can someone help me!?! i got a new alternator and battery because when i bought it i had a bad battery. well i installed the new alternator and battery and my gauge starts to trip out and my car wont start now! when i turn the key to the third nock no power is displayed. now my car wont start. can someone help me and explain to me what kind of problem im having.

 

what gauge are u speaking of? also, when you turn the key, does it make any noises, like a "click click click click click" or any clicks at all, or nothing?

if it makes a lot of clicks, the problem is with the alternator still, or maybe the battery, if there is only one or two clicks, or no noise, the starter is bad/dead...

 

well it does make the clickin' noise. i was talking about my stock gauge. i dont get any power from it till i rev up the engine. but i jump started it today let it charge up for about 10 minutes and discconnected the negative cable and the motor died out so could it be the alternator? i dont want to spend 200 bucks gettin a alternator from like pepboys or autozone. im somewhat still learning how to deal with a car by myself but under supervision but he's a honda freak and im a nissan freak... two different worlds!

 

by stock gauge do u mean the battery level gauge?? im in thew blue as to what gauge ur talkin about, but if it makes a repeated clicking noise, it means the starter is getting power, but the alternator is not providing enough juice to start her up...

 

if u havent already, try jumping it, letting it charge for like 10 mins as you did, but instead, just shut the car off, and try to start it again...if it doesnt start then it is mos def the alternator...

 

thanks for the great info! ill try that on tuesday when im not working and see what results i get from doing it... i like this forum i can find helpful people like you! thanks man ill let u know what happens

 

dude, one word, voltmeter.

Check yoru battery, should read 12.6, and with the car on the battery should read ~13.6, and if it read less than 13.3 then your alternator is bad. Check your ground wire too.

Dr.

 

no problem, i dont consider myself a walking encyclopedia, but im glad i could help...

 

okay well i finally got a alternator from a guy on this forum... its a good working alternator... i installed it and it STILL acts the same!!! it's driving me nuts! could it possibly be the grounding? or even a electrical wiring problem? what should i do now? i love the car to death but it's no good if it's no fun anymore... =(

 

hey, here's an idea!

dude, one word, voltmeter.

Check yoru battery, should read 12.6, and with the car on the battery should read ~13.6, and if it read less than 13.3 then your alternator is bad. Check your ground wire too. Am I on ignore?

Dr.

 

hey check your fuses too, cause you altenator just like everything thing else runs through a fuse, if its popped then your altenator wont even get power to your battery! But totally check you amps, take it to an autozone and they check you stuff for free. I hate them, but you cant beat free!!
Russ

 

okay i did what u said to do dr. nova... battery is gettin drained like a mother! the alternator is good tho it was reading at 13.3... added the hyperground wires and that helped for a few minutes but the car is DEAD again... now i have no choice to fix it at the nissan dealership and sell it... maybe sell it... still thinking... i want to finish my first project then ill come back to the 240sx... thanks dr. nova and friends!

 

"drained like a mother". First thing that popped into my head (OK, well 2nd thing):

Unless you have four 12" subs pounding with the ignition on but the car off while you check the voltage readings, I'm betting that you have a short somewhere. If it's drainging "like a mother" then it's probably a bad short too.

 

Well my 95 was acting like the battery was dead and wasn't starting, everything was getting power but would just click for a little while, I just took out and rebuilt the starter and it works fine now.

 

alright... i just disabled my alarm... i believed that was causing all the mafunctioning, BUT now my speedometer and tachometer doesnt work correctly. what i mean by that is the speedometer DOES NOT work at all and the tach idles at 3k. im not so sure what to do... does it have to related with the ecu? im not sure.... but can anyone tell me before i take it to the dealer to get it diagonistic test?