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When I turn my key to the run position (without starting) I can hear what sounds like a relay clacking back and forth. Everything in the car seems to work but I want to make sure that there is not a mission critical relay that is starting to fail. If it's a relay that is starting to go flaky then I'm quite content to let it fail as long as it isn't needed to drive the car. I went through the FSM and I can't find a relay that would leave me stranded if it failed. Did I miss any? Can anyone think of a relay that could put me on the end of a tow truck in a stockish 1973 240Z?
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Rough idle 1 2 3
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Hey guys Since about six months ago I've had issue with rough idle when restarting my car after a long drive. By long I mean long enough to get the car to operating temp for a bit. Symptoms are these. The engine won't be able to hold idle steady and when I give it throttle I get backfiring in the intake or right at the manifold. I originally though the problem was my injectors as three of the six were leaking externally, so this past weekend I replaced them with brand new ones. (there's a thread someplace on here about it). This didn't really solve my issue at all. To be honest it seems as if it got worse at times. My fuel pressure at idle sits at about ~31 and when I gi…
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ok another newb question ive looked on the forum and on other websites. my car is a 74 260z but the block says l28 with n47 head. i need a new clutch going for the oem ones http://www.blackdragonauto.com/features/z/ZCLK.htm should i order the 260z or 280z? any help would be much appreciated thanks again
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Guys and Gals, I looking for some help on why my 76 260 revs up when the break pedal is applied and the break pedal is real hard..... Thanks in advance for any ideas. Roo
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After a recent track event my car started making a thud when transitioning on and off of gas. Background... http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41028 The track mechanic put the car up on the lift and diagnosed the problem as a bad differential. However, after searching the forums I can't find a rear end thud that has been tied to a bad diff. From what I read when the diff goes bad it generally gets loud or fails catastrophically. My car does not exhibit and new gear noise it just thuds on and off gas. It also thuds rocking the car back and forth with the e-brake engaged. I checked the usual suspects with the track mechanic: prop shaft: A little play…
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my boyfriend wants to help me with the rear end, on my 73 240 z. he thinks it may be a R200 in there, how can we be sure that we need a new rear end, and how can we be sure if it is a R180 vs R 200, etc. any help on rebuilding rear end please. i tols hi, that i was driving on freeway about 75 mph and suddenly i lost power and could not get the car to go any faster than 35-40 mph, it just all of a sudden had no power . i drove it all the way home in 3rd gear. he said it sounds like the rear end. took offthe rear brakes and found them both worn down. any advice?
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Hello Z Fanatics........ I post a few weeks ago about my 1976 280Z. The problem........backfire in the air mass meter. Car idle beautiful, has fuel pressure, no vacuum leaks, timing is good, I try to run it around the block, no power, backfires. Sometimes feels like she want's to go but she cannot. Anybody any idea? I will be more than thankful for any kind of help. If anybody in LA area is willing to help me I am willing to pay:):):).
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The events described in the first paragraph occurred in about a 30 second span Monday night. I was tooling along a county road and upon encountering an oncoming vehicle, hit the dimmer switch (maybe seemed a little "crunchy?") to go to the low beams. Headlights went completely out. I hit the dimmer, lights back on, presumably on high beam. Hit the dimmer, lights out again. I figure better to be annoying than dead, hit the dimmer to turn the headlights on until we pass. Begin to smell a faint odor of burning plastic. Turn off the headlights with the main switch, turn back on, they come on not very bright rapidly fading to nothing. Say some bad words, slow down in nea…
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So I've been on the hunt for my first Z for a few months now, think I've found the winner in San Francisco... but was hoping to have a fellow Z fan could take a look for me- I'll buy you a beer or three Call me at 602.363.4895 Thanks!
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is there an adjustment that can be made or a different switch to buy? I'm new to this car so be easy on me
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Hello: attached, I think, is a picture of the 1980 Datsun fuel pump. Hoping to get to get a definitive answer to what the attachment is that is in the location where a check valve is normally seen. Some have said the attachment is a check valve others have said it is a fuel pulsation damper. I'm hopeful that the attached picture will result in identifying the attachment. Thanks to all for your patience.
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Door handle 1 2 3
by Pomorza- 30 replies
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Hello all This weekend I finally fixed my heater in the Z. While the replacement was going on I somehow broke the door handle on the Z. What I mean is that when I pull up on the door handle from the outside the handle has nothing attached to it. I figured out that the wire that holds the two parts together (that being the handle and the rod that opens the door) have seperated. Has anyone ever had this issue and how did on fix it? The door opens from the inside fine just not the outside. Jan
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