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sofo259
04-15-2007, 06:29 PM
my new motor is a 95', my car is a 93'..

the 2 years have different distributors.. so i changed the distributors and am pretty positive the new motor is still in time, @ TDC on upstroke the rotor is pointing at #1 so its in time..

the motor turns over, but no fire at all, cleaned the cap, still no fire. Pulled a plug and turned it over, still no fire. pulled a plug wire from the coil and held it close, turned it over, still no fire.

everything is plugged up, but i cant figure it out... wtf ??
zcrew
04-15-2007, 07:07 PM
are you using a s13 or s14 distributor/coil assembly? I'm pretty sure you still need to use your s13's
JDM Steve
04-15-2007, 07:09 PM
you need the external ignition with its distributor
sofo259
04-15-2007, 07:10 PM
yea, i swapped the 93' distributor into the 95 motor..
the 95 up motors have a coil on the distributor..94 down do not
JDM Steve
04-15-2007, 07:12 PM
and still no fire? check the grounds too
sofo259
04-15-2007, 07:14 PM
every ground that was unhooked on the wiring harness when i pulled the old motor, is hooked back up..
zcrew
04-15-2007, 07:15 PM
fuel pump? did you pull the fuse for it before swapping engines?
sofo259
04-15-2007, 07:16 PM
nope, i can hear the fuel pump..

the coil isnt even getting spark
JDM Steve
04-15-2007, 07:19 PM
maybe bad external ignit.
sofo259
04-15-2007, 07:20 PM
i dont know..
before i pulled the motor i took out the battery, so i dont know how anything could have fried or went bad...
JDM Steve
04-15-2007, 07:23 PM
well since its electrical, things can go at anytime... id see if u could use someones to test it.
sofo259
04-15-2007, 07:25 PM
true..
my friend that i bought the car from is coming over now, so we can try to figure out wtf it is..
JDM Steve
04-15-2007, 07:29 PM
sounds good, keep us posted.
sofo259
04-15-2007, 08:01 PM
i've narrowed it down to a wire that got cut accidentally... a big thick double housing grey wire that runs to the coil, coming from the wiring harness..

its one of those wires that has housing-wire-another housing- then wire..

so its really hard to fix it, and i can solder..
JDM Steve
04-15-2007, 08:20 PM
get to it!
sofo259
04-16-2007, 01:08 AM
got the wires all soldered together, and checked everything once again..
turned the key.. no fire still

anyone have some ideas ?
Wedge
04-16-2007, 01:12 PM
No clue. I will have to do some research. Possibly ECU related?
Wedge
04-16-2007, 03:59 PM
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Nissan_240SX_Performance_Modification/Engine_Swaps/KA24E_to_KA24DE

-If you use the s13 engine harness you'll need to change the distributor to a s13 dohc unit and add the coil assembly. (All s14 distributors have internal coil).

I hope that helps.
sofo259
04-16-2007, 08:19 PM
yea i changed the distributor, and am using using the same coil assembly..
sofo259
04-16-2007, 10:10 PM
what all do i need in order to convert to external ignition , so i can use the 95' distributor ??
sofo259
04-17-2007, 10:21 PM
got it running today actually like 30 minutes ago,, since then i've been testing it out..

it was a ground.. one behind the valve cover.. so i never noticed it till now lol
Wedge
04-18-2007, 10:57 AM
got it running today actually like 30 minutes ago,, since then i've been testing it out..

it was a ground.. one behind the valve cover.. so i never noticed it till now lol

Good for you. You had me nervous.

So, how does it run?
sofo259
04-18-2007, 11:33 AM
it runs amazing.. better than i thought it ever would !!

after we hooked the ground up, it started up first try..

whats funny is that my little brother found the wire that wasnt grounded lol
Wedge
04-18-2007, 11:53 AM
Haha.. good stuff.

It is doing much better in your car, then on my basemenet floor, that is for sure. Let me know if you want anything else (s14 seats?).
Infinite
04-18-2007, 04:09 PM
well his car runs, but its still slow as piss
sofo259
04-18-2007, 08:01 PM
Haha.. good stuff.

It is doing much better in your car, then on my basemenet floor, that is for sure. Let me know if you want anything else (s14 seats?).

duh !!

hell yea i want the seats.. i pmed you about them a few days ago.. do you have the seat belts too ?? so i can get rid of my automatic ones

oh and i found someone that wants to buy your tranny..
sofo259
04-18-2007, 08:47 PM
well his car runs, but its still slow as piss

i dont want to hear it bitch..
your boosted and have about 450 hp
Infinite
04-18-2007, 08:47 PM
deal with it. im better than you. now bow before me :D
yea i want the tranny. now
sofo259
04-18-2007, 09:20 PM
shut up !! lick scrotum

lol
Wedge
04-19-2007, 12:01 PM
Maybe I sell you my t25 when I go top mount.

And the tranny (I always giggle when i saw that word) is now officially for sale.

(or trade of a z32 tranny)
Casey
04-19-2007, 01:14 PM
is the 1993 exhaust cam bigger than the 1995?
if so swap that suckah into yo 95
couple donkeys there m8 :goodjob:
also, i would expect more power out of the larger exhaust cam going onto the the exhaust side of the 1995 becasue you will have a turbo.
that way the air has less resistance when pushing out into the turbo... faster smoother air movement till the turbo.
on NA engines id guess if you stuck it on the intake side youd get more power because you want less resistance pulling air in than pushing out on an NA engine... of course its very slight difference but if i were u id just get bigger cams for both intake and exhaust =D