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This is the emergency HELP ME forum for those of you that are having troubles with your Z-Car and need immediate help.
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Got a guy at work with his 77 FI (looks fairly stock) overheating.... It's hitting the 250 mark in about 5-8 minutes (it's in the 90's today). Replaced the cap, put in some stop leak and still no better. What do yo guys think? It is holding pressure (I bumped the over flow bottle and the cap flew off. The water wasn't super hot, I was able to hold my hand in the water as it shot out. Could it be a stuck thermostat? A little water was forcing itself out through the neck of the new cap. Hoping to get this solved ASAP.
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I just completed installing a Hitachi AM/FM radio in place of the AM Hitachi in my 71 Z when suddenly as I was adjusting the fit of the unit the radio and dash lights all went out. I shorted something out, I guess the unit wasn't grounded properly, so I replaced the burned out 20 amp fuse. Now I don't have any dash lights, but everything else works, the radio, dome light, glovebox light, map light, fan switch, all the exterior lamps but no dash instruments lights. What could be the problem, my guess is I may have burned a wire that feeds all the instrument lights???? Thanks for any help or ideas you guys can give me.
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can i swap a newer afm from a 79 or 83 280zx (non turbo) into my 78 280z? or do you guys know of any way to test the afm in my 78 to check if it is working or not? thanks. another note.. has anyone ever tried to rebuild the afm? i am short on money and just need to get my car to pass smog, i was told the afm may be at fault.
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Hello, I just bought the 280Z, I have not got the car yet, it is coming this week hopefully. Anyway, someone broke into the car through the passenger side quater window. They didn't break the glass, they just damaged the seal. How can I fix that? Do I need to buy the glass and the seal? or the seal should work? What other stuff do I need to buy? Thank you,appreciated Viz
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My '78 280z 2+2 would not start yesterday even with a jump. Not a noise from the starter or the open door buzzer or anything. Dead! A week ago this happened and it started with a jump then worked as if nothing happened. I immediately turned off the car an it restarted again and again. But yesterday it didn't respond to a jump. I took off the leads to the battery, which is new from last summer, and cleaned them then tried to start it again but no luck. I tried hitting the solenoid with no success. I did notice that the amp meter did slightly move negatively as I turned on the key but that stopped after trying to jump the car. Any help would be greatly appredciate…
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About 3 weeks ago I backed out of my driveway and my "72 died and wouldn't start. I got her back into my garage and started trouble shooting. It will crank over really good but won't start. I read the other posts on this subject. I replaced the condenser and then the coil, also checked all the connections, still the same problem. I'd really appreciate if someone could give me some advice on what to look for. I'm going to keep trying this coming weekend. If I can't get her running I'm thinking of upgrading the ignition system. What is best, the Crane 700 or 3000. or the petronix upgrade? So come monday if I don't have a car running I plan on ordering one of them.
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I can not open either door from the outside and climbing through the hatch is just not acceptable! On the pass door the rod that is connected to the outside door handle is missing the nylon nut thingy that connects it to the latch. On the driver's side the outside door handle is broken and needs replaced as well as the nylon nut thingy on the rod that is connected to the outside door handle and the to the latch is is shattered. MSA's catalog shows that they sell the outside door handle but it does not say if the rod I also need comes with it or not and it does not show it to be available seperately. There is a line pointing to it but no description, name, or part numb…
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Well I have found a few trinkets on Japanese Ebay that I would like to have, however I can't bid, nor will the guy ship internationally (from what I can gather from his add when chucked through a translator) So I need to find a middle man who buys stuff, ships to his adress, then either ships to me, or just chucks in an outgoing container on its way to melbourne or adelaide? Does anyone have any ideas or recomendations?
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Sorry if this doesn't seem to quite fit anyone's idea of an emergency, but my purchase of a Z is falling through. The guy who agreed to sell me the 78 280z 2+2 for $600 was told by a gentleman in the next town who is selling his restored 73 for $8000 that the car I'm trying to purchase may be special. So, what I'd like all you Z buffs to do is refer to the pictures I posted on another thread (http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6739)and reply as to whether or not the car is worth thousands more. I need as many replies as possible by tomorrow. I'm not a rich man but have elbow grease to spare and want something that I can eventually be p…
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I took the cap and rotor off, along with the points, of my old distributor in my 240, and this is what I'm looking at now. While the little instructions book that came with my Pertronix ignitor talks about simply slipping the wires out of the dizzy, i don't really see how that's possible. Can anyone help me out? There's no socket or hole or anything that the wires can run out of. Where am I supposed to thread these wires out of the distributor to get to the coil? Am I missing something?
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How in the world do I remove these ugly things from my baby??? Here is a pic of the lower attachment mechanism. It looks like you need a key or something.
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I have a 1970 240z that I want to install wildwood dynalites. The problem is that there is no emergency brake. Does anyone know how to install this system and still have some type of emergency brake? Thanks.
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