Help Me !!
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Like an idiot I took something a apart and can't remember in the old age of my 30's how to put it back together again. I started the minor repair a month and half ago and am just getting around to completing it. Its the back rubber hoses that that go from the tank to the electric pump and then to the rail. The attached jpg explains it pretty well. I guess I should replace the fuel filter while I am at it. Just tell me what numbers go to what. Like 1 to 3 for example. Thanks for the help. -Dave
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i have a 73 240z and all the electrical power seems very weak. I have a new battery new cables and for some reason every thing seems out of power. When the lights are on the instrument lights are very weak and the headlight barely light up on high beam. When i click the turn indicator on the lights and rpm needle jump with the pulse of the signal. i dont know what is going on. oh also my temp gage is reading all the way in the hot area fully stuck to the right but the car seems to be runnig at a normal temp. pleeese someone help. one more thing the car turns on with no problems seem to get enough power to carnk it up.
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1978 280Z L28 with Flat top pistons E88 head ported and polished hot cam Arizona intake Holley 4 barrell New timing chain and gears New Ms Header I just finished putting all the the things above together last night........2 major problems. 1 car will not start......once it loads up with gas it blows a huge fireball out the exhaust. 2 raw fuel is pouring out of my exhaust and filling my # 5 and 6 piston a running out of my header gasket at the manifold When I put the timing mark on the (crank) at 0 my #1 piston is at top dead center..................also the timing mark on my cam gear is lined up with the dash mark. I thought maybe I was 180 out.................so rotated …
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my z that i just got running 74 260z, i changed the oil today and now its poofing blue smoke, it did it before the oil change but not bad at all now it looks like one of those chrystler minivans i put valvoline max life 10w-30 in it and a can of restore, i dont know if its ever been rebuild so i dont know if it has harded valve guides or not need ideas please!!
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This may not be an emergency, but I have the engine warm and want to start adjusting. Do I drain the oil before I adjustthe valves??? also any other info on adjusting would help.
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for a breif moment they were hooked up backwards on accident when i was swapping the battery into the back of the car, now the car gets no power when hooked up correctly, did i blow the fusable link? any help appreciated thanks....
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I have a 1978 260Z (RHD) U.K. spec. I need to know what model year it really is. I was told that it is a '78 and the paper back to 1988 says its a '78 I'm just making certain what year it is. it has the small bumpers and the 260Z body. L26 engine, dual su carbs vin number RS30-021332 I can get pictures for you if you need them. for higher resolution click this http://www.green260z.com/upload/DSC00226.jpg fo rmore pictures http://www.msnusers.com/Z-Cars/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2
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I always check out the Zed before taking it for a spin. Noticed last weekend that the block has rusty water stain on the left hand side (LHS). Traced it to the back of the head, right behind no6 cylinder. Then noticed that the stain is on the RHS of the block as well but not as much. Check rad for water and......heart lept out and stopped for the 5 seconds......CRAP....it was dry. I put 1.5 litres in it to get it up to level. Started it up and a very small trickle emerged on the LHS. Let it warm up and checked again....nothing....dry...no leak.....hmmmmmm. Took it for a mild drive, stopping and checking LHS every so often. Dry each time and also RHS. It could still have a…
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Hi all! My Z is a 280z '75 and its getting about 15 to 18 mpg right now... ARGGG!! I have not done any serious upgrades to it... It is an L28 with FI 4 spd tranny. I dont drive it to hard... Just the occasional 0-60 run getting on the freeway =) I have been doing all the work myself on the car, and this Z is my 1st car I bought about a year ago. It was running on 4 cylinders due to timing and I had allitle help with a friend and we got that problem fixed and that was a huge boooooossssttttt in the cars performance. But the things that I have upgraded/changed in the car are: New coil, new spark plugs, new wires, new oil filters/oil every 3000, new air cleaner every 500…
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How does one read a casting #? I have the flywheel in NY and the short block in Scottsdale, just curious which 280z I have? It appear to be a date code on the flywheel, 225 mm and says E-30, which means little, I think. Date code would tell me if I have the good block. I think the pistons were flat top, but date code should confirm this. An E-31 head that I have, seemed to have a 5/69 code on the front. Confused? Rick
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Hey everyone. I am having big problems with my 1980 280ZX and i cant figure out whats wrong. See, what happens is when I am going down the road I lose all power when I push on the gas, and my car jerks and the tack drops. Then the tack comes back up and i get my power back, and it does it over and over untill it dies. It does not matter what gear it is in and it does not matter how fast im going. But if i am in nutrual i can gas it all the way up to 3000rpm and then it gets foggy. Can you help me? thanks steve :stupid:
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Allright, two of the best question guys are in the house right now, hopefully they respond to this question before signing off. I'm refering to Bambikiller, and texasZ. How do I determine the series of my car I supposedely bought a 1971 240-Z has all engine compartment stickers and plates in tack, and in good shape, do I get the info there?
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