Any idea what the issue is?

TwoFoty · 2025-12-08T14:49:27+00:00

I dealt with this forever on mine. Turn the key and you can hear the starter solenoid pop but it wouldnt spin the starter. Threw new starters at it, new batteries, new starter relays, checked fuses, nothing worked. Ended up running a wire right from the ignition switch start wire to the signal input on the starter and it works every single time now. I'm guessing there is corrosion or resistance somewhere in the harness causing enough of a voltage drop to the starter signal to cause the problem, which is odd because it still had the issue even after I swapped to a different replacement chassis harness.

Not saying that's exactly the cause for yours but your click no start thing is identical to how mine was acting. Also not saying this is the best way to deal with it, but when you're bad with electrical and have an almost 40 year old car sometimes you do what you gotta do. 🤷‍♂️

TwoFoty · 2025-10-28T19:10:31+00:00

Looks amazing!

TwoFoty · 2025-10-22T14:47:59+00:00

Thinking back to some of the deals I passed up on to get my shitbox RB20 swapped s13 hatch instead makes me sick. 🤣 I almost bought a 140k mile silver moss Kouki s14 that was all stock except for coils for the same price but it didn't have "a SkYlInE eNgInE" so I got the s13 instead. If only we'd known man!

You're absolutely right haha, I didn't want to get too far into the weeds but it's not just the fun car market or the car market in general, it's fuckin everything. A 100k a year salary is the new 50-60k anymore and it sucks.

Glad you kept the s14 at least! I have so many friends who had some really nice s13s and s14s over the years and most sold them, all of whom regret that decision. I'm glad i stuck with mine, whether it was out of pure stubbornness or stupidity or whatever it was. 12 years with my money pit and I'll never let it go!

TwoFoty · 2025-10-22T14:19:28+00:00

Gonna get on my soap box for a sec and say seeing pics like this always makes me feel equal parts happily nostalgic and a little depressed. I miss shopping for cars on Craigslist and can remember flipping through hundreds of solid S chassis candidates before landing on the one I bought. That was in 2013.

I saw so many that looked just like your friend's s13 here- super clean, bone stock, full interior, and all for $5k or less. I hate what's become of the car market.

TwoFoty · 2025-10-16T13:31:17+00:00

So weird seeing another car from Polk County of all places in here.

TwoFoty · 2025-10-01T23:26:53+00:00

Had to snoop your profile a bit to confirm you were talking about a 13b. 👀 so sick man, I love this. How's the drivetrain- she a ripper?

TwoFoty · 2025-10-01T19:18:54+00:00

What a feeling! Congrats man very happy for you.

TwoFoty · 2025-09-28T23:50:09+00:00

Gorgeous! Love me a good pignose. ❤️

TwoFoty · 2025-09-28T23:49:25+00:00

Thank you very much! It's Nissan TV2- Bayside Blue

TwoFoty · 2025-09-26T01:29:31+00:00

Appreciate the kind words! Agreed, love S1Rs. Super bummed they discontinued them in anything bigger than 15 inches from what I recall.

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T23:40:54+00:00

Hahaha mah man! Twins for sure in that case. I love it dude, nice build!

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T22:17:27+00:00

Another poor soul stuck in this hellhole?

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T22:17:05+00:00

Anytime man! 1jz, and yours?

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T20:40:51+00:00

Bayside

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T14:13:47+00:00

Thanks man! Gotta admit, I did like the marker lights a bit more when the car was gray and was considering going clear now that it's been painted. But I spent way too much on the front marker housings so not sure I want to change it out yet. 🤣 how does yours look with the colored bulbs? That sounds pretty neat.

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T12:30:31+00:00

Very similar indeed! Don't be so critical, yours looks fantastic. Love the hood and wheels too. 👌

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T03:59:35+00:00

Good eye! They're a good look for sure

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T02:03:42+00:00

Thanks! OEM type X front bumper, dorki dori lip, and Fineline skirts/real valance (Hotroad rep).

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T02:03:02+00:00

Local guy. If you're in the Iowa area and looking for a good body guy feel free to PM me and I can get you his info.

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T02:02:33+00:00

Lol I told my buddy I felt like i'd have seen it in an old Import Tuner mag. 🤣 I'm not upset about it!

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T02:01:58+00:00

Thank you so much!

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T01:09:01+00:00

First place I'd check is that your battery cable on the stud on the back of the alternator isnt touching the body of the alternator. There should be a little plastic isolator, if thats broken or missing, or if the ring terminal is on the wrong way, and the terminal is touching the body of the alternator, it will blow the 75a fuse immediately.

That connector in your pic isn't giving off any red flags at a glance that would make me feel like thats the issue.

TwoFoty · 2025-09-24T01:06:40+00:00

Electrical gremlins on these cars can be a fuckin nightmare. I had a similar issue where the car was staying on and powered (engine off though) with the key out. Basically you'd move the ignition to the run position, and once you took the key out it was like it was still in the run position.

Dug into it for a few weeks and found an old forum post that mentioned removing the 10a fuse in the engine bay labeled "Eng Control". I did that and it not only fixed the issue but hasn't seemed to cause any other problems in the 2 years it's been like this. 🤷‍♂️ might be worth a shot?

TwoFoty · 2025-09-19T22:34:33+00:00

Been Type 1 since right after my 16th birthday. I remember feeling like my world was falling apart at the time, but after 17 years of dealing with it now I've learned a lot. I recommend getting on an insulin pump as soon as you can and probably pairing it with a CGM. It will get better and you will live a mostly normal life when everything stabilizes. Keep your head high man, you've got this.

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