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Hello Mrs LR here asking for DH does anyone have a 240Z 1972 wiring guide? I ordered one online moments ago, but was wondering if any one had any ideas why our little one would be showing it as discharging after going through 2 alternators and a new battery???? Any help is gladly appreciated... sharon:ermm:
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its a stock 5spd. 81' ZX (my other daily driver). just got her and the driveline has some seriously noise clunks in between shifts and vibrates the hell outta you past 45mph. for instance, if im at a stop light. i can put the car in first gear. then, i can put her in Neutral, let out the clutch, and "CLUNK" .it sounds just like when my 260 had a bad u joint in the halfshaft. i got under there the other day and cant seem to find any play in either halfshaft. so im going to take the shafts out of my other 280 today and put them in and see if that makes a difference. MY question is this: if it is not the halfshafts, then what in the driveshaft would do that? some transm…
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Not urgent but it would be nice to have my exhaust/intake manifold gasket changed this weekend. My car is a 1971Z, which recently under went the turbo swap. The motor in it now is the 1983 ZXT motor with the webbed intake manifold. For those who know, getting to the bolts that hold the intake and exhasut on a SU carbed motor are easy to take out, since getting your fingers between the runners is possible. However, with the webbed manifold there is no where to access the bolts. My question here is this: is the webbed fuel injected manifold bolted to the head the same way as the carbed style? On the SU carbed style manifold there are several bolts that hold both the intake …
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There's a detailed thread on my question but unfortunately I've not been able to find it. I have had my tank professionally cleaned and pressure tested & all that is left is lining the tank. I bought the POR-15 tank liner & am prepared for the last step. My question is how have you gys plugged the vent tubes on the tank? Of course I don't want the liner to harden in the lines. I have thought of feeding some type of twine through the tubes with plenty of excess hanging out. When I was finished shaking & baking the tank then I could just pull the twine out by the Fuel Sender hole & the tubes would be clean. It seems like there's got to be an easier way …
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My wife uncovered a 1971 240Z at a friends house that has been stored in a garage for at least the last 10 years. Freinds of hers have moved into their mothers house to help her in her old age. The car belongs to the next door neighbor and he has been storing it there because he didn't have room for it. Our friends want it out of the garage and told my wife to tell me to make an offer and come pick it up if I want it. The car was an automatic that was rebuilt with a 84/85 280 5 speed. Other than that it is all original. Because of this news I began searching the internet to find info and came across this great site. My questions for you experts are: 1. What would be a…
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Hello All, I am getting my car back from paint and as like most things go we have found more parts that have disassembled into more pieces than was intended. I have found my door lock grommets and my wiper boots , but my question was with the hatch lock assembly. Does the hatch assembly have a grommet as well? And is there anything else one might suggest , all the fenders, doors , and glass was removed before paint and all the hardware is out still so if I am forgetting something that is much easier to put in now instead of later I would appreciate info. Thanks Jeff
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Okay the best description I can give I have a 1973 240z (it had been sitting since 91) with recently added used round top carbs that came with an intake manifold and a cheap new electric fuel pump. I removed all the junk on the balance tube including the line from the exhaust and the coolant lines the coolant line that ran into the manifold was removed but left unplugged when I bought the manifold and I left it that way .I also removed the air pump junk. I have adjusted the float to Haynes specifications. I know that cylinder number two (counting from the front) has no compression. The symptoms I am experiencing: when it did move (before major adjustment)it had a major la…
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Hi, I was hoping for some help. A bit of a story. Restoring a 73. I had to replace the wiring harnesses all the way around. Basically I had to purchase 2 of each and piece one together. I was moving right along till I tried to start her. The voltage regulator shorted out the chasis. I forgot to install the plastic piece behind it. I purchased a new regulator. Installed it, but here is the problem. Horn, lights and flashers all work intermittently. Flashers and horn work better than lights. I have traced power throughout the car and there is power going everywhere except when they are not working. When they are not there is power going to the relays but nothing…
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Can anyone help with a problem I'm having with my (280z) electronic fuel injection system? There's something that I'm just not getting to or seeing, and this is even after reading between the lines of the service manual. I need someone who's worked on them and/or is familiar with my problem, which we can talk about. Email me! Thanks! Ron
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my 72 is breathing new life after being stored for the last six years,forgot how much I love my Z! Anyways evey thing seems too be working good except for a miss in three hole. I have been through the fireing order many times, run the valves both hot and cold and I can't get it to go away. It sounds like a very poorly adjusted rocker tick tick tick tick, when I pull the plug wire off it stops making that awful noise and definatly draws down the engine. I checked the plug wires,there all good.I checked the plug in the three hole its also fine. any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Arnie from spring field are you coming too Idaho any time soon I could def…
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as stated, ive went through 2 belts now. and i tighten them down (not overly tight) and the work for awhile. then if i drive at night and turn on my headlights, the belt squeals like a "live pig in the fire". so i get out, belt has a lot of play. i adjust the alt. mount. drive for antoher few days. same thing will occur. could it be the lock washers on the sliding mount? i didnt use new ones. didnt change the alt either. just been using the one that came with the car. oh yes, it is a 81' ZX. and there is no leaks from the water pump. the belts used are good quality. the only other thing i can think of is if the pulleys are off balance? but when in motion the belts dont se…
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hi guys, i'm planning to change my stock speedometer with a new one (z-series). do i have to take the dash board or dash fascia out. if there a way i can just take the speedometer out without taking the dash bard out. anyone have any idea how to easiely take out the speedometer? thanks...........!
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