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I just cleaned up the intake manifold, removing all the unnecessary vacuums and what not, it started up great after, it ran and drove for about 10 minutes, then just quit and isn't starting but it's turning over and I believe it's getting spark. I would think it would be getting fuel if it ran just fine before it cut out on me. Any suggestions would be great!
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my engine blew on me the other day for some strange reason it hapened out of nowhere i was driving it all good in the night till about 3am and i wake up at 6am to go to work and my engine started making a loud noise like if a rod went out ....... so now i am taking my engine out and instaling a L28 with my 2.4 head an E88 but i was told its a bad idea cause of the high compression and then with my cam that i have installed i was told it would be worse my engine wont last over a month and thats not even the bad part im planing on overhauling my old engine since it is the original matching block to my z ...but....i only have four pistons with the groves for the valves and…
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I just bought a 79 280ZX it seems sorta sluggish could this be an exhaust leak? The guy I bought it from said he thought that's what it was.
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My garage gremlin has once again attacked my 75 280Z with 79ZX dizzy. Last week on start up it ran like crap, very rough, wouldn't idle and died. 2 hours later it started up and ran normally, then yesterday the same rough idle and dieing on start up, waited 2 hours and the same thing, rough etc. So I thought maybe just maybe it was that the Accel coil(2nd one in a year) was toast and replaced it with an old 280 coil. Car started and ran normally, tach went to 1400 but after it warmed up the tach dropped to 0, it rose to ? RPM with acceleration but dropped to zero. I put back on the same condensor by the coil which I had removed and tach then slowly came up to about 500RP…
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I just bought a 79 ZX for me and my son to work on for his 15th birthday. I need help finding some of the interior plastic trim pieces. Any idea where to look? Thanks for any help you can give.
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Just graduated from high school in June. Took my graduation money and some money that i had saved up and found a '72 240z in Modesto. Ran a little rough, made some calls, determined that it was either timing issues or the carburetors. Fixed those issues before, especially with carburetors on motorcycles. Anyways, right when i began to head up the freeway towards my home, it started to constantly overheat. Had it towed. Solved the overheating issue and the timing. Ran a little bit better everyday that i had it this summer. Ended up doing a pressure test on the cylinders, Major power issues with it driving. Cylinders 2-3 had no pressure at all. (0-20) compared to 195-200. T…
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I have a small hole in the cylinder head water tube of my '77 280Z. Any suggestions on patching the hole or where to find a replacement tube?
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We are in the process of restoring a 1977 280Z. We are having problems finding certain parts for it. Passenger side Mirror, Rear View Mirror, original radio, power antenna, and a couple of minor parts. Does anyone know of a Z parts dealer in Orange County / L. A. County? Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Craig
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Hose name?? 1 2
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Hi everyone, I'm replacing the hoses on my 240z and there's one hose I can't find at the parts store because they don't carry it and I don't know that name of it. It's the hose that goes from the engine block to the intake manifold. One end of the hose is 1inch the other end I think is 5/8? Any ideas?
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Spark plugs have 60 miles The #3 plug came out looking brand new. I've pretty much ruled out some culprits below: Ignition coil: Wouldn't effect only one cylinder 100% and other cylinders not at all. Distributor: All tune-up parts almost new. Distributor cap metal contacts show the same pasty white surface wear indicating it's operating correctly even for cylinder #3 i.e. they all look identical. Spark plug wires: Almost brand new NGK set. Tested resistance on #3 wire as 5,980 Ohms which should be fine especially for a wire 2+ft long. Spark plug: Looks like it never even fired...unless it's been firing in a cylinder with no-combustion (no fuel) in air only. The …
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Hello datsun community, Long time lurker and first time poster. I recently purchased a 1977 280z and it has been sitting at home for a couple of months. When I tried to start the car, the engine sounded like it was trying to turn but not enough electricity was coming from the battery. I tested and the battery fail. Today, I bought a new battery and plugged everything back in. Immediately, one of the wires starts to glow red hot. Fire ensued. I quickly removed the battery and it seems like I made a mistake? I don't know where to start.. Can you guys give me a hint?
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Here is a picture of the alternator. It is a Duralast from Autozone for an 82 ZX. Here are the instructions that came with the MSA adapter plug. Here is a picture of the wire coming out of the alternator. Question #1- Step 8 on instructions says to connect the black wire to the case mount marked "e". I just don't want to assume anything here. Question #2- Connect white/red wire to post marked "b"... I think I got the socket thing figured out but... Question #3- What do I do with that yellow wire with the plug on the end of it?
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