Everything posted by Healey Z
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Healthy compression reading?
Pretty healthy I would say. Only concern is color of plug #4, any ideas anyone?
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Agreed value. What's it worth?
From what I have seen, having an agreed value would be the only way to recover the value of the car. I used Hagerty with my cobra replica, since then I get mine through Statefarm and is very reasonable, assuming the car is an extra car.
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Healthy compression reading?
Thanks John, The motor starts and runs but it stumbles and bumbles and is lacking power. I'll follow the advice: Warm engine to normal operating temp. Remove all spark plugs. Wedge throttle to wide open. Conduct your compression test, preferably with a screw-in type of tester. thx, Ken
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Healthy compression reading?
I'm dragging a car home this weekend with an L26 and I have a compression guage ready to go. What do these engines usually measure when they are healthy?
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75 280 z build #1248
It is however an interesting fact that can bring interest to the car to a future potential buyer.
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tired 260Z motor, what would you do?
Thank you for all the replies. I would definetly do the compression test. You might have a valve stuck open because the shim on top of the valve spring is turned sideways. This is what I am hoping to find! I checked that there was spark to every cylinder. The car doesn't smoke, the owner says it doesn't consume oil or water. There is no oil in water, water in oil. You can smell unburnt gas at idle. The owner did mention something about a fouled plug (not sure why I didn't pursue this statement more). This sure sounds like it could be an intake valve staying open. I can't wait to drag this thing home next Saturday.
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tired 260Z motor, what would you do?
If I were you I'd find a period A-H engine and put it back in, thereby increasing the value 5-10X. PWD, your point is valid, although your math is off. It is more like 1.5 to 2.5X. Below are all the cars for sale in the US: craigslist, ebay, hemmings etc. A few things. These cars are horribly unreliable. I went through the stack of repairs on the car and it had to add up to $25K. The original motor/trans are heavy and not that powerful. This car has already been converted from two 6 volt batteries, and a positive ground. A number of the things that make these cars pieces of art in a garage under a cover have been changed (mainly the electrical system). I did find a '61 engine/trans and by the time it is rebuilt and ready to install, I would be at $9K or so. My desire is to have a fun, affordable, great looking and reliable vintage car to drive, so thus my path for Z power. $75 show winner restored $58 restored, show quality $55 restored, show quality $50 restored, show quality $47 restored, show quality $44 restored, show quality $39 excel condition, partial restore $39 65K mile, partial resto $39 restored $38 excel condition, partial restore $38 mechanical resto, looks decent cosmetically $38 low mile original $37 unrestored driver, needs some work $36 low mile partial restore $36 driver $34 partial restore $32 mechanical resto, looks decent cosmetically $32 driver $31 no details $30 44k original miles $30 driver, needs mechanical work $29 low mile unrestored car $29 driver, minor mech and cosmetic $28 driver, minor mech and cosmetic $25 unrestored driver, needs some work $21 runs, nothing major, needs restoring $20 complete car, runs, decent looking, needs work $19 restorable, starts $18 driver, needs minor mechanical, and cosmetics $17 unrestored car, complete non running, decent condition $15 starts, complete, needs total restore $15 unrestored car, complete, need total restore $14 complete car, doesn't run, partially assembled $13 total resto project…no pics or details $8 disassembled car for 20 years
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tired 260Z motor, what would you do?
The motor swap was done 20 years ago. The motor drives like it is tired and feels like it it is running on 5 cylinders. I confirmed my suspicion by removed the plug wires one at a time at idle and #4 had no change in idle. I will do a compression check when I drag it home next weekend to see what I am dealing with. I priced in and I'm assuming that this motor is coming out and now looking for what my best path is, assuming the motor has to come out of the car. It will be a great combination when it is working; vintage British sports car looks, Japanese reliability and good looking American guy driving it.
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tired 260Z motor, what would you do?
Thank you for the replies. If I did go through with a rebuild of this motor and bored it and changed the pistons to get to 9.5:1 (what is a stock motor?), is there a street/performance cam change that would be recommended? p.s. The motor/trans is in a 1963 Austin Healey
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tired 260Z motor, what would you do?
I just bought a car with a tired 260Z motor. It is leaking oil badly, running on 5, hard to start etc. I'm inclined to give it a few hours to see if it is worth fixing in place, but I have already mentally prepared myself to pull it out. The clutch/5 speed trans is new and operates great. Is the 260 motor worth rebuilding? Should I look for a 240/280 motor as a core to rebuild instead? Would it make sense to transfer the FI on a 280 motor? What is the best way to get a 20-40 more HP out of these motors? I have done a number of cars in my past, including 510's, a datsun roadster, but most my cars have been 64-66 Fords, I know nothing about Z motors, so excuse me if this is a pretty lame question.