Electrical
Anything about the electrical system on a Zcar.
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Hello there I am probabaly needing a new alternator and battery for my 76 280Z. I believe these had the external regulator. I have heard I can use an 80-83 280ZX alternator with no mods except for the old regulator wiring? Is this correct? When I searched for both car parts, both gave me a 60 amp alternator. Also who is the guy on the site that sells the adapter piece or does a store sell it? Is this upgrade worth it? Thanks
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I'm planning the Winter upgrades, and getting rid of my points dizzy is job #1. When I first got the car, a guy i bought a header from threw in this dizzy with the sale for $25. I didn't know what it was at the time, but now I know its not the E12-80 that everyone seems to agree is the best Z ignition system. However, I installed it while I was still getting the car running this past Spring, and it seems to work great, throws a bright blue spark, way better than my points dizzy. I kept my original points dizzy for this year because I was trying to stay as stock as possible, but I'm ready to upgrade. I have found an E12-80 dizzy in a local boneyard that I can probabl…
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Hey guys, I just got through putting a Carter P4070 fuel pump on my 74 260, and that mother is L-O-U-D. The one that the previous owner had put on was pretty loud too, but this one puts it to shame. Anything stupid I'm overlooking? Anything I need to be sure to insulate with rubber? Because it's vibrating that whole side of the car, pretty much. I dismounted it and it was still stupidly loud, so I'm kind of at a loss at the moment. Figure there's something simple I'm overlooking. Thanks! *Yeah, I'm guessing it's something electrical, considering the gremlins my Z has.*
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....with your headlight, sidemark, and parking light harnesses? http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/LNP1
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I found a 79 280ZX in a local boneyard. It has the E12-80 dizzy that I want to install this winter to upgrade from my original points ignition. The car has been sitting without running for about 12 years. The owner of the yard (who I've know for my whole life) says the car was driven to the spot that its sitting in. Any concerns with these dizzy's "going bad" from sitting too long? Also, can I use my existing coil/ballast resistor set-up with the ZX dizzy, or should I buy a new one meant for the E12-80 ignition? I know this isn't electrical, but....... The parts car also has a 5-speed that I'm thinking about buying. Its a NA 1979 280ZX. I don't think this is one o…
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So I've been fighting my ignition issue here for a while and I finally decided to stop being a retard and grab my multimeter on my way up to work on the Z. As I posted in my previous thread, the car has been sitting for 8 years, the ignition system worked fine for a while until we got the car started for a couple seconds... then everything died. So at this point I've found that though the battery voltage is fine, it spins the starter plenty fast, I'm getting 4.5VDC to the positive terminal of the coil when the key is in the on position and about 7 when cranking. The tach no longer bounces when cranking. This is obviously not enough voltage to produce spark... at least not…
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OK, my battery needed to be recharged as it died on me after 10 days or so of non use. I recharged the battery (w/charger) and noticed my 10 amp "Dome and Gauge Light" fuse was blown. I put a new fuse in and it blew as well, with the car turned off. Now, I shouldn't have any draw on that fuse with the car off, so I am confused. I hooked up a multimeter and noticed a draw of about 50 amps going thru the fuse terminals. I also checked the battery with the car off and noticed about the same draw on the battery, with the blown fuse out. A short somewhere? Any ideas of where to look? I just installed a new stereo, but the connections are not part of that fuse. I disco…
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I was playing with my half shafts the other day and notice two wired going to my gas tank on the passenger side facing the front of the car. One was so lose it fell off with a touch. The connector looked like it would slide onto the terminal on the tank. The terminal on the tank looked like a short stub with a flat hat on on it. My issue is I cannot get the darned wiring connector back on the flat hat!!! I think my wiring connector is worn out. Is there a place I can buy another connector I can splice in? I can take pictures if that helps!
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Can any other electric antenna be used in my 1975 280z? The stock Datsun electric antenna are upwards of 200 dollars! There are numerous other types of electric antennas on ebay, has anyone had any success using another brand/model in their 240/260/280? Thanks!
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At what time in the S30 run did the change occur from 2-speed to 3-speed wipers? I, frankly, wasn't even aware that there were 3-speed wipers as the only S30s I've ever been in are '72s, which AFAIK have the 2-speed version. The reason I ask is because a local friend has a problem with his combination switch and it's of the 3-speed variety. His problem (so far) is that the headlights don't work. We can get them to work if I plug in a switch from my '72. I'm testing the continuity in his switch, but don't have any results yet. However, it's more complicated than it appears. His chassis is HLS30-143954(stamped in the firewall), which tells me it is a mid-'73 car. Howev…
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when its dark and im driving the zed i can't hardly see a damned thing. is there anybody out there that makes a brighter headlight bulb that will work with the zed that wont kill the electricals?
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Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find a choke switch. I was putting my console back together last night, and one of the wires broke off. Since the two tabs used to secure the switch to assembly are already broken off, I thought I'd try to find a better condition one. The wires are hard and brittle anyway. Also theres not much room to make new solder connections on the tiny switch.
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