TomoHawk

On my 280Z, I had a small leak in the window gasket on the lower right corner. I fixed that with a little RTV silicone, but I still got water in when it rained hard. The carpet in that corner gets wet, so I think it might be pooling up in the corner under the hatch and dripping in.

I wish the commercials were a little longer. The shots are just so short, especially the one with Mr. Morton & the 240Z. I guess they just wanted to get people interested enough to go to the dealer...

I think I've decioded to go with a Dell Maxim. It comes with integral bluetooth and/or 802.11, you can add memory, GPS/maps, camera, just amout anything. thx

Vicky- With that color, You'd be better off WAY out in front, because when the sun hits it, it'll blind the other people close behind ( I hope they have shades on). The jerseys we had on my Cycling team were fuscia and green, and in the sun you could see one a 1/2 MILE away! Makes for picking you out of a crowd easier tho.

That's the idea.

That's really arrogant if you think ALL ladies need help to change a tire. I know of some that do they're own engine work & brake jobs, so by the time you show up with your jack, they probably have the tire off and ready to toss on the spare. You'd be lucky to just finish the job while the lady cleans her hands with some waterless, medicated hand-cleaner. This is the new millenium, you know. Get with it. You can even do what Carl wants to do- have a beer and watch. I imagine you see ladies in CA on the park or beach in the bikini tops & shorts waxing & buffing the paint. thx

You're talking about the ones that can change the tire, oil, do a valve job... Maybe they'll have a few beers with you!

You guys have some strange women out your way. Mid-west girls like it when you bring your own tools. Don't forget about the kind that would rather have you drive them to a motel while it gets fixed?

They like it better when you use tools from your car to fix it. But you still have to get the spare out of the the lady's car. Then they leave you behind to put your stuff away after they leave.

John wants to leave out the jack too. But then how would you rescue ladies with no mechanical skills?

The injectors can't be disassembled & cleaned. The best you can do is to media blast the outside, then flush & backflush the inside. I sent mine to www.witchhunter.com, and he had it back in a few days. The injectors were unmatched (flow-wisebe) before cleaning and perfectly matched after. thx

Where does the vacuum line from the BCDD go to? I think it's the thermal vacuum valve, but I lost my notes on that and I can't find a picture of the BCDD circuit. thx

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the 240SX AFM unit. It's got a bigger throat and you can get dadapters in clear plexiglass from Pallnet. It's a documented install. thx

I have had my cold-start valve disconnected and the fuel line plugged to see if the engine runs differently. The engine does take a little longer to start when it's cold, but only about a second. I would also agree that it's better, or easier, to leave the e.f.i. system alone, unless to do enough reading and a little tinkering to have a good ide about what might happen if you remove or disconnect things. But the simple part if the Bosch L-Jectronic system is that there are only a few sensors that the computer uses to control the engine. The rest are pressure diaphrams that act like valves, and solenoids controlled by the computer, which aren't inputs to the ECU to affect the fuel delivery. thx

CW- That's Carl's way of saying that instead of siscussing something to a common understanding, they just take a shortcut and call you and/or your comment stupid. I think he just suggested you are stupid for not already knowing the answer as he (thinks) he does. CW-

So? Are you expecting some kind of multi-page theses, or should I just quote you chemical formulas and mathematical equations?

Oh, I get it now. The exhaust fills the tank with CO or CO2 ( no oxygen- no explosion), so you know it won't blow up- assuming you immediately cap off any holes so air can't get back in. I like the dry ice idea better. It pressurizes the gas tank with CO2 for sure, even after you seal the holes. You would cap all but a small hole, after putting some dry ice in, then let the dry ice force the air (oxygen) out, and finally seal the last hole. Using the dry ice method, how would you know all the air was out, diferent odor? I know you will eventually see the dry ice 'fog' spilling out of the last hole... thx

wouldn't a blow dryer do the same as the exhaust?

I think that the hot exhaust would get the gasoline to vaporize better, and just make it smell less like gasoline.

One of the gas tank repair places I visited yesterday instructs you to remove the fuel vapors by running your exhaust through the tank... ?

After a little Googling, I noticed a link for a placed that would to the job for $290 with a lifetime guarantee/warantee. You send them your tank, they fix it and send it back. I was thinking... would it bee or look so bad to have tour tank cut in half at the seam with a good plasma cutter, then treated and welded back togeter? That way the weld should be less noticeable than a "patch." thx

This is an old topic, but the Mikes point about no more gas tanks is important- plus gas tanks from VB or MSA cost upward of $600! My local rad guy tells my they can't boil tanks clean any more. They cut big holes to get a sand blaster gun in, then blast, repair weak spots, and weld the holes closed, then seal. Doiesn't sound like the best think to do to a (collectable) car. what else is there to clean the inside? thx

Not that I know of. I think that kind of stuff came on the ZX engines.The only sensors on my engine are air & water temp, air flow, and seat position

It's a combination of the TPS and the AFM. Disconnecting the TPS smoothes things up, up to a certain RPM , then it will smooth out again to 7,000 RPM. It jives with the resistance reading I took of the resistance line inside. It was smooth at the ends, and all jumpy in the middle. A new AFM goes on the wish list. Thanks for the (confirmation), PrOxLaMuS. Dave- My 280Z doesn't have TBI. It has direct port injection. Much different from a Chevy. 240ZX is his own fanclub. Only he enjoys own own dumb jokes.

It'sa not the wires that I would be most worried about. The wires get hot, but the joint gets REALLY HOT, and meltsthe solder. Because of the resistance, if not soldered well. I've had it happen on some r/c cars & boats. Those D.C. motors will draw up to 100 amps ( at 7 volts), so you gotta have perfect solder joints. thx