Hey, everyone. I'm trying to figure out some electrical issues with a friends 200sx. I've been messing around with hondas for several years, so I'm not a total newb, but new to nissans for the most part.
Anyway, here's the deal. Somebody told my friend that the alternator was bad, so she got a new one, and I swapped it out for her. Turns out the alternator wasn't the problem.
Here's the list of issues:
The car runs until the battery runs out of juice because it's not getting charged, but the alternator is new.
The headlights, tail lights, and dash lighting all work.
The brake lights, guages, dome light, stereo, and of course the alternator do NOT work.
I checked all the fuses in the box under the hood, as well as the one under the steering wheel. None of the relays under the hood above the passenger wheel well seem to apply to this, but who knows.
I know there has to be more relays somewhere though. I just couldn't find them before it got dark.
I downloaded the service manual for a 97 sentra, which is similar, but I'm not sure how similar. Can somebody point me to one for this car? or is the sentra close enough to work with?
Also, any ideas what might cause all these problems?
Thanks for the help!
Anyway, here's the deal. Somebody told my friend that the alternator was bad, so she got a new one, and I swapped it out for her. Turns out the alternator wasn't the problem.
Here's the list of issues:
The car runs until the battery runs out of juice because it's not getting charged, but the alternator is new.
The headlights, tail lights, and dash lighting all work.
The brake lights, guages, dome light, stereo, and of course the alternator do NOT work.
I checked all the fuses in the box under the hood, as well as the one under the steering wheel. None of the relays under the hood above the passenger wheel well seem to apply to this, but who knows.
I know there has to be more relays somewhere though. I just couldn't find them before it got dark.
I downloaded the service manual for a 97 sentra, which is similar, but I'm not sure how similar. Can somebody point me to one for this car? or is the sentra close enough to work with?
Also, any ideas what might cause all these problems?
Thanks for the help!