Hi! Im stupid.

[tymarbry]

So I got my 77' Datsun 280z today and its strange.

The car idles when I turn it on and dont press on the gas.

but if I press on the gas it wants to die.

also

When Im driving it and I press in the clutch so that I can coast, it dies.

So what sounds like the problem here to you more experienced members?

Here are some pics of the car BTW!!

[FastWoman]

The problem is that it's pointed so far uphill that the pump can't get the gasoline to the engine.

When you depress the pedal slightly, the throttle position sensor signals the computer (ECU), which then leans out the mixture a bit. Perhaps you're running a bit too lean. (How do your plugs look?)

Possible causes are vacuum leaks, clogged up injectors, and/or a bad fuel pressure regulator.

[black gold man]

Start here do it right. http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/electricalconnections/index.html

After your done cleaning replace all vacuum lines one by one.

Look for vacuum leaks start at AFM boot.

Seafoam treatment,oil change, tune up, plugs, wires, cap,rotor,fuel filter.

Look in your gas tank clean it.Smell your gas if you think its bad.

Drain plug on bottom.

Read its not going to happen over night. Learn , search , ask.

Read 2 times http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/reviving/index.html

Read 3 times http://www.xenons130.com/files/280zfuelinjectionbook.pdf

http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/

http://www.spooledupracing.com/download/Manuals/FSM/Nissan/

Edited March 4, 2011 by black gold man