Roujin

about the condensation (even though its the wrong post). Im left feeling like a parot going "its not oil its not oil its not oil" and am getting tired of people telling me to look for something that i have said that it is not. or telling me that i know how to fix a problem when i have told them that i know what the source of the problem is but just wish to clean it up

sorry if i appear snippy (maybee language barrier), about bog or bondo or whatever bodyshops here use it a hell of alot (my uncle in sydney owns a chain of smash repair shops) i grew up in bodyshops all over sydney and if its a hole smaller than your fist they usually just use putty and charge a fortune even going down to the point of putting metal fillings in the mix so no one will find out (magnet test). Finding out the ic module was the trouble wasnt hard but tracing a short in these cars seems like trying to find a particular stand of spagetti in a bowl of bolagnese. If i can find someone that has had the same problem maybee they can enlighten me with thier wisdom.

sorry again for those that dont know its a 280ZX

Sorry steve its a 1980 model the last guy to have the car added a kill switch and another switch i have no idea what pourpose it serves (it dont seem to do anything)

I got sick and tired of people telling me to look for oil when it is not what the problem is. If you really botherd to read the whole thread people where telling me to look for problems that i had already said it was not.

I cant afford to take it to a mechanic. as for the condensation i said i know what it is not how to stop it. There is no point being a smartalek

Im shure i have a short somewhere but i cant think where to look 1st. When i start the car all the lights on the instrument cluster (seat belt, chg, ect..) come on but dont turn off. Also i got high beams but no low beams (its not the globe ive checked with a new one) and my horn dont work. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

No problem getting the heat up its been 19-36 degrees centigrade on some days. as for compression its good. I know what the problem is i just want to know how to get rid of it

realy whats the aftermarket brand name and model number? when i went into repco and bursons auto they said its no longer available

Mike here we call car putty bog. some other names are slag, spack, filler, and bodgie. we call it bog because it resembles the mud you find in peat bog. I have no idea why its called spack or slag though but they are common names used in panel beater workshops. I dont think i need to say why its called bodgie or dodgie

why do you call bog bondo? isnt that the name of Ronald Regans chimpazee?

Funny real funny

Its smoking at the pipe. I know its water. The radiator is fine (a little rust in the water but no leaks). How i know its water is i put my hand on the liquid and had a smell (petrol and was the 1st thing i looked for) even though i would do well by overhauling the fuel line god knows when it was done last

Thanks mate thats what i was thinking but there is always that side that goes "can i get away with it"

Last time i got a can of paint made for me it cost $100 for 10L but it was concentrated so with some thinner i turned it into 1000L its a lot more than you need for one car

Is your paint the original colour? If so just get the paint code of the compliance plate and most places will make the colour for you some will even make up a can of touch up for you. I paid $10 for my last can of touch up that i had colour matched. Repco do it too

Have you tried fish oil? Wattle make a decent product the water beads straight off the paint when it dries, but it takes a couple of days to get rid of the smell

Yea black makes it real sexy. I am about to do the same with mine but with acrylic paint. Where did you get those mags they just make the car look sooo much better

Has anyone got links to a pdf of the factory service manual for a 1980 model 280ZX? i got a 82 service manual but it does not have the part i am looking for. If nobody has the manual maybee the schematic of the Hitachi 12-80 ignition control module. I am looking to rig up a motherboard that will do the same job as the module as the module is impossible to get in Australia

Im using a 20w-50 i got from repco (generic brand oil) seems to be going ok

Hi all can anyone please tell me where i can get parts for a 280ZX in Geelong. I currently do a hell of a lot of buisness with Z Worx in Mordialloc but they are too far away and the parts take too long to get here (even though they are very helpfull). Any help is apreciated

Its nice to finally find a good site where you get advice and help instead of getting flamed by idiots who seem to have nothing better to do with thier lives than upset people.

would i get away with bogging up this hole? or does it need welding? its about the diameter of my forefinger

Rust in the windshield,i would start with taking out the windshield sanding back the whole area. Then bog up any little holes (big ones may require welding skills). When bog dries, paint over with a can of kill rust then when that dries paint with touch up paint to match the body unless you want to paint the whole car. Get some sillicon sealant and seal the window back in and use some contact adhesive to `tack` the trim back on I hope this helps (i need to do the exact same thing)