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travisjb · 03-04-2010, 12:24 AM

We are in the home stretch... everything seems to be working... nearly everything, except CAR WON'T START!!! lol We are getting power to the system, headlights lights come on (even if you try to turn them off they won't turn off) and gauge cluster lights up as normal, but on the indicators around the start button the "locked" sign is illuminated... push the start button and nothing happens... the other peculiar thing is that the radiator fans start running

All a bit random, but it seems almost like it is in some kind of debug mode or warning mode... A couple guesses about what's going on:

- we may have destroyed a sensor or wire that was connected to the steering column... we replaced the whole thing and possibly there was a steering column lock out sensor or something that we need to recreate the signal

- perhaps we have a short somewhere or severed line, but after replacing the whole main wiring harness I doubt it

- perhaps we fried some circuit somewhere, but we've obviously been careful to do all the work with battery disconnected

- maybe there's something in the new wiring harness that is incompatible with my car... or incompatible with my key

So, any thoughts? no idea is a bad idea!! Thanks!

03-04-2010, 12:24 AM	#790 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	We are in the home stretch... everything seems to be working... nearly everything, except CAR WON'T START!!! lol We are getting power to the system, headlights lights come on (even if you try to turn them off they won't turn off) and gauge cluster lights up as normal, but on the indicators around the start button the "locked" sign is illuminated... push the start button and nothing happens... the other peculiar thing is that the radiator fans start running All a bit random, but it seems almost like it is in some kind of debug mode or warning mode... A couple guesses about what's going on: - we may have destroyed a sensor or wire that was connected to the steering column... we replaced the whole thing and possibly there was a steering column lock out sensor or something that we need to recreate the signal - perhaps we have a short somewhere or severed line, but after replacing the whole main wiring harness I doubt it - perhaps we fried some circuit somewhere, but we've obviously been careful to do all the work with battery disconnected - maybe there's something in the new wiring harness that is incompatible with my car... or incompatible with my key So, any thoughts? no idea is a bad idea!! Thanks! __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale Last edited by travisjb; 03-04-2010 at 12:26 AM.