Jon

Car = '72 240Z w/ after-market Crane electronic ignition Crazy thing!! Several months ago, I accidently let my 1 yr/old battery drain down to DEAD. So I charged it fully. But when I tried to start the car, it only made a clicking sound, like you hear when your battery is dead. All accesories seem to work OK. Started foolong around with it and found...voila! by turning on the headlights, the starter cranked right over and the car started great. Turned it off and tried again, same thing--headlights off, clicking; headlights on, starts right up. Does anyone know what the fix for this is? (don't know if this matters of not but when I initially tried to start it, the Viper alarm wouldn't shut off, so i disconnected it by removing its power wire from the (+) battery cable.) Feel free to email me direct at exbeachboy@gmail.com Many thanks, Jon

Thanks all for your suggestions. I will look at eBay for a "new" wheel. JW

Subject = 1972 240Z Yesterday, my steering wheel--the factory-installed "mahogany" wheel--began slipping on the steering shaft. Upon pulling the steering wheel, I was greeted by a pile of gray dust. Evidently, the steering wheel nut had been working loose for some time now and this "looseness" has caused a grinding down of the groves inside the steering wheel. Except for the top 1/8", the grooves are pretty well worn smooth. The teeth on the steering shaft are in good shape, however. At first glance, it appears that the damaged part is not replaceable/removable from the steering wheel. Therefore, I have: -wirebrushed all the loose dust from what's left of the groves inside the wheel, -placed the wheel back on the shaft, -tapped it down as far as it would go so that the remaining 1/8" of groove would be grabbed by the shaft's teeth, -twisted out the teeth of the lock washer and. -torqued the steering nut down to about 5,000 lbs. So far, it's holding OK, but this is not the permanent nor the safe solution. I'm afraid that it might break loose again and start spinning at an unfavorable time. Has anyone else been faced with this problem? Short of buying a new steering wheel, do I have any other options? Can these groves be recut with some sort of carbide tool, similar to the way that the groves on the face of a golf club can be recut? Any suggestions welcome. Feel free to contact me direct at the addresss below. Many thanks for any suggestion you may offer, Jon, a/k/a exbeachboy@comcast.net '72 240Z White w/ black vinyl top--looking better, but has a long way to go.