Help Me !!
This is the emergency HELP ME forum for those of you that are having troubles with your Z-Car and need immediate help.
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I have a '79zx workhorse. With over 300,000 miles on it and I'm beginning to wonder how much longer I can depend on it for long trips. I can haul my fly rods, gear and a pontoon boat and get 28 to 30 MGP. None of the newer cars can match the cargo space and mileage. I've heard rumors of a factory reconditioning service. Is there any substance to that?
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Hey folks, Got an L28 in the car with SUs, just had it dialed in yesterday by a Z specialty shop. I'm having severe difficulty in getting the car fired now, one in every 15 tries does the car fire, if that. When it's cold outside, I don't have a problem, but if the weather's warm, or if I just shut it down a little while ago it doesn't want to fire at all. All I get is a little catching, the occasional lighting of a cylinder. A shot of ether doesn't seem to help, either. I've definitely got spark. Not certain it's vapor lock. Never had a problem with it before. I'm desperate because I've got to report into to my AF unit Monday morning at 7 AM. The shop where I got …
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I have a 72 240 Z with 60K miles. It appears the rear oil seal on the rear extension housing of the transmission is leaking. The propshaft is throwing oil onto either side of the underneath of the car. I looked at the service manual I have, but it doesn't give a lot of detail as to how to replace the seal. It appears it can be replaced by dropping the propshaft and "prying" off what appears to be a cap and replacing the seal. If anyone has done this and has more detailed instructions, please help me out. Thanks.
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I'm trying to replace the front seal on my 5-speed and I've taken the 5 transmission front cover bolts off but the darn cover will not budge. I looked in the FSM and it should come off after removing the bolts, but no dice. I've tried heating it up a bit and prying every which-way I can, but still nothing. It's hard to get in to get a good pry-point because it's inside the bell housing. Any help? Thanks
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About 1.5 years ago I had the passenger door window replaced by a glass company. From the time I got the car back, the window "hitched" at about the halfway point when being rolled up. One needed to push on the window in order to get it up. The company said something about a part being worn out. Since this window doesn't get rolled down often, it didn't really present a problem. A few days ago, a passenger rolled the window down all the way and when he tried rolling it back up, nothing happened; the handle cranked but no glass came up. I pulled the door panel off and discovered that the window had fallen off both bottom channels of the regular as well as the front sash a…
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So I went out to run some errands, backed out of the driveway, then noticed that I couldn't shift into 1st. I got it back in the driveway and it turns out I can't shift into anything other than reverse. Hoping it's something simple and not that I need a new clutch. What do y'all think?
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I broke the wire off of this: It's on the thermostat housing off of a 76 280z...what is it? can i fix it? the manuals don't seem to help!. Thanks guys.
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So I just got the car to drive. It normally runs beautifully but on my way to work yesterday i was about 8 miles out and only a half mile from home, and poof it died. Well maybe not poof but it lost power started to studder then just died. So I got to work called a tow and had them drop it off. Went back out about 2 hours after it had been dropped off and tried to start it. After cranking a few times it started right up. It did the same thing on the ride home too, but I went a different way home so I could park at my friends house. When I got there the car died again. Went out today after work and it started right up again. I'm just wondering if my fuel pump might be goi…
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Hi there, I am having trouble with my 1975 280Z. I just bought this car and am trying to understand this beauty. I saved it from going to the junker. (: Here are my observations followed by my questions.: 1). The original wire to the fuel pump does not have any power. The previous owner ran a wire directly from this rectagular white block in the engine compartment next to the coil, it seems, to the fuel pump. I don't what that block is called. It is rectangular, white, and has a wire from the coil going to it and other wires attached as well. When I turn the ignition to "On" the fuel pump comes on. 2). The fuel pump RELAY clicks when I turn the ignition on. 3). …
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i just bought a 71 240Z and it doesn't run right now. i tryed to start it and it sounded like it was trying to start, but it just draind the bat. i want to rebuild the motor before trying agian, but have no clue where to go. if any one has a suggestion on where i should go, i would like to here from ya. thanx
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Hey guys, I know Borg-Warner made 2 versions of the T-5 used in the 280zx. One of them was used for the Mustangs of that era if I'm not mistaken and I was wondering, since T-5s for the Z are so hard to come by if you can use the Ford T-5 instead? I would think there's an adapter or something you can get, but I wouldn't know where to look to buy one. Any info?
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I was trying to put my throttle boot on tonight & tore it. I was trying to slide it over the ball when it tore. I wasn't using any silicone, it was dry. I've heard that the end may come off & you could put it back on but I didn't see how & didn't want to try & figure it out. I've got another new one around somewhere but for $10 I'll just order another one rather than looking for it.
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