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I just bought my 240z with a 280z engine and 5 speed. I was driving the 3 hour drive home and started to feel some bucking when I tried to accelerate. I came to a stop on a BUSY two lane highway, and of course it died. Not a good experience. My friend jumped out and started to push the car out of the way. I decided to get out and forgot the car was still in gear. I let off the clutch and it rumbles to life. I manage to baby it to the side of the road where it died again. This time it wouldn't start. It just clicked when I turned the key. Decided to wait to see if I had flooded the engine. Waited 30 minutes and still nothing happened. I called the tow truck guy and had it…
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I changed fuel pump/filter, drained tank, changed fuel, checked points cap etc. gets spark to plug, fuel flows to carbs, will start with starting fluid, but will not continue to run, today cleaned the bells and seems to start a little easier with start fluid, but still won't run, any ideas? the redneck 4 bbl conversion is starting to look like a smart move.
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Please help!! Appear to have a fuel starvation problem in 71 240Z. Symptoms: Popping at higher RPMs. Popping with choke on. Popping during deceleration. Idles fairly well with no popping. When I try to accelerate from a dead stop the car sputters and wants to die. I have to push in clutch and rev up engine or put choke on in order to accelerate. Done so far: Did full tune up and then went to adjust carbs. First adjusted air flow with uni-syn. Second tried to adjust fuel mixture. Front carb always seems to be too lean. Fully unscrewed mixture nut (away from bottom of carb which is supposed to richen mixture) and engine wants to die immediately upon pushing in pin on bott…
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so i just got this 280z, manufactured on 2/78 and it wont run. all i have are motorcycles and its getting colder. it will start OCCASIONALY if i keep cranking it, but it stalls almost immediately. the few times it ran for a second it dies as soon as you touch the throttle. ill try to describe all that ive done in detail as far as troubleshooting. starting with fuel delivery, i heard they were notorious for rust so i pulled the tank and flushed it out. i got out a bunch of debris. i also blew compressed air through the feed and return lines on the fuel tank to ensure it wasnt clogged. next i pulled the pump and damper assembly. pulled the pump assembly apart to check for d…
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My mechanic just called and he's just about done fixing the timing and a few other things on my 78, but he says he wants to replace the exhaust manifold gasket at the engine because there's a leak. I've known about this, it's nothing big, but he wants 300 dollars to replace it! Is that a little much? He usually gives me decent prices for his work, but this sounds like he's getting a little greedy. Should I bring her home and do it myself? How much should I pay him to do it? I need to know right now, because I need to call him to cancel the work, otherwise he's going to fix it.
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Hi all , is there a quick an easy test for testing if the oil pressure sender is functioning properly . My problem is that my needle doesn't move at all .the temp gauge functions properly and I do seem to have all wires hooked up under dash at back of gauge . It has not worked since I purchased the car so , before I go to the parts store and spend again , can someone shoot me some advice ? Thanxz Chris
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I've owned my 76 Z now for about a month and haven't driven it since about the 2nd day I've owned it due to fixing some issues that will make it a good daily driver. However, while it's in the fix-it stage, I would like to get a question answered. As I was driving it home ( and subsequently around the neighborhood once I got it home), I noticed a nice metallic BANG anytime I put a decent load on the car ( not full throttle...not even really quarter throttle). I tried to see if I could replicate this by putting it into third gear and gently coercing the throttle to see at what point this BANG occurs. If I'm really gentle, it won't do it at all. When it does BANG, it's only…
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today i just gave my car a tune up and couldn't wait to drive it. it started right up and sounded good. but then, i noticed that the clutch pedal had little or no resistance when depressed. then when i tried to put it in reverse, the shifter is stuck in neutral and wont go in reverse or in any other gear. i shut it off and now the shifter can move but the clutch pedal still has little resistance. i turned it back on and tried to reverse again only to hear it grind. i was able to get it into 4th but took a bit force to get it in that gear. also, another thing i noticed was that the speedometer stuck on 15mph, even when i shut it off. so is it the clutch, shifter or somethi…
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the book shows the fuel lines going into the tank side by side. but my 2/78 280z has them stacked. which one was the feed and which is the return?
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I have a 73 240z. The battery has been draining even wth the enigine running. The ammeter sows a discharge when the vehicle is running. I have already had the alternator checked and have replaced the voltage regualtor. The problem seems to be that the power from the alternator is not reaching the electrical system. Haynes and Chilton both mention fusable links that protect the starter and alternator, but I cannot find them. Can anyone assist me with this. I am open to any other suggestions as to what the problem might be also. I'm sure it is probably something annoyingly easy and probably obvious too. Thanks, Rich
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ive pulled the fuel tank and flushed it out. ive blown through all the fuel lines. ive also pulled the pump which runs just fine. but when i put it back together i pulled the oil pressure sensor to bring the fuel pump on and seperated the fuel line below the filter and i am getting nothing. ive heard it can be difficult to prime the pump but i have at least 7 to 10 gallons of gas. what gives?
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I'm sure someone out there must have installed an aftermarket stereo in their 240Z. I have a 1972 240Z. I'd appreciate some comments on any problems people have run into or troubleshooting advice. Thanks!
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