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I just got my '71 240Z back on the road last week after it sat for too long - longer than your car did. It wouldn't start for me so I had it trailered to a mechanic. He put in a new battery (Old one wouldn't hold charge, replaced under warranty), cleaned the carbs, drained the tank, and put in five gallons of fresh gas. When I picked it up it was a little hard starting and rough running until warmed up. His advice was to run it every day. After three days it starts easily and runs smoothly. It has a 20 year old electric fuel pump that continues to pump well. I'm guessing your pump is OK. But I'd drain the tank and work with fresh gas.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made it easy to find answers to just about any question about the cars we drive and maintain. It's also useful in creating "eye candy" pictures of Datsuns and people in scenic locations as Cliff @siteunseen has noted. A new wrinkle in Google's Gemini AI enables children's stories to be created from a simple prompt so we can get our kids and grandkids interested in the cars we drive. Here's an example: https://g.co/gemini/share/3b1d07d81d94 Just click on the book pages to turn them.

Cliff, here's another work of art for you. A.I. is a wondrous and amusing thing. 😎 But, not 100% accurate in all cases.

It seems that's what you've been doing for the last decade and really aren't any closer to a solution than you were when you first recognized the problems. Unless you have a strong emotional tie to your Z, I suggest moving on to another car that you can enjoy driving with confidence that it will run well and get you where you want to go and back home. Just a suggestion that could make your life less complicated and more enjoyable. I once had a '74 Porsche that I never drove farther from home than I cared to walk back. I knew several AAA tow truck drivers by their first names. I was happy and relieved to finally sell it and eventually bought another that I've owned for 32 years.

I haven't checked in on your continuing problems for a while, so please catch me up on what you've done about suspected lack of water flow through the radiator. Does the car overheat? Did you run it without a thermostat to see if flow happened? Did you run it with the thermostat long enough for it to open and allow flow? After reading about all the issues you've experienced for years, I have to wonder what keeps you connected to this Z.

I've found that fiberglass repair is relatively easy and forgiving compared to repairing metal body work. You could do the scoops on your dining room table. Give it a try.

Fiberglass repairs on the early scoops are very easy as is replacement of broken mounting studs. I've done several. I currently have one I'm prepping for JDM style headlight covers that has a few cracks that I'll cover with fiberglass cloth before moving ahead.

The left panel takes up about a quarter of my window view. While it offers easy access to forum feature links, I'm not sure how often I'd use it. Soooo, most of the time, it's just in the way. Maybe dropdown menus would be worth considering.

I could be totally wrong, but it seems that there is less interaction and message posting since the format change. I'm still trying to master the new look and features, but not very well.

$100 each sounds like a bargain! Good luck with the Spring cleaning.

No seals between fender and headlight scoop on my 4/71 240Z.

Regarding "D" center hub caps, an interesting Car & Driver on-line article about the old and new Z cars today. The article compares a 1973 Z with the 2024 version. See link below. However, the author shows a picture of what he refers to as a '73 Z that he borrowed from the Nissan Headquarters in Tennessee and it appears to be a '71ish Z based on "D" HUB CAPS and photo of center console ash tray. https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a63229871/unpopular-opinion-reconsider-the-nissan-z/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_cdb&utm_medium=email&date=122424&utm_campaign=nl37951526&oo=Y&GID=1a01133ea0d02d4b1791e6ffa69c88abfdffda37a369d281a1e7b3161e600ccb&user_email=1a01133ea0d02d4b1791e6ffa69c88abfdffda37a369d281a1e7b3161e600ccb&utm_term=TEST- NEW TEST - Sending List - AM 180D Clicks%2C NON AM 90D Opens%2C Both Subbed Last 30D

Save them in case your "gas pedal" knee gives out.😎

Speedy recovery! Be nice to the physical therapist

Thank you for validating my level of understanding. I'll mention it to my wife 😀. Although my Z came from the showroom floor with D hubcaps, I eventually traded them for a set of the Z caps because I thought they looked significantly better than the D caps. Looking back, probably not the smartest move. Especially when i see what the D caps are selling for now.