car wont start

[william12]

:disappoin:disappoin ....everything is new...i just had the motor rebuilt and the guy was suppose to put all new parts ( battery,starter,coil,ect ) on it.when i picked it up it started fine then i had it hauled to a guy to fix the body and paint it.he was taking forever and working on other cars in the same building as my car and it wasnt covered up and had all the sanding and everything else all over it and all over my motor he said he lost my key so we pushed it out and i had it taken to my house.now it wont start there is no fire anywhere.my brother had a friend over here last week but i was gone but he said the guy went to the battery and hooked something up and it started and said it was the fuse box.i replaced the fuse box but still no fire...wont start i have spent almost all my money on this car...

[EuroDat]

Hi william, Just trying to understand what you mean by "no fire". I pursume it has no power anywhere, no lights, horn, no relays clicking etc.

If you have no power anywhere then you have a problem with you main power supply. You said you replaced the "fuse box". Im not sure what you mean here. Is it a 280z?

The fuses are located at the passenger side kick panal. The fusable links (fuses for main power supply) are located at the passengers strut tower in the engine compartment. The only fusable link at the battery is for the fuel injection (280z with efi).

Are you handy with a multimeter? I would suggest using a multimeter to check the voltage. Start at the thick white wire coming from the positive battery terminal to the fusable links. Check for the same battery voltage at the point on both sides of the fusable links and work your way to the fuses in the car.

Goodluck. Chas