Engine & Drivetrain
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It appears that the supply of reasonably-priced rebuilt 240 distributors has dried-up (lots of people advertise the < $100 Cardone rebuilt ones but, as far as I have been able to determine, they really aren't in stock). So I am wondering if there is such a thing as a distributor rebuild kit? The usual suspects don't seem to offer one. Also, I went looking through the forums to see if anyone had ever documented a distributor refurbishment but I didn't find any. Anyone have any easy-to-follow instructions? Thanks!
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My great rally adventure in my Z would not be complete without a healthy dose of drivable HP. When I decided to rebuild my engine, I had originally planned on doing it myself. I have build up many engines, but none of the 'L' variety. I had vast experience with V8's, but the L was a bit different. And there were some finesse items I had read about in all the rebuild books. I called around and not many people had experience near me in doing high quality L series head work and I just did not want to trust my original L24 to anybody. So I took this opportunity to call around and find out who was who when it came to rebuilding L series engines. I started with Rebello …
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I pulled the transmission and engine out almost 2 months ago now and I can't remember which mount was on the car holding the 5 spd tranny. The second mount was in a box of extra parts that came with car. Which one is right? Thanks,
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This is a continuation of my other thread, but the problem the OP was about has been resolved, I figured it was time to start fresh. Since the weather has gotten cold, my problem has gotten worse, as they usually do. Basically, the issue is that my cold starts are real rough, pumping the gas like crazy and cranking. Once it starts, it backfires. While its cold, it usually kills the engine but a few starts gets it to a healthier idle. Eventually it gets to where its idling decent, so I get the car moving. It does okay from here on - but it backfires and stalls for several minutes, which is scary as hell in traffic. Once it warms up the backfiring stops, but not all is wel…
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I need my N42 head serviced but there are no reputable machine shops in my immediate area. Can anyone recommend a machine shop with datsun experience in the northern California or bay area?
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I finally got a chance to install the Captain Obvious cam oiler kit. I bought the kit from Bruce in stead of shipping him my bar and letting him do the work to limit my down time. So as promised here is the write-up. I started by cranking the motor over with the stock bar in place and noting the oil flow, just to make sure the modified bar is as good as the stock stuff after the modification is completed. [] Here is the stock oiler as she sat, you can see its bent and not properly aligned to the cam. It did however spray oil on the cam, and provide good lubrication. After removing the bar I did a valve adjustment, it was faster and easier to do the adjustments with …
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Not only is this my first post in this forum, this is will also my first Datsun, and also my first car! It has a well documented 83k, starts right up, drives great, and has rust on the passenger side wheel arch and a bit on the driver door sill. It hasnt been driven much in the past few years and I would like to get it up to daily driver status. Ill have to travel at least 15 miles a day or 28 miles at most (round trip). What should I be checking/replacing to ensure reliability and healthy driving? Are there specific parts that commonly fail on these cars, or should I just bring it to Meineke to have it inspected? Cant wait to pick it up tomorrow!
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I have a 72 datsun 240z with dual weber 32/36 dgv carbs. We ran it a couple times when we tried to drive it with dirty carbs. When we took everything apart and cleaned them, we started it and it went straight up to about 3500-4000 rpms. We checked all the hoses and lines but we couldnt find out why it was doing it. Any ideas?
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Well first of all I got a 2.5 inch msa header and complete exhaust system just installed. Before I blew it apart it ran good. Now I have trouble starting it, idle is not consistant, it stumbles when you go to rev it, and also when I go to take the #2 spark plug wire there is little change in the idle. When i go to take off the #3 spark plug wire there is no change. Also before I took it apart my electric fan and fuel pump worked fine and now when you turn on the key it does'nt come on at full power. I'm a newbie so any helpwould be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chris P.
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Hello,,,new to the z world and need to pull a engine from a 72 for a friend...My question is, do you have enough room to move the engine forward after removing all bolts from bell housing to clear the imput shaft from the clutch ....OR is it like jags that you need to remove the engine and tranny as one unit? THANK YOU!
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My temp needle has always hung a bit to the right of the centerline on the dash gauge. Even though I have a high capacity aluminum radiator, my car always runs a bit warm, about 200 degrees F when measuring coolant temp in the radiator. I finally decided to do something about it. So I bought a new 180 degree thermostat from MSA. To verify things were operating correctly, I removed the existing 190 degree thermostat, cleaned it, and put both thermostats in a pan on the stove. I suspended the thermostats on a piece of wire so they didn't touch the bottom of the pan. The 180 didn't open until 189 degrees, and the two year old 190 didn't open until 198 degrees. Sin…
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I wanted to talk about spark plug wires for a while. I had a set of Taylor wires on my car forever. They worked fine, but since then I have been through the gambit of wires and long story short, I have 5 sets I need to be rid of. How does one come across 5 sets of spark plug wires...humm... How do I tell this story without sounding like a tool. Well guess I just better come out with it. My car started with blue taylor spiro pro wires. They worked great on the OEM dizzy. BUT I did not like the blue. So fast forward later I bought a set of OEM replacements thinking they would be black like in so many pictures I had seen. Well the NGK's wires that came in were not bla…
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