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Does anyone know a good Z mechanic in the Portland, Oregon metro area? Someone who knows what they are doing, and is reasonably priced? Any help here would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks! ~Richard 503-936-9061
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I am a new 240z owner and new to this forum. I have had my z for almost a month, and love my Z! But, when I am in first or second gear, I have to let the clutch out slowly and carefully or the car will 'surge'. Not engine revving, but it is like stabbing the brakes when you are driving. the only way to stop it when it is doing this is to either accelerate out of it or push in the clutch. I found and replaced the driver's side halfshaft u joints (having found one u joint bad- replaced both on that side). I am very perplexed as to what is causing this. I am new to Z's, but I feel I have a pretty good understanding of the mechanics of the drivetrain. Some info that might b…
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Hey Guys I need help with my S.U. Carbs. My boyfriend is adjusting them and doesn't know how but he is trying to go by the book. If there is anyone that can help me Please get back to me a.s.a.p.. My car is a 74 260 with a 280 block, 260 heads and 240 S.U. Carbs. He started to adjust them because it was running a little rich. When I drove her today she had power starting in first but at higher rpm she felt likee she was hesitating to go faster. All of the gears felt the same. Would greatly appreiciate the assisstance. Stacey
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My stock 77 has been acting up over the last couple of weeks. It will stall while driving. Once on the expressway, once on side street and once while turning. The engine shuts down suddenly. The rpms slowly go down until putting the clutch in and then they drop to zero. Starts right up after about 10-20 seconds. I originally thought it was a rusty fuel tank clogging the lines but after today i am unsure. When it happened today my radar detector gave me a low voltage warning. The detector is always hot/on unless I manually turn it off. Could this be an indication of an ignition short shutting down my engine? (I have a new alt-regulator and battery. I have performed the ECU…
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i replace the r180 on my 72 240z with an lsd from 87. the problem is the driver side half shaft wont snap locked. i know there is a circlip in there because i check it before installing the differential. can anybody please give me an idea what problem i am looking at?
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ok the other day my 75 280z with efi started overheating. it has a bigger radiator, oil cooler, and electric fans and normally runs well below or at the bottom of the4 temp guage even at full throttle. I have replaced the radiator cap, water pump, thermometer, and flushed and refilled the cooling system. there are no leaks from the coolant system that i can see. also my car normally runs extremely rich (dunno why) but anyway i checked the spark plugs today and they were blistered white. Anyone have a guess as to the problems? any suggestions would be nice.
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Hello ya all, I just have a question about a fan clutch, would it make a difference if I put a reverse or standard rotating fan clutch on and what is the difference between the two. Thanks Shane
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ok i need some help guys. can anyone tell me what color the lines are that are going to the top and bottom connector on their fuel sending unit if they have a 260 or any early zcar maybe with an electric fuel pump? i appreciate anyones help, brian ::broken74::
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Hey all, was helping my brother <broken74> replace his tank hoses and get his gas tank checked and we were in the middle of putting all of it back together when we found a big issue. One of the two large vent hose nipples where you attach them to the vapor tank is loose , like the welds have come apart. It doesn't pull away from the tank but the nipple area kinda rotates loosely. Would this be something we could jb weld < brothers ideal > or should we just find a 260z vent tank and wait the 3-5 days for shipping. Guess we figured where the fumes were coming from other than the heater hose used incorrectly and assorted torn hoses. The PO was a wonderful mechani…
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I am looking for information on rims that would fit on my 1977 280Z 2+2 that i could put on without having to make any modifications to my car. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi all, new here... Didn't know where else to post this question, so hope it's ok here... I'm in KC, MO and I've got a lead on what seems to be a decent deal...I just need some confirmation. Please forgive any bastardization of Zerminology...I've read through these forums as much as time allows in the last couple days... General info: The car is a 1791 240Z, Series 1 (man. date of 7/70, vin is HLS30-072XX) (I x'd out the last 2 #'s). History that I know: My friend is a mechanic that bought this car in the early 80's from the original owner. It was originally yellow. He then used it for autocrossing and made some of the associated upgrades (suspension, engine). He also…
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Ok im doing a l28 swap in my 260z. i found a 81zx non turbo at a junkyard. the guy wants 600 for me to take home and take what i want out of it. i want to get the engine, tranney, diff. do u think this is worth the 600. i dont know if the engine starts but he said it does.(i dont know if that 100% true) since im going to carb i dont need all the wireing. i played with the tranney and it moved through all the gears nicely. im not going to through the engine as soon as i get i will clean it up and some mods to it. i think i might rebuild the engine while its out. i just want some input. they have a 280z also that i want to get the moustache bar. i know the non turbo diff ha…
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