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ever since i replaced my water pump and fan belt a month ago my car whines and i was talkin to a friend and he said might be the fan/fan belt since the belt was just replaced along with the alternator yesterday he said maybe the belt was to tight? any way i can fix this. its kinda embarassing to have such a great sound coming off the car and then it whining more and more as i rev higher
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I finally got all the pieces for my new exhaust and assembled it all but can't get it to start. What I've done: - Removed my tired L24 and replaced it with an L28 block bought on ebay with my existing E31 head on it. - Installed a new MSA 6:1 header and 2 1/2" exhaust - I did not remove the oil pump so I figured I could just put my old dizzy w/Pertronix back as it had been on the old motor. - I didn't change any settings on my carbs as they ran pretty well before. What happens is that during cranking now and then a puff of gas comes out of the carbs. I also hear something from the exhaust, like a muffled backfire? The engine never sounds like it's about to start. I'v…
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I know this is a long shot, but does any one know of a series 1 shell about to be scrapped anywhere? I would like to cut a section out from the rear deck (pretty much the section you see in the attached picture courtesy of Kats), to replace the area on mine where a previous owner has cut speaker holes. Many thanks for any assistance Andrew
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Ok, this has happened b4. I drove home. park the car and then it jus doesnt start up when i go out to start it. there fuel and it cranks, but no spark. Last time this happened. i didnt fix it. i was jus tryin to test connections and see if i was getter power to things. then i found water in my fuseble links. I dried it up and replaced one of the wires. then tested again and it had power to the coil. then i started it and it started up. so its happening again. the fuseble link is dry. wires are good. but i dont have power to the coil. wat could it be?
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Hey guys, can loose valves (or tight valves) cause a rough idle? What else can cause a rough idle. Thanks guys, Matt- Rock on Z people!!!
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This 1983 280zx turbo engine has had a ignition miss. While running the engine, I'm getting intermittent spark to #1 and#3 plugs. I pressed the side of the distributor housing with a large screw driver and the spark came back as long as I held it. Any ideas of what to think of this? If the bearing in the distributor is worn, is this a common result. Really don't want to buy a new one, MSA wants about 300 dollars. Also, I looked under the dust plate at the "wheel" with the slots in it. It looked ok. Any help would be great!
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hi all, after I installed clutch slave and master cylinder, my 72z runs again. However, I encountered another problem, Over Heating. After I drove my 72z (with L28 and 5 speed), I realized that water temp gage's needle showing above 3/4 which over 200 degree while driving highway about an hour with 90 degree Solano county, California. Then I drove through the city traffic(stop and go), the needle in the water temp gage showing almost 250 degree. When I came home, water temp indicated about 250 degree. So, I parked the car left the idel running the car to see any leak from cooling system, I did not see any steam coming from anywhere but the water temp went ove…
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I have had my 1981 280Zx Turbo for about 2 months . I purchased the car from a man who let it sit for about 3 years without running. I was able to start it with a jump from another vehicle and drive it home. It ran rough and to this date I have done the following: 1. Plugs 2. Plug wires 3. oxygen sensor on the exhaust 4. test fuel injectors and replace 2 5. Dist Cap and Rotor moved dist to seek best position 6. Fuel regulator 7. Fuel filter 8. Compression check no real low indications 9. Valve adjustment After all this it still runs about the same. Won't idle and seem rough at higher RPM levels. Oddly enough it will sometimes clear up and run smooth and idle well for…
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So I put my new MSA header on yesterday and got the piping and all that sorted out. However, the flange on the header isn't as thick as the intake manifold. I had hoped that this wasn't going to be an issue so I just used the thick washers from my original exhaust manifold and let them settle at an angle on the studs that hold both the intake and exhaust. But I can hear at least one exhaust leak so I guessed wrong. What have others done? I fabricated a heat shield so I'm probably going to have to remove the carbs completely as well as the shield in order to get at the manifold bolts. Not a hard job, just not very satisfying when done for the 2nd, 3rd, time etc. So …
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Hey ive started tearing my engine down getting ready for over haul. But ive run into a little (or big problem). Im going to put new bearings,gaskets,water pump,fuel pump,timing chain with sprocket,new diss,and maby new cam. I cant however buy anythang becouse i simply cannot find the size or displacement of this engine.( not haveing any money doesnt help either) I posted a question asking for info awhile back and here is what i basicaly(as far as i can recall) got from the info i collected. The engine block has a number the begans with l24 l26 and so on,i cant remmember what all. But mine isnt like that.The number has nothing on the sort like that (as far as i can fi…
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Anybody have problems with carb clearance on a MSA header ? I bought a MSA 3-2 coated header for my 260 and have since sent it back to them. I believe it's badly manufactured since on bolting it up the carbs(early SU's) are essentially touching the second pipe. There's plenty of room for routing it so there'd be much more clearance, like the other five pipes. MSA says it's bolted up on their showroom floor and has an 1/8" clearance with same early carbs and E88 head. I've never dealt with a header before, but considering the heat issues with the car I think I'd be insane to have so little space there. Has anybody run into this issue before with this header ? Has anybody s…
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I bought a 71 240 for less than $800. I have had 3 240z's in the past but never tried to restore one. The interior on this car was in mint condition(well worth the $800 alone). It was not in running condition when I bought it, but I cleaned the carbs, replaced some hoses, new plugs, dist. cap & points, and now she runs. Not well but she runs. Some days she fires on all 6 cyl. and some days only on a few. I plan on buying a pair of reman SU's from Z therapy soon, but untill then the manifold is leaking so much fumes it is hard to stand in my garage while the car is running. I want to buy a header and new exaust so I can at least try to work on it a bit. I do n…
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