto trans (in gear lock out). Nothing...
5. Connected temporary 12V lamp, start terminal on solenoid to ground. Key to start, No light.
6. Book says to examine ignition switch contacts for loose connections etc........Should I try this next?

Thanks for listening to my tale of woe, but must get the Z running to take to the Motorsport show in April.

Thank You for your help!!!!!

Sam and Barb Price