Help Me !!
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I have a 1978 280z couple. It's been sitting for about a year, and driven very little for the last 4 years. We switched out the electronic fuel pump with a remanufactured one from BAP. Problem is I am not getting any power to it. I am not sure where to start...I'd appreciate any input, pics and whatever anyone has to offer. Thanks!! ~Liz
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I need some quick opinions about sealing my gas tanks. I had to replace a hose on my 72 240Z, so I pulled the tank this weekend. The exterior was ok, but needed a repaint after 40 years to look as good as the rest of the car. I had also already pulled the tank from HLS30-00210 since it had been sitting for 15 years and wanted to check it before restarting the car. It was in similar shape. I decided to paint the exterior of both with POR-15 products, which I did yesterday and they both look great now. The interiors of the tanks looked excellent with just a few minor spots of very light surface rust. I have a can of POR-15 fuel tank sealer and thought I may as well tr…
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I'm planning to pull out my L24 soon here, but the lifting lugs to pull the motor have been removed from my car. Is there another place I can attach the chains to pull the motor from? My load leveler has 4 brackets that I could possibly use the valve cover bolts, but I guess I'd rather not have the load on bolt threads. Thanks for any help, Eric
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The last time I drove my car was a little after Christmas 2008 once the roads had cleared up. I had let the car sit for only about 2 weeks while the roads were completely unmanageable for this car. The last day I drove her, this is what happened: She started up just fine like she always does, I noticed she was sputtering a little bit but I contributed this to her not running for a little while and also driving her cold and not letting her warm up properly. I got roughly a mile from my house when I came to a red light. As I sat there I noticed her starting to sputter a little more. I assumed that she was having a carbon build-up so kind of revved her coming out of the…
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Hi Guys,Just looking for some opinions on the proper procedure for body painting.I'm doing a complete nut and bolt restoration on a 4/73 240z.This is my plan:Walnut shell blast entire car,doors,hatch,fenders ect.Then do all rust repair,then primer.Now is where I'm not sure.Should I final paint and clear coat all inboard surfaces,and interior,then assemble complete car .Then paint the outside of car after its assembled? This is my first shot at doing a car.I've done tractors,minibikes,boats,bicycles,furniture,electric motors.Those were pretty straight forward compaired to this.Again any help is greatly appreciated,Roger
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Mine's warped beyond repair, says the machine shop. I have a spending limit of $400, max. edit: does anyone know if a P90 head will fit a stock '76 280? what is the significance of this number?
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Ok so basically I just bought a 1978 280z and I took it to a shop where they charged me 110.00 just to put new spark plugs in!!! I need my car fixed up decent to get to and from work now and then and I have money to fix it but I can't afford to get ripped off by some jerk who thinks I wouldn't realize it. So if any of you guys live in the LA/Hollywood area please let me know if I could pay you for your assistance. So you can help a young guy who just want to get by do just that. Thanks in advance. -Eli
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I'm having toruble with my speedometer. I always thought that the speedometer was reading fast. After installing a GPS in my 70 Z I found out that my speedometer is way off. When the speedometer is reading 59, I am actually going 50. The tires are the correct size according to the data in the car, 175SR14's. Are there different rear gears or whole rears that can be used? The rear may have been changed by a previous owner, but I'm not sure. What can I do?
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I recently brought a 240Z I've had in storage for a couple years home to start working on it. The bad news is something decided to use my Z as a toilet over the last winter, presumably mice. I have stripped and cleaned everything but the dash out and the car still smells. They seemed to be living in the tailgate area and I don't see any signs of life in the dash area, so I think the dash was not inhabited. Do I need to wipe down the entire body on the inside with bleach or something? I think all the carpets and such are destroyed by the stink. Has anyone had this happen and any solutions to rid the car of the stench would be greatly appreciated.
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My name is Gary. I have a 1973 240Z I just took out of storage and brought to Florida. It runs well, has 48,000 miles on it. I had it serviced including drain the gas tank and put fresh, clean the plugs, flush the radiator and bleed the clutch. My problem is there is a strong smell of raw gasoline in the cabin. Nothing is dripping or leaking and there is no smell of gasoline outside the cabin. There is no gas smell in the carpets from shoes. The service tech said, if the gas cap is not on correctly the cabin will smell, but the cap is on correctly. Anyone have any ideas? Help……
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If any one can help i would gladly appreciate I have 78 280Z FI and Im finishing up on restoring it I just got the motor and tranny dropped in.And I wanted to know if there was any way I could get rid of the vac. lines not all cause I know i need a couple one for the vacum adv. etc... but the stuff I dont need which ones can I get rid of.thanks for any help.
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SO I have a very regular no crank condition... It only cranks every 5th to tenth twist of the key. I have installed a good used starter... ingnition switch and made sure all of my conections are good.. So I have found in the factory service manual that my car is equiped with an ignition inturupt AKA anti-theft safty $%^&*!!!! Is there a way to bypass this pain in my A$$!!! I really do not want to install a separate starter button but will if absolutely nessessary. Another potential symptom... When I turn the key to lock the ignition turns back on and occasionally the starter cranks.... for this I simply leave my key in the ignition in the off position... we dont have …
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