Pomorza

Hello guys I am planning on adding an oil temperature gauge to my Z. Has anyone ever done this? Where did you place the temperature sensor? Thanks Jan

Hello guys I own a 1976 Datsun 280z that has been in Arizona pretty much its entire life. (or I have been told so). After inspecting the car I found that there is little rust on the car but the undercoating that came from the factory is no longer really there. So I here is what I'm wondering. 1. Have any of you guys used the roll on bed liner on the underside of your Z? Does it work well? How hard is it to apply? 2. Any other products you guys have used for undercoating? 3. Has anyone gone through a body shop and if so how much did it cost? Thanks Jan

sblake01: Yes I do know that the injectors "tick" when the car is driving. Should it be loud enough to hear while driving? I'm not saying just normal noise, its fairly loud and increases with the RPM A bit of an update: I borrowed a friends stethoscope today and placed it on the valve cover and on each of the injectors. The valves make no noise at all. When placed on the valve cover all I could hear is the cam rolling. All the injectors TICK (as they should I guess). Not exactly sure if that is the noise but its pretty dam close. It's hard for me to really locate the noise as it comes and goes erratically. One day it will show up after 10 minutes of driving and other days I'll go the whole dam day without it appearing. I will try to record it next time it shows. I did climb under the Z today and took a look at the entire exhaust. I didn't find any obvious leaks but it is pretty dirty. (rusty). I took some pictures, let me know what you all think. Jan

Scott: I had my valves adjusted a week ago to .12 when the motor was hot. If anything they would be loose and not over tight. Secondly I've used a car stethoscope on the valve cover and all I hear from in there is the pleasant sound of the cam rolling. (no ticking). I'll do it again to make sure today and will let you know Leonard: Thanks for the advise. I'll crawl under there today and take a look at the entire exhaust. Will take pictures if anything is found (or not found really). Thanks guys Jan

Hello all Well my Z has hit its first MAJOR problem, tank crack. Was replacing the weather stripping on the doors today when I smelt the distinctive smell of gasoline. Check under my car and long and behold raw fuel is slowly dripping out of the tank. I took it to the mechanic and had them take a look at it. Tank has a crack in the nipple where one of the fuel lines connects. Here are the options I've come up with at the moment. 1. Spend the $350 that my mechanic wants for welding and R&R the tank. 2. Buy a refurbished on for $400 from zcarsource 3. Drain tank and use some kind of sealer (like JB Weld) What are your guys opinion on this? Anyone have this happen to them? Thanks Jan

Hello all About three weeks ago I purchased my first Z. A 1976 280z with a 5 speed. The car is in pretty good shape with only a tad bit of rust located in the wheel well under the battery box. The interior is in pretty good shape as it has a complete dash cover. (so I'm pretty sure the original dash is cracked). Engine is in great shape but does have a fairly annoying ticking noise coming from the injector side of the engine. Not sure what it is yet but I will figure it out. Its fairly loud, (can hear it in the car when driving.), but I'm thinking the injectors are just old. As for problems. At the moment the gas tank is leaking from one of the connection points. I'm looking for a "new" so if anyone has any ideas let me know. Any comment, thoughts, criticism or anything else is welcome. Thanks Jan P.S The noise is not the valves, had them adjusted already and it is coming from the injector side.