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Gentlemen and ladies This afternoon I pulled my exhaust manifold off to replace the gasket (if found the 5 leaks I had). Well the #1 exhaust liner is loose, I can move it around nicely in the port. Could this cause issues? I've seen people remove these but I don't feel like doing all that work if I can just leave it in there. Thanks Jan
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Ok, I'm feeling like an idiot here, I'm replacing my front shocks and a number of suspension bushings on my '73 240z and I keep finding references to strut mount bearings that I don't seem to have. Could somebody post a picture of how everything goes together at the top of the front struts? I have a sinking suspicion that whoever did this job last just left the damn things out. Pictures would help me see either where I ought to be looking if I'm massively overlooking things, or where new ones ought to go when I put this thing together correctly. edit: photo of where I think it might supposed to be?
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The following may not be connected to each other. I've been having problems with few electrical things. My tack hang only works sometimes. The dash light above the air controls work sometimes. My car misses at idle. Sometimes my fuel pump like to run really hard, but if you turn the key off and back on it stops. One thing I noticed is when it's running hard. I can turn on my turn signals and it will get quieter each time the signals beep. Would any of the above be related to each other?
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I have a very original '77Z with 45,000 miles. When I first got it about 5 years ago, I took everything off the engine, and sort of "cleaned it with a toothbrush" and replaced most worn out wires, leaving the original connectors. I did rebuild the fuel rail, and replaced the injectors, plugs, wires, and fuel and vacuum hoses, new fuel pump and drained the gas tank. Put headers on it and it has run like clockwork, seemingly timed perfectly. I take it down the road about once a month. Last week, when I started it, I immediately noticed it to be misfiring. It started right up, and I took it down the road, misfiring 90% of the time, unless I was WOT 4000rpm or so, and it …
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Anyone got a 1972 240Z with a Bra fitted? I want to see what they look like fitted to the car. Cheers, Steve
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Hi I've got a 72 240z. I recently changed the thermostat housing and used A LOT of penetrating oil to remove it and the fuel rail. I put it back together today and cranked it up. It ran fine but I noticed a good bit of smoke coming from the engine. I shut it off and stood by with a fire extinguisher and tried to figure out why it was smoking. The smoke seemed to be coming off of the exhaust manifold. Is this just penetrating oil burning off? What should I do to make it not smoke? There doesn't appear to be any leaks in the valve cover gasket or the thermostat housing. Also I just put the air cleaner housing with a new air filter on. Thanks Will
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Any one know the part number or where i can find 2 center caps thanks a bunch Dan
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Could anyone tell me how much pressure I should use to test my heater core?
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I have a new grill guard, (the bar that connects to the top of the two front bumper overriders). I can't figure out how to install it. It has two bolt holes where it bolts to the over riders. But I can't tell if I am supposed to drill holes through the rubber strips and install it OVER the rubber,....of if I am supposed to trim the rubber strip off the top section and bolt the bar dircetly to the chrome. Has anyone had experence with this installation?
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I have a 73 project I took on and I can't seem to figure out what I am going to do about the hardware. When I got the car it came with a bucket of rusty bolts that I have sorted through and cleaned up. I am not sure I want to try to figure out where they go or if I should order all new hardware. Is it possible to order them all togeteher? Mostly for all the front and rear suspenson right now.
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A few weeks ago, I turned the car off after work, and much to my dismay, it wouldn't start the next morning. Since then, I've got a new starter motor in it, recharged the battery (several times), and rebuilt the carbs. The fuel pump is working, and for the first time in weeks its actually turning over, and trying to fire, but its still not starting. It just sputters. I've got my nozzles down about 3.5 turns, though I've tried it in every position from 2-5 turns. Starting fluid helps, but it dies shortly after. Not sure what I'm doing wrong here... Its hard to do anything with it since I don't have a garage, and its below freezing here in Salt Lake. I was out in the cold f…
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Dead Injectors? 1 2
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1978 280Z all stock. Ran fine this morning just driving around, then I pulled into work to check a few things maybe took 20 minutes then I came back out started it up, and it just sputtered and was really just running rough it sounded as though it was missing. It would pop at every rpm and every gear and shakes horribly. I ran through the FSM and the connection test tells me I have no volts going to my injectors 2 and 3 but when I listen to them they sound fine. I went ahead and ordered new injectors for the car. I have no other idea what it could be. Any suggestions or ideas?
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