Reptoid Overlords

5.25 pounds for 24 beers? That's like 6 U.S. dollars. The aisles would be clear here too.

I had a little bit of a tick with my FI L28 recently. A bit beyond the noisy injectors. I checked the valve lash(2000 miles since head rebuilt) to find everything in spec. I forgot that after I assembled and installed the motor in the car, I had to remove the exhaust/intake manifold for unrelated reasons, which tore up the gasket that came with my MSA headers. Hastily wanting to go drive my recently refreshed motor, I used a stock OEM style intake/exhaust manifold gasket from a gasket set I had laying around. I believe this is the source of my tick. Even after re torque. It sounds slightly less loud than the car in your video.

I suggested $50 for everything associated with the engine/trans based on the fact that he said he'd take $150 for the whole car. The wording in the ad seems like he's willing to part it out, or else it would simply say "whole car, will not part out". But who knows about what people's real intentions are. I have been following both that one and the L28 rebuild one. If it has what he needs, or if the seller ever gets back to me, He can have it, just pay shipping.

I'll report back. Still waiting to hear back from the seller.

Thanks. It's not too far from me so i think I'll give him a ring.

Which l series and 5 speed came in a pre-Maxima 810? https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/d/marysville-77-datsun-6cyl-5spd-parting/7093370005.html edit: Stamp says l24, but what head/crank?

Looking at the Russian Federation, one might be tempted to think that vodka is the vaccine.

I'm going to have to re-think how I define "normal wear".

The good thing about the o2 bung is the possibility of future programmable EFI.

Another easy check with no tools required: Once on the lift(or at the least front wheels off the ground) set the key so that the steering wheel is not locked(ACC position). Grab either of the front wheels with your hands placed at 3:00 and 9:00 and give it a good shake back and forth. Any serious play will require further investigation. After that, you can move your hands into the 12:00 and 6:00 positions and repeat the shaking motion from the previous test. Any major slop(or arguably any slop at all) will require a closer look at the source.

I hear they might start making the Trabant again.

I just took everything out of the old N42. Those screws came out without any trouble, and I believe that engine has never been apart. No sign of thread lock.

What appears to be the same person has two Z's for sale as "parts cars". The yellow shows up twice in different parts of Seattle, listed as a 240, and another time as a 260. Not sure if it's real, but the both are claimed to be running. https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/d/seattle-73-datsun-240z/7067282425.html https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pts/d/seattle-z-parts/7066352796.html https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/d/seattle-datsun-260z-part-out/7067276015.html

eh nevermind, maybe from one of the coolant lines from the water jacket on the other side of the block?

My '82 housing had the TVV in it. I wish i took pictures from before I removed that engine from the car. I probably am totally wrong, but I want to say that the valve cover breather goes into a fitting attached to that, as opposed to the earlier valve cover breather to throttle body.

So that's what those are supposed to look like. Here I thought the paint was supposed to be peeling, rust in the quarter panels, no battery tray, and holes in the floorboard. Always wondered what the seats were supposed to look like without covers on them too.

Is the PCV system connected in the stock configuration? Crankcase breather tube to PCV valve on bottom of intake manifold/ Valve cover breather to throttle body.

My '80ZX has bent up frame rails from the PO using the wrong jacking procedure.

I'd say the chaved out Mondeo. There's some right sights knocking about.

It is quite odd how it's all just been downplayed. "No casualties, Iran is standing down". Back to consuming and watching YouTube influencers. If I didn't know better I'd think the whole thing is rigged. Guess I'll go put my aluminum foil helmet on.

Went to the gas station as soon as I saw the news. Edit: As a former service member and Iraq war veteran, my thoughts are first and foremost with our Frontline coalition solders, Marines, airmen and sailors. Not on my fuel bill. But it sure might suck.

The way I understand it after refreshing the F54 engine I have in my car(ZX), is that when you go venting to the atmosphere the EFI cars, you create more positive crankcase pressure. This is certainly true if venting the crankcase breather to the atmosphere, but it seems like I saw somewhere that venting the valve cover breather to the atmosphere also creates problems. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I believe the best possible configuration of the PCV system is the original way, as designed by Nissan. Perhaps the addition of a non vented catch can is an improvement.

I ran 20W50 Valvoline in my original 210k mile engine. That engine has since been replaced, but it reduced oil consumption when it was still in the car by a noticeable amount. I live in a cool climate, and would just always let the car warm up a bit longer than I would now that I'm using 10W30. When I started tearing that engine down, I noticed some scoring on the crank bearings that would otherwise be making noise under operation if I were to have used lighter weight oil.

Your coffin will need to be at least 2 feet off the ground to get a proper transmission removal.