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While I am waiting on some help welding up my frame I am tackling my wiring issues. I am not sure what these parts are for, could you please help me ID them? Pic 1 is attached to a blue wire, but the round end has broken off. Can I simply solder this back together? Can I/should I order a new one? Pic 2 was in the car's spare parts pile, but I cannot find anything while digging through the FSM. Courtesy Nissan and a google search show it as a repair assembly? What for Pic 3. I dont see my yellow black oil pressure sender wire anywhere. Also, I can't figure out what the little rubber cap is for. It has to Red/blue wires. Thanks
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Hey everyone, I recently just joined here, I don't know too much about my car but I am trying to learn on my busy work schedule. My car starts very fast when its warmed up and the normal few cranks when its cold with the choke on. However, it used to diesel when I tried to turn it off and would not shut off until I put it in 1st gear to kill it. I realized the idle was too high at over 1,000 rpms, so I turned the fast idle screw down, and now it idles around 800-900 rpms. Now it turns off good but sometimes after running for a while it will continue to clunk for a few turns before tuning off. I realized that at low rpms, around 1,500-2000, it seems to have aslight …
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Someone help! I'm trying to remove the camshaft sprocket nut but when I turn it, the motor turs over. I tried putting a wrench on the crank sprocket, but the engine still turns. How do I keep this from happeining? Thanks.
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Have a 77z and about every two weeks (I believe) a bolt starts to vibrate out then snap off underneath the alternator in one of the two arms. Its happened four times now. The third time i decided to use a stronger bolt grade. It stayed in a little longer but still ended up breaking. So whenever it breaks it causes the belt to come lose. Car still works fine but it creates a loud squeaking noise kinda (Its a mix between stepping a small dog and nails on chalkboard) I have used lock tight. Its a pain in the arse to replace beacause i have to remove the alternator and then the blue holder underneath it. I then have to drill the bolt out.
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What is a good company to go with for insurance for a collector Z car, which is driven occasionally less than 3k miles a year? I'm in Portland Oregon. Thank you!
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Hello! I just got back to Germany from Denver and totally enjoyed driving the '73 240Z that my wife bought me for my birthday. After having driven it for a week I am confident that I am aware of most major problems the car is suffering from. Aside from the exterior and interior cosmetic stuff the most important things would be engine, transmission and coolant leak. The engine burns ALOT of gas...I mean like half a tank in 100 miles. That seems excessive to me. It blows smoke out the tailpipe when cold and really reeks of gas at times when driving around town. Might just need a tune-up but if that fuel economy is normal then I better find some oil reserves in my back yard.…
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Down the road from where I am living is a really nice looking 1977 280Z for sale. I was looking it over closely this evening and discovered that there is only about three inches of ground clearance from the frame to the ground and about six inches from the lowest part of the body under the door to the ground. Is this normal or has this car been lowered? Thanks.
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Tried to buy it today, but said it was out of stock here.
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My '77 is all fixed as I want it but I still have this problem: 1. Running Rich 2. MPG is 17mpg - was up to 22mph for a few days...... 3. I can feel the gas loading up coming out of 1st and 2nd gear (bogs down a little) 4. All tests at a local NISSAN dealer with a "gray beard" mechanic show no problems. I even left it with him for 3 weeks but he could not find anything. I do drive her every day and the backend is showing the collection of black smoke from running rich. My question is: 1. Since I am not a mechanic at all, what kind of shop could I take her to - ie like a Race Shop, a luxury car shop, etc???? I am not sure where to go with this now. I am in the Atlanta …
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hey all, Ok, i could shoot myself for my latest problem on my 240z. I am undergoing a full restoration and I am in the process of redoing the suspension. Last week I was removing the hub nut on the stub axle and while attempting to remove the nut I snapped the stub axle in half. This by the way was after spending two horrible days removing the spindle pin. Does anyone know where I can get a new axle at a reasonable price? Thanks in advance Matt
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I have an early 74 260Z with a bad ground which I am trying to isolate and fix. I was driving, everything good. The whoof...no power to anything, not even a click in the ignition. Burnt out a fusible link. Was able to hotwire it by connecting a wire from the coil to the battery and jumping the starter, that allowed me to get the car home. After I replaced the fuse link it burnt up immediately after I hooked up the positive to the battery but still no power was going anywhere. Looked over the fuse link box and noticed that one of the connectors was badly corroded so I ditched the box and and spliced in some new fusible link wire with butte connectors. Immediately af…
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i need help from someone with a 2 plus 2 car as i think i've purchased an incorrect nos drip rail molding which was supposed to be for my 73 240z. the existing drip rail runs 20 inches up the window vertically and 36 inches horizontally along the roof line. the nos replacement i was shipped has the same 20 inch vertical rise, but runs 38 inches along the roof. does anyone know if this is for a newer car, ie post 73, or a 2 plus 2 model? if someone needs one, it's nos perfect in the bag.
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