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Disclaimer: I don’t know what exactly has been done to this car as far as modifications though I don’t think it’s much. And I’m not great with wiring At first I was thinking I had a zx distributor but if it was a zx distributor wouldn’t it have a little box on the radiator side of the distributor? But the igniter(?) Block inside the distributor doesn’t say pertronix on it so I don’t think that’s what it is And then my tach currently doesn’t work but I have voltage at the red/black wire on the tach, that varies with rpm so I think that means I’m getting tach signal and it should be working. So does that mean the tachometer itself is just broken?
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I have my 240Z in for paint and the fenders are off. I see a fender liner (rubber seal) on Z Car Depot. Do you all use them when installing your front fenders? If so, the clips that hold the seal are $6.50 each and you need 12 of them. Is there an alternative for the clip? https://zcardepot.com/collections/gaskets-grommets/products/fender-to-body-inner-rubber-seal-240z-260z-280z https://zcardepot.com/products/fender-liner-clip-oem-240z-260z-280z-70-78?variant=19274988060785 Any help is appreciated.
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I have a 6/72, 240Z and looking for exact replacement decals as shown in attachment. Seems the emissions decals I have seen are slightly different. Anyone have an idea where I can purchase them?
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Hi guys, I found a battery hold-down bracket and J-hook in my box of parts but cannot find the bolt needed to secure it to the firewall. Does anyone know the size/pitch of this bolt and I'll head to Home Depot tomorrow? All I am able to find is the nissan part number which is 08360-61812 and the bolt is an M6 but I can't find the pitch anywhere... This is the bolt area I'm talking about:
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I'm running a L28 with DCOE 42s and fuel is supplied by an engine bay mounted Spectra Sp1141. Pressure is regulated to 4psi and there's a new fuel filter before the pump. Engine compression is great. No vacuum leaks or fuel leaks to be found. Car idles and runs great, but for a hesitation from idle to acceleration. The car will pull to highway speed no problem. The mystery is that on a long sustained hill it starts popping and has a hard time going. My guess is it is going lean as it starts popping and then hesitating. As soon as the car is on level ground it's fine again. This is with 1/2 a tank of gas. Any ideas or diagnosis suggestions would be appreciated. …
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Ive been having trouble with my 280z. My last Z was a 72 240z so fuel injection was pretty new to me when I started working on this. Ive been slowly learning the nuances to the L Jet system. The problem was a bad idle and not staying runnning. Old owner said it had bad gas in it so I dropped the tank and looked in and there was an inch of sludge. I rinsed all the sludge out of the tank and treated it for rust. Tank was perfectly clean when I put it back in. I also put in a new fuel filter, fuel pump, and just to be safe I swapped out the injectors and rail for the fuel rail and injectors from a running car. I also blew out the lines. Car still ran like crap. I got a fuel …
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Hi guys, My brake booster definitely has a small but increasing vacuum leak. I know it's leaking because if i hit the brake pedal the engine rpm slightly rises. I noticed yesterday the brakes really arent what they used to be when going at speed (new pads were put on about 8 months ago and the car has probably been driven fewer than a few thousand miles so that isn't it). Also it wouldn't be the master cylinder as a new one was installed last July. My question is, I'd like to get a larger non-vacuum leaky booster on there and I hear the 79-81 ZX's 10'' booster is the way to go. I can't seem to find a definitive yes or no as to if that will bolt right onto my…
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Hello, I’m new to this forum and Z cars. I got a 260z that was sitting in a garage for 25 years, and as a result some of the hoses are very brittle. I took the air filter housing off and accidentally broke the hose that goes between the carbs and I can’t seem to find a replacement hose online. I could probably just go to a store and get one that fits but wanted to see if I can find a stock molded replacement first. The hose is sort of “U” shaped, and is a larger diameter where it attaches to the carb on the front of the engine. Any help is appreciated, thank you. Side note: I’d also like to replace all the other hoses h…
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When in neutral, my Clutch just fell through and my Clutch pedal reached the floor with no resistance. I could not disengage the clutch even though I let the pedal come up again. Had a look. Seems like the clutch has completely(?) disengaged? In the car, the mechanism moves when I press the pedal, but it seems like something broke inside the firewall and the clutch just ”fell out”? Is the clutch master cylinder broken? Something else? Really happy it didn’t happen during a Cruise!!! I have a 240Z -73 Any help appreciated! Thanks!!! FullSizeRender.mov
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So i just recently got my 280z to start and idle for about 5 seconds and then it dies while idling it runs rough any gas makes it die, fuel pressure tested at 38 psi and bleed down was slow and stayed at 20 psi. have good spark new plugs,wires, and distributor. Coil primary resistance is 1,6 ohms which is more than the recommended 0.6 ohms so i dont know if thats a issue. Cleaned all connections best i could and ran i new wire for the pin 1 on the ecu to the negative side of the coil along with swap ecus and drop resistor packs, i havent been able to verify timing yet waiting on a extra set of hands. just wanted to see if anyones had the problem before and knows some tr…
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I'll be swapping my leaking original radiator out for a shiny new Champion 2 row aluminum radiator (EC634) first thing tomorrow and I realized I don't have a drop of extra coolant around. Does anyone know from experience that this radiator will require more coolant than the stock radiator holds? Its odd I can't seem to find that info anywhere. Assuming I don't lose a drop of the almost new coolant while draining/refilling, should I 'make a trip to town' tonight to buy a jug so I'll have enough to finish the job tomorrow?
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I just sent 240Z to paint, and would like to replace the rubber grommets everywhere I can. Do any of you have a list or (ideally) a diagram that shows them? Any help is appreciated.
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