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OK, so I've searched around and done what I can so far, but I think this is bigger than I can figure out myself. First, I bought my 76 280Z about 2 and half months ago with some minor problems. Some have been addressed. Some have not. I realized quickly that my turn signals did not work, however, that my hazard lights did. So, after some quick searches, I found a few things which could be the culprit: the ignition relay, the turn flasher unit, the turn signal switch, etc. Ignition relay: switched in another one, car ran horrible, no gauges still Turn flasher unit: switched in another one, still no signals, no "click" either indicating it was on. Have NOT cleaned the…
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Ive spent too many hours with limited success. It has been running rough the last few weeks with extreme loss of power. I tore the carbs apart cleaned them and put them back on and tuned them. Most power has returned but still running rough. The air flow is ballanced, im at 1 and 7/8 turns mixture, both float bowls appear to be working the same. Heres where the issue lies im sure: When i press on the piston lift button on the back carb (making it only run on the front carb) it lowers slighly in rpm and runs a little rough. That means the front carb is tuned correcly from my understanding. BUT when i do the same on the front ( making it run only on the back carb) it stalls…
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My 280z has a auto trany.. When I take off the car runs fine when i get up to 25 - 30 mph then it spits and sputters if i hold the gas down the car will die I let up on the gas then it runs fine. It starts fine and idles fine. Even if I'm just sitting and give it a little gas its starts to spit and sputter. I put new plug wires and plugs in, new fuel pump and a new but used AFM. Nothing is working. The old owner did not drive it much and it only has 38000 miles. I had to change the fuel filter as soon as I got it home. The problem started after I sprayed the engine off.
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I put in an inline, low pressure fuel pump, and hot wired it to a switch. The wiring: From battery to an inline fuse(30amp) to switch. From acc on switch to the fuel pump. From ground on switch to Firewall to ground it. When i wired the fuel pump i just put it back where the OEM pump went and wired the power wire on the pump to the green power wire at the pump coming from under the passenger seat area. Then wired the ground on the pump to the black wire that ran with the green power wire, assuming it was a ground. It work's great, come's on when I hit the switch, shut's off when I turn it off. But when I had it running and turned the pump and the ignition off, it kept ru…
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I'm in the process of replacing numerous parts to remedy "running rich" in a 78 280Z. The last item is the csv but I want to be certain that it is or is not functioning. Is there any way to bench check it off the car, similar to the 9 volt test for the injector. I know you can check it while its installed on the car but I'm working on the motor and don't want to put everything back just to check the csv. Thanks
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Help! 2/1971 240Z with later year Z "B"-model 5-speed, I believe. New master & slave clutch last May. *Never* speed-shifted or abused. Worked flawlessly all last summer. However, now after winter storage, when I try to put her into gear, no matter where the gearshift lever is, the tach drops, and you can tell the clutch is beginning to engage, but I don't think the car wants to move in either direction. I'm kind of afraid, as it's in the garage and I don't want to launch the car through the walls! The shift lever doesn't feel normal either, it doesn't seem to want to follow the normal modified H pattern, so I don't want to do anything to hurt her without more knowled…
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Hi, I posted a thread here a few days back about my fuel pump issue(s). It's apparently been viewed 28 times w/ no response. I'm curious, did I break some type of etiquette rule for the forum or something? I'm a mechanical newbie, and have tried searching through the threads looking for an answer before I'd asked the question. My car is a 1975 280Z, and I'm a first time Z Owner that joined this site back in January. Truly, if there's not an answer hear, I apologize for asking an inanely stupid question. PS-I'm not in anyway associated w/ any other ZSaints that have frequented this site in the past.
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Hi Classic Z member's, Well, after all the hard work and money i've put into my 77 280Z, I think i just really screwed up bad- I finally got my l28 fired up with my new carbs and fuel pump,thanks to other member's here. I finished it this weekend and it ran so good it brought a tear to my eye. I played with the carb's and everything was really smooth sailing all day. Then i shut the motor down for the night, covered the car, and went inside. The next morning I got up to work on my Z again. That is when I noticed a freeze plug laying next to the motor mount. It must of came out over night after the motor cooled, it didn't go far, looked like it just fell out freely. So I r…
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this past weekend i pulled the throttle body off to clean it and i noticed a hole in the manafold. it looks like there should be somthing there but i can find anything in any of my books. attached is a pic of the hole in question. so, am i missing somthing?
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Anyone had any success finding a Canadian supplier for Z car parts? I've been dealing with Motorsport out of California for most of it and I don't mind paying shipping and duties on larger orders from the states when it's one stop shopping and worth my while, but for smaller stuff i'd like to find someone this side of the imaginary line if possible. I'm in Ontario if anybody's got a lead....
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Okay, I've got a 1975 280z....hadn't been driven in several years. Ran like dog crap...replaced fuel pump, filters, wires,plugs....wouldn't turn over. Finally got it going by having friend hold AFM flap open....ran really well. Tried driving it around and eventually couldn't get it to restart. Still can hear the pump engaging when opening the AFM flap....just won't turn-over. Any thoughts on this? Thanks much! Saint
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i've been taking out my center console, AC controls and center vent finisher, prior to which my turn signals were fully functional. i forgot that my Z club meets tomorrow, and i need to get the turn signals working again so i can drive it over. i thought that plugging the hazard lights switch back in would do it, but it only makes it so i can turn on the hazards. what else do the signals run through that i should plug back in? the only peripherals that i unplugged were the hazard switch, defogger switch, heater fan control, AC control lamp, blower motor, and radio.
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