Mr. Dot
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Recently bought a '92 Nissan truck to replace my dying old Ford. Today I did what I expected to be the simple business of moving my 2 meter radio to the new truck. Two wires, positive and negative, attached to the battery. Piece of cake. There are two bolts that tighten the positive cable to the battery. On one side there is a gadget with a jumble of wires and the second bolt is bare. I loosened the bare side so as to slip the positive radio wire connector in and re-tightened. When I loosened the bolt I thought heard a slight sound that seemed to be coming from near the firewall. No burning smell or smoke - just a slight strange little sound somewhere. I tightened everything back up, tested the radio (worked fine) and figured I was done. Shortly later when I tried starting the truck I realized I had a problem. When the key is turned there is a chattering sound like what you would make with your tongue. All other electrics seem fine.
I took the connections to the battery apart again, made sure everything was clean and tried it again. Same deal.
Anyone familiar with Nissan have any idea what might be happening? I think something must have gotten zapped by disconnecting the positive but dang if I know what it might be (not to mention why disconnecting the battery should kill my truck).
Any suggestions welcome.
I took the connections to the battery apart again, made sure everything was clean and tried it again. Same deal.
Anyone familiar with Nissan have any idea what might be happening? I think something must have gotten zapped by disconnecting the positive but dang if I know what it might be (not to mention why disconnecting the battery should kill my truck).
Any suggestions welcome.