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OK,..here's my deal. I am replacing the bumpers on my 1972 240z. I have pieced together all the parts from various places,...mostly eBay. I bought a set or original re-chromed bumpers almost a year ago. I purchased NOS bumper guard rubber from a different seller. As I was installng, I ran into a snag. My original rear bumper guards (and my new ones), have the rubber strip that is held on with 3 nuts. I purchased a set off eBay but they have 4 nuts and it looks like the holes are in different locations. They were described as correct for a 240z,..but they are different than my chrome guards. I located another set on the internet,..but the description says they have 4…
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My right T/S just quit working! The hazard switch works and lights up all 4 corners, the left T/S works, the flasher units are good (brand new), the hazard switch had R&R done about 2 months ago. The T/S flasher clicks when on left but no dash or T/S lights, bulbs are all good. I've done a search on the site but no firm answers. I've had to jumper 4 of the wires over the connector in the pass.side left side (I know its not the best fix, but I'm waiting on some new connectors) for wires that were pulled out of the connector. It seems to me that if the hazard works and there is power to the flasher unit that the next step is pull the T/S switch off the steering column a…
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Hi I'm a novice mechanic with a problem. What would be the best way to remove this rusty stud?
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Hey guys I have a strange issue with my 77, its bone stock and was running fine until i changed the spark plugs, now, when the car is warm and i turn it off then restart it, its only firing on 5 cylinders while idling, as soon as the car is moving and under load it goes away. The car does not do this when cold, but i pulled the plugs and it is running very lean, any ideas?
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Hi, I hope someone can give me some advice. My 71 Z had been sitting in the garage for about a month due to the cold and snow so yesterday I decided to start it up for a quick spin around the neighborhood. Went to start it and it was stone dead...nothing, looked around and could't find any lights or anything else left on and thought it was strange, but I I got the jumpers and it started right up. I hopped in and started driving and everything was fine...but I did notice that the amp gauge was not showing a high rate of charge as I expected. I had the radio turned up and was just enjoying the drive. I figured I would drive it for a while to get a charge back in the batt…
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Title says it all, I own a 1978 280Z and the air flow meter I have now is from a 75-76. I called MSA they gave me a list of what it COULD be. The mount i have in there now is a three bolt but I don't know if the PO changed it to. My AFM connection is 5 wire if that helps and the production date is 10/77 if that helps as well.
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75 280Z with 114K miles. Took my z in to have the rear tranny seal changed and my mechanic asked if I had been smelling gas in my car .... Yes, I have been for several days. Turns out the fuel pump was leaking. That may answer the other problem I have been having ... in the am the car would start up right away but run rough until warmed up. If It died before being warmed up, I would have to crank the car for long period of time (40+ secs, 2 or 3 times) before it would eventually start, acting like it was flooded, but got through it and ran well. Would have no problems for the rest of the entire day, stop and go, starting fine. Forgot to tell my mechanic about the morn…
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So my car was running pretty decent, just had a rough idle that I was working on. So I tried a few things like, screwing the air screw all the way in to find air leaks. Spraying the intake with brake cleaner (also in the air screw hole). After those troubleshooting processes,the car won't hardly even start now. It will only run at idle roughly. When you give it any sort of gas it dies. It seems to me like it overloading now. Sometimes it won't even start unless you unplug the fuel pump. Anyone have any ideas off the top of there head?
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Hi all I'm looking for some replacements for my 260, should the bolts be the same length? Anyone found and used any good substitutes? I understand some MOPAR and Jeeps have similar bolts, anyone know? Cheers, Steve
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I took them off to change the ujoints and diff seal. Now for some reason i cannot get the bolts on the diff side. I cant get a swivel socket i can barely get a wrench in there which is what i used to get them off. Anyone have a special tool or trick to make a 3hr per bolt job easier? I have flank drives also...wont work.
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1st of thanks for the help on my fuel problems. Now I only have 12 amps or less. I have the battery and alternator tested both are good. The alternator had been replaced at one time. I think i found it on advanced auto website it is listed as having a voltage regulator included but external and it is listed as 60 amps. Leaves me to believe it is the newer type. I think I am still running the old external VR. Would running two VRs cause my problems ?. How can I tell if the new alternator has a VR ? should I go ahead with the conversion as shown in this forum ? thanks Dan
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I'm new to 240's and mechanics in general. I bought a 71 240z that was running fine but I let it sit a couple months while moving and now it won't turn over. I've started to buy basic tools and am now moved in and want to get my weekend car running. I'm smart enough to figure out it has spark but am hesitant where to go from there. I've never worked with a carburetor and would like to start learning. I've been looking online at carb cleaning sites assuming that might be the issue, but don't know how to be certain or which precautions to take when removing/cleaning the carbs.
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