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The guys over @ HybridZ wouldn't help me... I recently bought a late model '74 260Z. It's the coupe model too. Uhm, the kid I bought it from said that it only needed a new battery and the fluids replaced. Did that first night and tried to start it. Nothing happened. It turns over great though. Through various sources I've gotten instructions to check the fuses, replace the rear electric fuel pump, replace fuel hoses, check the mechanical pump up front, replace the 10yo gas (did that first night too) and get a manual. Done all that stuff. The manual I have, said that the elec. pump doesn't start until 400rpm. The mech. pump looks to have too much play in the lever, but the…
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I noticed today that there is a "growl" or low "grrrrrrrr" not a "whine" coming from the rearend of the car ONLY when I'm coasting....You give it any gas at all and the noise stops, but then as soon as you come off the gas and coast there's that noise again. What in the world could this be??? What should I look for and would you drive the car anymore...... Thanks guys....
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i just got an oil change last month and rarely drive my z. i only drive it on weekends, so thats like 4 times a month and i only drive it to like the liquor store or some fast food place. today i checked my oil and it was pretty dirty and looks like it might need another oil change by the end of the month. is that normal assuming because its an old car?
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hi, i just purchased a 260z, and cant figure out how to open the hood=[ the release doesnt seem to do anything?
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Help, I am dissambling the front suspension and steering for restoration and I can't get these two parts to separate. I don't know if they are fused due to age or if there is some trick to getting them apart. I have removed the top locking nut and the stem is threaded but don't know if the next part slips off or if it is threaded as well. It is part of the tie rod? I think. I have attached some pictures.
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So i've been trying to get my 280z to pass emissions (last time tested, it was wicked low across the board, but the HC idle was through the roof due to it being lean i think (co% load was 1.4, co% idle was .27) i've been trying to get this afm adjusted (it's from an 80's MR2 ) and i've found that it runs WORSE when i have the tps hooked up, and way better with it unplugged. I think the afm is just adjusted to rich, and the full throttle position causes it to start flooding? is it possible to tune it and never use the tps? (btw the reason why it was so lean, was because the afm idle adjustment was set too lean since it was ment for a smaller car)
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ok, my car has new injectors,new fuel regulator, new distributor cap, cleaned out tank, new fuel pump, fuses, and it was made into a push button start before i bought it it did run before then when day i was driving it then i parked it and it would not start it used to flood then it just stopped and now doesn't flood at all i think it might be the ignition or something electrical for a short time if i sprayed carborator cleaner into the intake it would run for a few seconds but if i touched the gas it would stall http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2787190 this is a site with some pictures
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....the fuel system. I am not starting the car, simply turning the key to the ON position. You will hear the pump energize and then an incredibly loud BANG! It only happens occasionally and the car will start up and idle fine afterwards. Most of the time when I energize the fueling system nothing happens, but when it does go BANG! it scares the crap outta me. I have checked all over for fuel leaks, etc. and do not see anything. It HAS to be fuel system related as that is the ONLY thing that is energized when the key is in the ON position. Anyone have ANY idea what the @(#&$(@#& it is? I am stumped.
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Ok this sounds really stupid because it's only suction. When I pull the trigger, nothing is coming out of my sand blaster! It's a craftman. (3 gal?) Pressure is at 60psi and the hopper is half filled with sand. I know I should be using media but it's just the undercarriage so I don't care about it. Anybody know what's going on?
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i have a '72 240z and when i start it up, it's fine, but when i open the throttle and let up the clutch, the engine rpms will drop, and it will either die, or hover around 200 rpm until it goes back up to around normal. i have the choke open, so that's not the problem.. does anyone have any idea what's going on, or how to fix it?
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1973 240 hitachi carbs,will start with starting fluid but won't continue to run. changed pump and filters,drained tank,fuel flows to carbs. any ideas?
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Hi My son is looking to get his 1st car and is nuts about a Z. There is a sweet, clean, low mi stock 1978 2+2 in OR, but before we snatch it up and drive it down, what do I need to check on the car to make sure CA DMV will smog and register it? Does it absolutely have to be a "California" car? Thanks for your help John
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