iloveandhatemyz

Sorry Zed Head...you're right..I didn't mention it. Yes, when I plugged the spark plug wire back in, it did not start. I then called a tow truck and had it towed to the mechanic. When we dropped it off at the mechanic...it started right up. Currently the car is still experiencing this mysterious pause. I do plan to replace the ECU then will take it from there. If it were the fuel, would it be best to just go ahead and replace the pump? Another interesting thing that I have noticed is that the headlights are very dim. I went to the fuse panel and matched it against the manual and noticed that some of the fuses are not the amps that are suggested. Some are higher and some are lower. Wondering if this improper use of the fuses could potentially cause the ECU to go fowl. Thoughts?

I did replace the coil recently and know that all the plug wires are nice and snug throughout. But...I haven't tried doing the wire jiggly dealio while it's running...hmmmmm. I'll give that a go! Interestingly enough though...it has never been an issue at idle. She purrs and purrs at idle. Only traveling down the road have I had this issue. I did read on another post somewhere else on the WWW and found that someone had mentioned losing pressure in the fuel tank via a fuel cap issue? Anyone heard of this? Like I mentioned in my first post...when it did die on me, I pulled 1 plug wire and could see spark when I tried to start it.

Not sure where to hit it with starter fluid since it is fuel injected.

i have a 1978 datsun 280z. I am experiencing what i can best describe as "engine pause". driving down the road and suddenly nothing for about 3 seconds, then all is well again. As the days went on, 1 pause became 2. then 3. then 4. then one day pause and died to a rolling stop aside the road. I pulled a spark plug and could see spark when i tried to restart. had it towed to the mechanic...started right up! replaced the fuel filter... next day, still paused. so, took it back to a mechanic and told him to drive the car for a while to replicate the problem. he did. for a week. nothing. so i brought it home...a week later...pause, dead. ugh. took it back to him. he drove it for a week and was finally able to get it to replicate and die. towed it back to his shop...then restarted before he could figure it out. ugh. you can nickname me "stumped z". fuel injected, fuel filter good, fuel pump good, has spark, full compression in all 6 cylinders. only thing i have not changed on this car is the good old cpu. thoughts? anyone? bueller?