silimond

I am running the mechanical pump. What puzzles me is that the car will run just fine in park. Matter of fact...I started the car up and drove around the neighborhood for about five minutes. Everything was fine. I am thinking after a long period of drive is when I have the problem with the car loosing power in drive..ultimately killing the engine. I am thinking of changing the points and rotor...maybe something is fouled...don't know.

Please Advise The other day I was just drving along in my 1972 240Z, and I the car started loosing power and eventually died. I towed the car home and changed the fuel filter and adjusted the idle. Took the car back out. Ran good for awhile ....then started loosing power and eventually died. The car started right back up and idleed strong in park, however, when put in drive it died. Any suggestions.

Please Help!!! I own a 1972 240Z...The problem is that whenever I put the car in drive I am loosing power. To adjust for this I changed the fuel filter and adjusted the idle. Same result. I was driving along and then....loosing power until the car eventually died. The car does start back up when it dies...however, when I put it in drive the engine dies. Any suggestions. Thanks in advance for your help.

THE CAR IS RUNNING!!!! I have fixed the starter problem. However I do have one problem, the car is loosing power. It will start right up....and I will get up to 70mph or so and then I will just loose power or the car will turn off. I crank it immediately and with a little hesitattion it starts up again. I have replaced the fuel filter and it is not loosing power as much.....matter of fact it drove quite well....except once when I let it idle for about 10 minutes. It just stopped running. It did however start right up. Anyone suggestions out there to what could be the problem? Thanks again to everyone who contributed to my starter problem. It was a big help.

Fusible link is fine. I get power to instruments from time to time. You are correct, the problem is somewhere else but where? Over the next few days I will clean all connections and tighten all connections. I will get back tot he forum on Monday Dec.2 to update you all. If anyone thinks of anything....no matter how unusal let me know.

Yesterday I posted I had a problem starting my 240z. I received a reply (thanks) that stated I should check the 10 gauge wire that connects to the positive battery terminal and goes to the starter. Problem is that I do not have have a wire going to the positive battery terminal, but the positive battery cable. This cable is connected to the starter along with a very small wire (do not know the gauge) which I believe is probably to the ignition. Please note that this little wire is coming out of a harness. I figure this wire is correctly hooked up because I have gotten the car started before in this configuration....however, now I can not get anything. Go figure. There are not many wires going to the starter. You have a negative battery cable, a positive battery cable and this little wire.....and a two prong connection to the starter(i can not think where this two prong connection is coming from....will get back to you all later with that info)

Yesterday I posted I had a problem starting my 240z. I received a reply (thanks) that stated I should check the 10 gauge wire that connects to the positive battery terminal and goes to the starter. Problem is that I do not have have a wire going to the positive battery terminal, but the positive battery cable. This cable is connected to the starter along with a very small wire (do not know the gauge) which I believe is probably to the ignition. Please note that this little wire is coming out of a harness. I figure this wire is correctly hooked up because I have gotten the car started before in this configuration....however, now I can not get anything. Go figure. There are not many wires going to the starter. You have a negative battery cable, a positive battery cable and this little wire.....and a two prong connection to the wire (i can not think where this two prong connection is coming from....will get back to you all later with that info)

When I try to start my 240Z I get nothing. I have replaced the voltage regulator, starter, and battery cable terminals. It just stop working 2 days ago. Matter of fact, when I try to start the car I loose power to everything. I have put a multimeter on the battery and the starter and the read out is 12.6 V. I know the new starter works because I took the starter off yesterday and took it to the auto parts store for testing. it works just fine. If anyone has in suggestions (maybe my ground wire, wires to the starter, etc.)