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By acting up I mean vacuum advance does not work, does not idle well until warmed up, runs poorly when driving, poor power, stumbles acts like a few cylinders are not firing. Can pull plug wires and nothing changes.

My 260z distributor is acting up. I purchased a rebuilt unit but it has a 3 prong plug and the original distributor had a 2 prong. Does anyone know how to wire in the new plug? I need to alter the stock plug on the car to a 3 prong but need to know where they go.

I am new to Z cars. my father in-law is rebuilding his original 74 260z and since i am the family mechanic I have been nominated to assist in the transformation. I will be on here quite frequently trying to gather info on making the car right again. The car has sat for far to long and needs a good amount of work starting with rotten floor boards, brakes, carbs, shocks, bushings. everything is original, I mean 35 years old original so it will need some work. I do not have any pictures as of yet but as we do the work i will post them. The intention is to have a solid daily driver not a show queen so most of my questions will be surrounding driveability.

I did some searching but not sure which avenue to persue. The brakes have been neglected for years, probably 10+ since last fluid change from the completely brown/black fluid that came out today. along with some particulate. The symptoms are that the pedal goes down about 3-4 inches without any reaction from the brakes, then it starts to brake during the last 2-3 inches of travel and will stop the car but you have to stand on the brakes. my calf actually hurt after driving for a few days to fix a carb problem. So should i look at the pushrod length and verify it is set correctly? do I have a booster or M/C problem? The car is my father in-laws that will eventually be given to me and my wife but he wants to enjoy the car until then. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This winter the car is getting an overhaul, all new bushings, shocks, interior, and brake work for next season.