Electrical
Anything about the electrical system on a Zcar.
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what can cause that sort of thing? i checked the fuses they were all ok, and i also moved them a bit in case of bad contact and nothing.. is it normal that Z clocks stop orking? if the fault is in the clock is it difficult to replace it? thanks
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Some advice please! 1. My headlights only work on high beam. I have pulled and checked/rebuilt the switch. Pulled the headlight (replaced them too). Pulled all the connections I could find and cleaned them. Checked all the fuses. Checked everything with a meter...there is juice and continuity everywhere. I am stumped!!!!! 2. I notice the car has been hard to start. Pulled the Cold Start Injector and jumped it strat from the battery...works. With the electical connection plugged in does not work. Checked the plug and it is not getting juice. Help! Am I missing a relay or link or something somewhere? I could not get to everything without disassembling the harness…
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This car's going to drive me mad. In addition to the other wacky problems I'm having the timing just can't be adjusted lower than 10 degrees, at this setting it runs like hell and pops quite a bit (SUPER RETARD!). Ahem. Anyway, I have this odd feeling that this isn't caused by the oil pupm/dizzy shaft being out of whack, but instead maybe the chain has jumped a link (I STILLL really dread removing the front cover, due to my garage being a parking lot at the moment) and the damper mark has shifted as a Result or Consequence of this little occurence (damned infuriating, really). The chain itself is rather loose on the right hand side of the engine and tight (due to the tens…
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I experienced the infamous bouncing tach issue this weekend. It occured when I was stopped at idle, with the tach needle bouncing all over the place. When in gear and driving it was minimal. I then noticed a "whirring " noise from under the hood near front of the engine. It appeared the noise occured exactly the same time as the tach bounce.I suspected it was from the dizzy, but im not sure. I pulled the cap and rotor off, didnt seee anything obviously amiss though. Note I DO Not have pertronix, just stock ignition system. Any ideas? I note some foks said they were able to get their tachs fixed for about 50 bucks. Wonder who works on such items?
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The distributor in my 240Z has a bit of play in the shaft. I have another distributor in a box of spares I got with the car that seems nice and tight, but is pretty dirty. I thought I'd disassemble it, clean it up, put new points & condenser on it and give it a try. Maybe take the best parts from both dizzys. The vacuum advance is kinda sticky on both the one in the car and the spare. Do any of you have any advice or other insight on the subject? Are there areas that should be lubricated and what should I use for lubrication? It looks like if I'm not careful it would be real easy to get it 180 degrees off on reassembly. Mike Winker IZCC 7308 1970 240Z #HLS3010510
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Hey im havin some trouble i have a 74 260z its an early one and i have an emergency start button that i would like to hook up and ive tried finding a wiring diagram that shows where the wires are coming and going to to properly hook this button up im starting to wonder if i even want to hook it and what exactly is the buttons function does it route the power in the car to the starter im a little lost up plz help
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My speedometer and tach are not working properly.. They dont show you you speed or RPM's however they do light up properly. I checked the speedo cable that goes into the tranny and its fine. Any suggestions on where i should look or what might cause this?
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Dumb question, but I'm asking anyway. How many bulbs, and what type are in the speedometer housing, and the tachometer housing, and are they replaceable without taking the housings out? Thanks in advance, Spdloader 1976 280Z cpe
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I recently installed an electric fuel pump on my 72 z to cure the vapor lock problem. I found the wires taped as described at the back of the car. I also found the "L" connectors taped on the driver's side of the console. The problem is the pump works only when the light switch is on.
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Ok, this makes no sense. I redid the points on the dist today in the counterclock order of 1,5,4,3,6,2. Obviously, this is wrong as the normal firing order is 1,5,3,6,2,4. But the real kicker is this- the engine still ran with the messed up firing order (my guess would be it was only running on 2 cylinders, or 3 at best). But not only did it run, it ran great, minus the hesitation under acceleration. It started up like a dream and ran beautifully. It didn't backfire on idle (like it always does), and ran rather nicely. It's very odd. Tomorrow I will go redo the points like they should be and see what happens. Maybe I have a messed up a 260? The rotor can't be flipped 180 …
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Dashboard and tailights/parking quit working. I took the shroud off the column to check out the light/wiper control. On top there are 4 soldered wires. 3 show hot when tested. How can I confirm the control is the culprit for tail and dash lights not working? Thanks
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Here's a CC paragraph from my post in the Fuel Injection Forum... "So I'm cruzin' down the highway 70 mph for a few minutes waiting to see if the sputtering is going to start again. I thought I felt a few tiny misses and after I pulled off down a local road... wham! Ignition just stops as if the key had been turned off and then when I started the engine it came back. I stopped for a moment then pulled back into traffic and then again. The engine just stops but this time it's not restarting. So as I'm sitting in the parking lot waiting for my wife to come by and tow me home I'm thinking this is something electrical and possibly heat related. There may have been some block…
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