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Anything about the electrical system on a Zcar.
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Hi, Does anybody have a picture of how their wires are connected on their ignition coil and ballast resistor. I think mine might be connected wrong, the engine runs but the tachometer does not work. Any help would be appreciated. Nick
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Im new here and hoping for some help. When you push on the brake pedal in my 1973 240z the left turn signal lights up on the interior and the exterior light is on. Any ideas what might cause this?
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Hello guys, I am in need of your help. I have searched this site and google for help on this topic ( search not too user friendly for me on this site, must not be doing something right) I have a 71 240z that was an automatic so there is some extra wiring and relay in part of this problem, I am converting to manual. Another problem is that some of the wiring was charred, I took pics and tried not getting things mixed up. The wiring to the coil and distributor does not resemble the FSM, the FSM does not have 2 B/W wires from the harness by the driver side horn I have as the following 2 B/W stripe wires- one going to the + on the coil and the other going to the re…
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The other night I was driving home in the dark when I noticed my the lighting for the gauges starting to fail. Soon, all I had left was the lighting on the speedometer, and it failed shortly after that. Fortunately I had a GPS unit running, so I could monitor my speed, but I was filled with dread thinking that my parking lights also went out. I checked the fuse and found it blown. I replaced it, but still no lights. I checked the connector in the steering column. It had suffered heat damage. (Note: The wires are not sized for a 20A fuse.) I replaced the connector (Thank you, Vintage Connections!) and tested. The ammeter I had on the battery was running over 20 A…
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Do you really need to purchase this brush kit to clean all the female light sockets on your 240z? https://www.amazon.com/IPA-8086-Light-Socket-Brush/dp/B00KHC651Y/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1514492241&sr=8-2&keywords=brush+bulb+socket or could you use a dremel that has a bronze brush?
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So good news I got my motor in but I guess I did not get all connectors as tight as possible. The two wire connector that is located by the alternator came loose. I did not take pics when I re wired, just did one connection at a time. So now I am left wondering which wire goes where :/ Any help would be greatly appreciated. There appears to be a white with black stripe. Does this go in the horizontal position or the vertical position? Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
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Is it just my luck, or am I not the only one. I purchased the MSA kit. Plug and play they said. I hooked everything up per instructions. Turned on the parking light switch and I can hear the relay click but that’s all that happens. No lights to dash no lights front rear or side markers. Checked all of the connections. Changed back to original connections and it works. Plug in the kit again and it doesn’t work. Start writing to this forum.........wait a minute am I getting battery power to the relay? NO!!!! Go to the battery, connection is good. Go to the inline fuse. Fuse is good. What could it be? Put meter on the battery side of the inline fuse. $&@!?&$ no powe…
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Engine was running but no lights, tach, etc. There's some confusion about what wire goes where. There's a green/white wire, some others, colors faded so not sure. Don't have a good photo of how it was. It's the harness for the coil, ballast resistor and distributor. There's also some wires for deleted smog stuff. We've got the schematic but it would be a big help to have a good photo of stock wires. It's a '73 but I think '72 was the same.
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Has anyone gotten a decent upgrade for the 280Z wiper motor? I mean something you can get from a post-1985 vehicle, which is when they used the waterproof motors. I have a wiper motor from a 1997 Escort ZX2, and the bolts align almost perfectly with the holes on the bracket, and the shaft fits the linkage just right. The Escort motor is a DC motor with a ground, and switched 12V connections for low- and high-speed. It also has auto-park without the extra swipe the Datsun motor makes. Yes, I cleaned and lubricated the linkage and pivots, but the speed is still just too slow. I used DeOxit for the pivots, and it worked very well.
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I know there are a lot of "Can't get spark" topic before here and there. I read through those topics but still can' figure out what was wrong with my case. It was running strong before I shut off engine. Next day, I cannot start engine. Trouble shooting what I have done follow 280zfuelinjectionbook.pdf Fuel pump Remove Starter motor IGN line. Turn key on to the IGN position to hear fuel pump sound. It works. Spark check Remove Spark Plug and leave it on the top of valve cover with cable connect Trun key onto the IGN position. No spark! IGN signal blue line check Under the da…
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I have a 260z with some electrical issues. I was going to try and replace the wiring harness and purchased one off e-bay. The under dash harness on my car has a label with the part number 24013 N3600 but the one I purchased has a part number 24013 N3601. They both seem to be the same so I don't understand the number difference. Is there a list somewhere with the part numbers used on the 260z? Jeff
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Continuing to clean up and refurbish a lot of the smaller items on the resurrection project so when assembly time comes the components will be ready to install and work. The horns and brackets are quite rusty. Bench testing the horns with jumper wires -positive to spade terminal, negative to clean mounting post-produced no results. Took one of the horns apart and very surprised how clean everything looked inside except for the green corrosion on the two contact points. Cleaned and reassembled but no results. The contacts are both tight together on the spring arms. Any helpful tips? The tension adjusting screw did not want to move easily so I left it where it was. …
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