Problem after tune up

[kjphilippona]

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[FastWoman]

Good luck!

You might want to flush all of your injector connectors with LOTS of water and give your car a day to dry out before starting it again. Put a lubricant on the connectors before reattaching -- preferably dielectric grease or silicone grease, but if not that, then at least a shot of WD-40.

If your connectors are pretty hopeless, you can find replacement connectors on Ebay for around $20 for the set. You'll of course have to wire them in. I think they'll require connectors on the harness end. In fact that's my next project after ignition. I have new injectors, connectors, holders, and seals on order. The injectors I have are kinda scary. Two have been replaced by the PO (piecemeal) and the others have crackly little hoses on them.

Edited November 7, 2009 by FastWoman

[kjphilippona]

Thanks, I'm not sure where to start, the suspension is all but gone, hit a bump and it sounds like you lost a wheel. The drive shaft or diff clunks every time you shift a gear, the clutch feels like its almost gone. the injectors are a clump of corrosion and the connectors are just sitting there you look at them wrong and they will fall off. I have a leaking manifold gasket (hope not cracked manifold) sounds really bad

Edited November 8, 2009 by kjphilippona

[Pomorza]

kjphilippona I would personally start with getting the car running. From your above description it sounds like you have yourself a nice project there to get it running. From there work your way around. Figure out what needs to be fixed and what you can live with for a while. My suspension on my Z is probably in the same boat. It sounds as if the car is going to rattle itself to pieces at some points when the road gets bumpy. But there's still like ten things in front of the suspension that I need to fix.

For hints. The best product I've used for corrosion and in general electrical work is Deoxit.n Stuff is great at cleaning the connections and getting them to work great.

Jan