Forch77

Thanks for the link with the name of it! I went down to home depot this morning described what I needed and the guy said there was no such thing. His face was priceless when he asked me what I was doing back and I showed him the "non-existing" piece. I tried to source a housing from a 77 but the closest one was two hours away so I'm just going to go with this one. And the sensor that I kept is the one from the upper left corner. I noticed on the 77 it has two wires, one to ground off on the housing and the other with the bullet connector. I'm just going to put this one back on and see if it works.

I pulled off the housing and replaced the sensors besides the one with the bullet connector and pulled off the vacuum valve. But now I have no place to but the water temp sensor because that hole for the vacuum valve is to big for it. Any ideas on what to or anyone that has actually done this swap post a pic of how you have the sensors arranged?

Jugding by the work the PO did along with the blue "liquid gasket" that leaks when the motor warmed up I'd feel more comfortable with just replacing the whole housing. That and the fact I was going to do a coolant flush I think this would be the better route. I am also going to replace the thermostat, radiator, and hoses to get rid of the 37+ years of gunk build up and hopefully prevent any future over heating problems. Between the "test" drive I did around my block, the fusible links, and now knowing the car doesn't know how hot it's getting I haven't even started it. As far as the car being driveable, it does move on its own but thats about it. I wish I would have taped it and showed you guys the lap around my block it was horrendous. I've been reading through the Atlanticz tech tips write ups and looking at the diagrams and it has been really helping me out. Thanks for all the help thus far guys I really appreciate it!

Well it is in fact a N47 head and quick apologies for continuing to call it the water pump housing and making myself look like a total noob . I'll be ordering the proper thermostat housing this weekend along with all the new bits that go along with it as well as the parts for the fusible link upgrade. Hopefully this along with fresh gas, oil, and coolant will do the trick. Thanks for all the help guys and I'll update after I do!

I haven't even put the key in the ignition all weekend because of the water getting on them. The passenger side vent I'm assuming is missing the under piece to keep the water out of the engine bay. (Had an Evo with the same style hood) A/C is going to go along with the fusible links. I've been looking through the "tech tips" EuroDat linked and I'm going to update it to a fuse box. As far as the FSM I tried to download the one that Zed Head linked but it keeps saying the compressed folder doesn't contain anything. I'll just keep hunting forms until I find another. I started an introduction thread in the S30 discuss area with some exterior pics. Here's a link:http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/open-s30-z-discussions/51933-another-new-z-owner-1977-280z.html

Thanks alot I'll have to read through that, and hopefully she turns out to be as nice as she looks! I'm up North too, I live in Paramus. Got the car down south right outside of Camden. Thanks looking forward to some Z meets this summer!

Zed Head: I would really hope it's not a ZX engine because it was sold to me as an "original motor" and it is a 77 (should have stated that sorry). But I was wonder where the vacuum lines are that go to the "thermal vacuum valve" but since this is my first Z I'm pretty clueless . But thank god you said this because I just ran outside to further inspect the engine and I've discovered two things. Looks as if maybe he replaced it with a ZX water pump due to this blue "sealant" and these tucked away under everything!! As far as me replacing the water tempt sensor it was supposed to come in the mail today so I haven't yet. EuroDat: It is in fact a 77! I will have to order the fusible links/cover asap and get them all cleaned up. And it would appear that maybe he swapped a few parts from a ZX over to this not realizing the difference. As you stated with the alternator and how Zed Head pointed out the water pump, I think he may have swapped that over too. As far as the A/C its there but not hooked up and theirs a wire going to the pump that have been disconnected. I was on the fence about removing it all together, I might just have to go that route now.. Here's an engine picture for overall reference:

Well after being out of the car game for about a year now I've spent the last few months looking for a new project and I found it last week. It is a 1977 280z black on black 4spd with 140k miles originally a Vegas car which was good news for me considering I live in New Jersey. The current owner bought it two years ago with plans on restoring it and they just never got around to it. They recently decided they wanted to sell it so they replaced the fuel pump and brakes. I went down last week to check the car out and of course it had rust but nothing that was too concerning for me. Car does start right up but isn't running too good (I've posted in the "Electrical" section concerning this.) and also needs a little work. Short term goals are to get it running right so I can drive it to my buddies shop so he can fix all the rust on it. Craigslist Pictures: And here she is finally home:

I just picked up my first Z last Thursday and since it has been raining all weekend I haven't had a chance to really do anything. The person who I bought it from of course said it was running and driving good I just needed a coolant temp sensor. So when I finally got it home I order the coolant tempt sensor and went for a quick spin around the block. The car wouldn't go over 20mph and it would sputter at that speed. So further investigation under the hood lead me to find this. (I've done research all weekend and haven't been able figure it out so any input is greatly appreciated) Guessing glass fuses are supposed to go here: Water Pump connections don't look right either: