Engine & Drivetrain
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Ok well this week I didn't drive my Z because I was gonna do work on it but having a need to use my car on Sunday i took it out and was being nice to it. So anyway I'm in traffic and trying to change lanes when i hear a bang. I see a bit of smoke and the engine stalls, great I think try to start her nothing crank crank crank she comes to life but I try to accelerate and it dies again. At first I thought a valve had given up but I managed to get it down a side street and start it up again at idle. Idles ok not great ok dies if you rev or try and move. Would not start then blows a heap of blue smoke through the intake. But it's running called a mate with a Z we have no i…
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i need to pull the dist. from the engine (75 280 z), and am wondering how exactly to go about it. any help or links to other instructional pages would be greatly appreciated! TIA Anthony
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Hey there, Aussie here.... i had a quick search and didn't find anything specific about the mounts I am wondering how to go about getting mounts made for the new engine, and how much i should be willing to spend on the mounts... Also aussies - what legal dramas are there with putting an RB20DET in?
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I am looking for an inexpensive option or used. Motorsports has one for about $300 which I think is 7 quart. Any other options? Anyone willing to part with a used one? Thx,
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Gday, I just wanna run this past everyone to make sure my thinking is correct. Cylinder No5 doesnt make a difference when i pull the spark lead. when i check the plug its wet with fuel. I've checked plugs and leads and dizzy rotor. When its chugging away on 5 and i spray carb cleaner around the intake the miss goes away. So ive got a manifold leak. This only appeared out of the blue, I just finished wiring a rx7 fuel pump. I tested the pump on the car ran great. Wired it up so as to stop when engine dies. Then after that I started her up i started to get the got problem. I'm SURE the pump isnt the cause. Manifold gasket is prolly only 4-5 months old (The exhaust place i…
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hi,, i i wrote a post earlier about parts for the dual webber conversion..i have all the parts but my only problem is what to do with all the old hoses and hookups that went from a the engine to the Su's and visversa ....it looks like theres hoses that run through the carbs and off to the other side..do u cap those or link them together,,, also what about all the link up ports along the intake manual. All the help i could get would be great... thanks, steve Long live the Z
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Ok, the small of it is, my friend says that some sort of a "wedge" needs to lift the chain off the cam and them I can move the cam to TDC. (top dead center.) The dizzy is in the 10 o'clock position looking from the drivers seat tward the front of the car. Both the intake and exhaust valves are closed. This should be in compression, right? Now I can get the car to start but not run. everything works from fuel to ignition. What could the problem be? I'm planning to rebuild the whole car soon.:dead: :tapemouth starting with the engine. This is just killing me. What should I do about finding the damn timing. My friend also said that I could be 180 degrees off.:stupid: The fu…
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Hi ,Zeds I bought a really good looker with a Turbo motor set up with fuel injection. But no Turbo. Was planning to put the turbo back on but because of the cost and problems in finding parts. Have decided against. Was thinking of keeping the Turbo motor as a lot of money was spent on it. Can anyone give me the pros and cons of getting the com- pression back down and running her as a L28. any advice recieved would be great Thanks in advance!!! :stupid: :mad: :classic: :classic:
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hey..i have a 73 240z.. the year with the bad carbs.... i ahave a pair of webbers and idont know if i have all the parts ..i got them off of ebay.. the linkage is there... the long part with the 3 legs and theres a lot of loose parts,,,there is the cannon adapters and the n33 manafolds ,,,is there anything else u need..what do d ou do about all the hose that arnt bein used and all the old hook ups for thne SU's ,,,,even from the manafold... is there a site that tells about how to hook them up? thanks, steve Long live the Z
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Evening, I have been wanting to start a rebuild on my L28. I don't know how many miles, condition the rings are, etc. The big question is if I can use any engine stand or do I have to find one specificly for the L engine? thanks for your support 83280zxNA, I think I do need to get my Z runnin' Brian:alien:
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ok I put my engine back together started her up was idoling about 10 minutes then my buddie put on my heater and there she blows one head gasket & 5 weekend shot in a couple of seconds any way My question is now that I have the great water/oil mix in my oil pan and where elese ( iwish not to think of where else BUT) anybody know how to get my engine etc... cleaned up to start over and how to prevent this so I can get on the road thanks
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Before I tore my car down a while back I had been having some overheating issues. I replaced the radiator and cap, thermostat, and purchased an electric fan from MSA. While my engine was out I replaced the water pump and freeze plugs (noting a LOT of crud in the coolant passages between cylinder jackets). I just got the Z back on the road this week and last night while I was driving through traffic my temp guage kept creeping up to the red several times at stoplights. Today I was determined to figure out what was wrong. I thought it was either the clogged coolant passages or my carbs are too lean (haven't tuned the ones on the car yet because they were on it before an…
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