Electrical
Anything about the electrical system on a Zcar.
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For anyone with a lightly driven car or one that is stored for extended periods such as winter months, here is a great maintainer for the battery. My wife's late model car is lightly driven - 20k miles in 6 years. When the onboard vampires killed the battery and the dealer replaced it under warranty, they said either drive it more or get a maintainer. I bought this one and no more problems; the Z now has its own unit also. The multiple connectors are a really nice feature. This item is usually in stock at local Sears stores. (No affiliation with Sears). http://www.sears.com/diehard-battery-charger-maintainer/p-02871219000P?prdNo=5&blockNo=5&blockType=G5
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I added another blog post that I hope will help others to understand how relays work and how they should be wired into the car. Relays Simplified
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Am working on balancing my SUs and after reinstalling in the car am having electrical issues (I guess). The car starts fine and then just dies. I notice the car idles fine and then the tach drops to zero and the car dies. Have not had this issue before. Have electronic ignition (E12-80) and using a Blaster coil. Seems like something electrical is causing it to die, not the carbs. Any thoughts?
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I just finished a blog post on some electrical basics and troubleshooting. The first topic is the phantom draw on the battery. I plan on breaking down the circuits for the 240Z like the FSM has for the 260Z and 280Z to help people with their diagnostics in the future. Feel free to comment & critique. Some Electrical Basics and Troubleshooting
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It came installed on the L28 I purchased, the numbers on the side are, D6F5-02 7904 22100 N4700 I came with a GM HEI ignition control that the p/o said hit the dreaded 4000 rpm stumble. Is this a magnetic pick up? Thanks, Chris
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I am hoping some one can save me a lot of time!! I have a 1977 280 that has never been modified. No re-wiring, no engine swaps, etc. It only has 47k miles on it and was owned by a car collector who kept it in a climate controlled garage. What I am trying to say is that the car has not been patched together. It has only been worked on by certified mechanics and has basically lived the equivalent of the life of luxury for a car!! Here is my problem..... Night running lights did not come on but headlights did. Even though the fuse looked fine I changed the fuse anyway and the running lights came on. Then a couple of days later I turned on the lights and they did not …
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I just documented working on a 240Z turn signal switch. I hope you find it useful. Cleaning up the turn signal switch
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Hi all , I do not know where to connect some wires of the 240Z. Can you help me? http://www.flickr.com/photos/13763559@N05/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/13763559@N05/8238186955/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/13763559@N05/8239254952/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/13763559@N05/8238186635/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/13763559@N05/8238186293/in/photostream thanks Franco
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It's a little unnerving to have the starter still engaged when the car is running. I have to force the switch back to the run position. I've been searching and coming up short. I found some posts refering to the back of the switch needing replaced and also lubrication thru the key hole. Anyone want to share their experience with this with their solution? links to other threads!! thanks
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I've gathered everything I need to make my carbed L 28 swap go smoothly. The only thing I'm a little confused about is the fuel pump. My car is a '71. I purchased the Carter in line pump per recommendations here. I did locate the green wire near my fuel tank so I can easily hook up the power for the pump. There is a brown wire there as well which I can't locate in any of the wiring diagrams as to what it's for. Anyone know what the brown wire is? Also, do I need to add a relay for this or would there already be one somewhere I'm not finding?
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Hi all, I noticed today that I hear a relay click when I switch on the parking lights in my 70 240Z. Is that something the previous owner installed? I don't remember hearing a relay click when turning on the parking lights with the 71 240Z I had years ago. I have had my car 4 years and just noticed this click today. Mike
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My fan has stopped working in my 72 240Z. All the fuses that I can find look fine, but I am wondering if I am missing an in-line fuse somewhere. I do have the fan switch removed (whew!) and was wondering if there was a way to test it with a multimeter. It has a plug with 6 wires attached to it (black, red, white in one row and green, white and blue in another row). Thanks for your input and have an excellent Thanksgiving!
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