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A few little pieces fell out from under the horn pad yesterday, causing the horn to sound constantly. I had to pull the fuse to continue our trip. Today, I pulled off the horn button and matched up the little pieces that fell off. There are 3 screws with washers that go through a black plastic spacer. One of the screw assemblies had fallen out. I also found a black rubber O-ring on the floor, and when I removed the contact plate that these screws go through, an old, fragile thinner O-ring fell out. Any suggestions on how/where to mount the O-rings would be greatly appreciated.
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How many horsepower is a stock 280 motor? and if you put 40mm tripple SK racing carbs? and does anyone know how fast 0-60? if all this set up were on a 240Z? Thanks guys
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Hey guys, Ok Z problem # 95 (god I love my Z) ! What would cause my exause to smell really "exausty" (new word). the engine is totally rebuilt. new rings all new bearings the head was totally redone 3 angle valve job new seats the works. I think I might have a leak in my SU's on the butterfly valve bushings. So what could be making my exaust smell so bad??? help:alien:
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Ok got my z running great su's all tuned then when I was driving it back from the muffler shop it started sputtering and spitting like it was not getting fuel, made it home and waited 5 mins and it fired up fine , then the last 2-3 times it will fire up and run ok for a bit then start the sputtering part and today I couldn't get it to fire without that, the car has sat for almost 2 years from the previous owner, it ran fine when I first got it running so I added a touch of fresh gas to help things but I think I loosened up some bad stuff, got a guy in town who wants 125-160 to clean the tank , came highly recommended from a guy I regularly use, any big NO NO's when removi…
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Hi, Please forgive me for asking, but I need some help. I am working on a 1972 TR6 and since the bolt patter matches that used in Nissans, I am in the process of fabricating attachments to hang a set of rear calipers from a 1984 300ZX. The car originally came with drums, so the improvement to discs will be great. Why? Well a friend of mine gave me the calipers and they will be a great fit. I took them apart and unfortunately the pistons are pitted. THey will leak. Several qustions come to mind: is there a way to buy just the pistons? These calipers look in good shape, so maybe buy a rebuild kit and new pistons and I'm ready to go. HOWEVER, does anyone know where I…
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Just bought a 1983 280zx turbo. Car was setting for 2 years on a lot. It would not start after replacing the battery, so started doing some troubleshooting. Found that 5 of 6 plugs were fouled out. After replacing the plugs, the car now runs. It idles pretty well, but is sluggish when given the gas to speed up. I have 2 questions: 3 of the injectors are green and 3 are brown. does this mean that 3 are turbo and 3 are not? The turbocharger does not give a positive boost like it should. The manifold gauge goes from negitive pressure to about 0 at best. I can spin the turbo by hand and it turned with very little drag. Is this normal? Could an exhaust restri…
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Hood sticker on my 1983 280zx turbo has 24 degrees btdc. My Hayes manual does not adress how the car should be set up to check the timing and how to adjust it if it is off. Is there thing that needs to be unhooked before using the timing light? Is there a better manual that I can get for this car? Hood sticker engine # is DNS2.8V5FBF7
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We took the '73 240Z out for a brief run yesterday. Hubby (whose Z it is) is already challenging me and my '74 260Z to some friendly competition. The first few times I tried starting it, it blew huge clouds of white smoke from the tailpipe. However, after running for awhile it gets better and the water vapor get less noticeable. Cylinder 4, which has very low compression, has a sparkling clean sparkplug, a sign (I hear) of water leaking into the combustion chamber. I haven't yet tried retorquing the head bolts, suggested in an earlier post. However, I am preparing for the eventuality of pulling the head. I checked the gallery to see if I might find a photo of where …
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Ok i am new and I am looking at purchasing a datsun around my area because they are so beautiful. Anyways I went and took a look at it and there is a little rust on the passanger side frame rail and on both floor pans. The exterior is in great condition and the engine needs a little work i can purchase it for $1200. what do you guys think?
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Can anyone tell me what the torque foot llbs is on the single flange bolt on each side of an R180 diff. The manual says 40footllbs (5.5kgm) but I have just stripped one of the bolts and the other one whilst torqued to 40llbs did not feel right. I have read on the site that it is only 18llbs which may sound and feel right. (2manyZ's - you may have answered this for me but the reply dissapeared off the sitre before i could read it) Thanks biker
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I am unbelievably frustrated and I want to kick the dog.....But I won't. I have had the z in storage for several years, (college= 6years). I have not started it in about two years. I did the following and it is now running. 1.Remove and replace all fuel 2.New fuel filter 3. Remove all injectors and clean, all squirt well 4. New battery 5. new thermostat..... while replacing stripped housing, replaced thermostat housing. new one is different My original one (1976) has three "probes" that enter into the side of the housing, the new one has only two. The two that are currently connected connect with the standard nissan 2prong boot just like the fuel injectors, the third has…
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