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i83fish · 04-05-2011, 11:58 PM

Hi everybody,
I am just finishing my swap and I'm stumped. Can't find anybody else with the same problem as I do, any help would be much appreciated.

I have a 1990 s13 that I bought with a ka24E with a massive rod knock.
My brother gave me a RUNNING 1993 ka24de since he was going SR20det.

here is some info...
-1990 s13 body
-1993 ka24de engine and transmission
-original 1993 ka24de ECU
-upper harness is from a ka24de (unkown year)
-lower harness is from the original 1990 ka24e
-the 5th position switch doesn't have a corresponding plug on trans
-disconnected the PAIR valve and blocked off appropriate vac lines under throttle body
-getting spark in every cylinder
-getting fuel, I can see/smell it on the spark plugs
-the engine was running well before it was taken out
-there are several ground wires that the ka24de body has that my 1990 body does not
-dremelled my grounds, nice and clean
-I can smell gas in my exhaust pipe and standing over my engine after cranking it
-since the car had been sitting around for around a year, I drained the 8 gallons of gas in the car and put in 3 gallons of fresh 95 octane gasoline

Thank you for reading,
-Andrew

Pro ViZIon · 04-06-2011, 12:02 AM

I have the same problem. Sad thing is I posted like 3 days ago. You mustve not seen it yeah.

i83fish · 04-06-2011, 12:08 AM

I saw it but I don't have a connector for the crank sensor on my harness, which is what I got out of your thread. Did you happen to get anywhere with yours?

My engine was cranking with a random blip of combustion here and there, but now its not even doing that, just cranking...

Pro ViZIon · 04-06-2011, 02:21 AM

How is the dizzy connected then?

i83fish · 04-06-2011, 02:52 PM

I've been playing with the distributor and I've gotten it to the point where I am confident that it is on the right timing.
The engine was running when it was taken out, so I think the problem might be the harness or the ecu

i83fish · 04-08-2011, 05:56 PM

solved!

The issue ended up just being that the fuel lines were switched. I thought that they were correct because a few people that own 240's said they looked fine. I had to look at quite a few pictures to get convinced otherwise, but now I know!

Pro ViZIon · 04-08-2011, 09:55 PM

Haha well that was simple enough. Have fun with the car man.

Glad to see you posted your solution for others who may be searching.

04-05-2011, 11:58 PM	#1
i83fish Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lynnwood, WA Age: 27 Posts: 9 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ka24de swap not starting Hi everybody, I am just finishing my swap and I'm stumped. Can't find anybody else with the same problem as I do, any help would be much appreciated. I have a 1990 s13 that I bought with a ka24E with a massive rod knock. My brother gave me a RUNNING 1993 ka24de since he was going SR20det. here is some info... -1990 s13 body -1993 ka24de engine and transmission -original 1993 ka24de ECU -upper harness is from a ka24de (unkown year) -lower harness is from the original 1990 ka24e -the 5th position switch doesn't have a corresponding plug on trans -disconnected the PAIR valve and blocked off appropriate vac lines under throttle body -getting spark in every cylinder -getting fuel, I can see/smell it on the spark plugs -the engine was running well before it was taken out -there are several ground wires that the ka24de body has that my 1990 body does not -dremelled my grounds, nice and clean -I can smell gas in my exhaust pipe and standing over my engine after cranking it -since the car had been sitting around for around a year, I drained the 8 gallons of gas in the car and put in 3 gallons of fresh 95 octane gasoline Thank you for reading, -Andrew

04-06-2011, 12:02 AM	#2
Pro ViZIon Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 31 Posts: 415 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have the same problem. Sad thing is I posted like 3 days ago. You mustve not seen it yeah. __________________ 1990 Nissan 240SX w/KA24DE - New project 1984 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE 13B

04-06-2011, 02:21 AM	#4
Pro ViZIon Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 31 Posts: 415 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How is the dizzy connected then? __________________ 1990 Nissan 240SX w/KA24DE - New project 1984 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE 13B

04-08-2011, 09:55 PM	#7
Pro ViZIon Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 31 Posts: 415 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Haha well that was simple enough. Have fun with the car man. Glad to see you posted your solution for others who may be searching. __________________ 1990 Nissan 240SX w/KA24DE - New project 1984 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE 13B

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04-06-2011, 12:08 AM	#3
i83fish Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lynnwood, WA Age: 27 Posts: 9 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I saw it but I don't have a connector for the crank sensor on my harness, which is what I got out of your thread. Did you happen to get anywhere with yours? My engine was cranking with a random blip of combustion here and there, but now its not even doing that, just cranking...

04-06-2011, 02:52 PM	#5
i83fish Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lynnwood, WA Age: 27 Posts: 9 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I've been playing with the distributor and I've gotten it to the point where I am confident that it is on the right timing. The engine was running when it was taken out, so I think the problem might be the harness or the ecu

04-08-2011, 05:56 PM	#6
i83fish Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lynnwood, WA Age: 27 Posts: 9 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	solved! The issue ended up just being that the fuel lines were switched. I thought that they were correct because a few people that own 240's said they looked fine. I had to look at quite a few pictures to get convinced otherwise, but now I know!