Electrical
Anything about the electrical system on a Zcar.
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Hi All, I am trying to install an RX-7 electric fuel pump into my 71. I have found the stock wires near the fuel tank (green and black), and i have found the stock wires behind the radio (green and black/white). Both sets of wires were wrapped in blue tape. From what i've read, i can connect the fuel pump to the wires by the fuel tank, which is easy enough. But where do I connect the wires that are behind the radio? The wires behind the radio have a plastic female connector on them already, and I was wondering if there is a corresponding male connector hiding under the dash... I've searched and found the following threads, which have been very helpful, but don't quit…
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I have a few light bulbs out on the speedo and the tach and I want to replace all the bulbs. I have tried to get my hands up there from the rear but it is impossible. Am I approching this the wrong way? Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks
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I am starting this thread because I searched and searched for info on this topic, and had to use bits and pieces gathered from several sources to put it all together. I got an alternator from a 1995 240SX SE from a Junkyard for $40 shipped (www.car-part.com). I chose this one because it as close to "bolt on" as it gets for the power, cranks out 90A, is internally regulated, and has an internal fan. 1. You need to make a pigtail for the harness that your external voltage regulator plugs into. I happened to have an old one lying around, so I did not have to cut the wires from the "good" one on my car. Follow the directions on the ZCar Creations page located here. My c…
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If anybody is interested, there's a 240Z antenna switch on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-240-260Z-280Z-Early-240Z-Electric-Antenna-Switch_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50459QQihZ001QQitemZ110063713682QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW HTH
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If having good grounding connections is so important, can anyone give a list of which ones, and about where are they located? Such as Headlights Taillights Instrument lights Engine Any others? thx
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I have a datsun 70 240z and put in a early gm style 200amp one wire (summit brand) and havnt been very pleased with its perfomance. Last night I did a burnout and it started acting up, lights flickering, radio on/off, lights bright/then dimm. I was wondering if the new msd one wire alternators are going to give me the same kind of performance and can they handle constent 3500-7000rpm racing. Or can I use a non one wire? Or is there a place where I can take a stock 240 altenator case and have the guts changed/rebuilt so I have a plug and play 100amp+ altenator? And yes there is a need for that much altenator.
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Okey everybody chime in here I need some advice, thoughts, and recomendations. I recently Purchased a Used ZX Distributer from a member of another Club. I repeat not this club! I paid some fairly decent dough for this distributer and If you take into account where I live (Grenada, West Indies) I paid a whopping $U.S. 200.00 in shipping and it don't work! I plunked her in the whole and she would not start, close but no go. I was in the middle of attempting the rebuild on this link : http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/distributorrebuild/index.html Ah so here's the problem..it appears I got hosed eh! The vacuum advance cannister thing is screwed, I can blow right through…
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Hi all, I'm about to store my Z for the winter. I would like to disconnect the battery and have been looking for a disconnect switch as I don't really want to take the terminal off and on if I want to go for a cruise on those really nice days. Any suggestions? What do you all use? What's the good ones...what's the ones to avoid? Thanks in advance. Mike
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When I start my car the ammeter stays straight up until the engine warms up, then it starts dancing quite often from +10 to -10. Once I start driving the needle will either stay calm or start bouncing irratically when coasting from +45 to -45. When I turn on the lights or the fan, it seems to calm down a little but still bounces. I notice the headlights and interior lights pulse consistently from normal to dim, while the ammeter bounces to the same beat. I had the alternator (with internal VR) taken out and benchtested. Was fine. I checked all of the wire connections and cleaned everything from the alternator to the ignition. I checked for bad wires, replaced one an…
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i do a quick search, and no answer... i put a 260z tach in my 74 240z, the problem is that in the rear of the new tach are 3 wires(red, black and green) and i dont know where to connect them, and near the coil are just 2 wires (yellow and green) both are disconnected. thanks for you commentaries.
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I dunno if this was discussed recently, but here is a like to the Protege site as an example: http://www.clubprotege.com/wil/howto/groundwire/ On my initial list of ground wires I have this: alternator air meter head intake manifold chassis engine/trans One of the things that was interesting, was the use of a machined aluminium battery cable clamp. It was much prettier than the ol' lead ones, and you can add a mains wire, as well as a few ancillary ones, like grounds, or for headlight harness. The ones I saw at my local store had holes for 6 wires. What would you think about just replacing the worn-out clamps on your battery with these? thx
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Blower motor
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I know it is winter and a lot of you are storing your cars but, need a little info and help here. Please go out to your 240Z cars take the accessory relay out and see if the blower motor still comes on. Please post the results with the build date in this thread. This question comes after helping a member troubleshoot his car. After we get the data back we will let you know what is going on and why we are asking these questions. Thanks for your help.
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