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Mechanical pump. I drained about a gallon of gas just now to see if there was debris in it and...NOTHING...! I was surprised to see it run so clear. Now there is gas in the filter and it runs...! But rough. I wounder if blowing on the return pipe pushed crap into the carbs....?

Hello...Newbie to Z-cars, Old hat with British Cars. I resurrected a 73 240z from my buddy's garage. His wife bought it new. When I first got it I drained the tank and put in a few gallons. No gas would flow so I blew out the fuel line from under the filter under the hood. I heard it "bubbling in the tank and it fired right up...! Every so often, I would have to do that line blowout and I could drive the car for 30 or so miles. Now even that won't get the gas to flow. I disconnected the fuel line from the metal line at the rear and gas is flowing. I blew out the line between the fuel filter and the back without it being attached to the tank. I blew into the tank without the gas cap on and it blew gas all over the place...! I disconnected the little return line above the "line out" hose at the tank and blew into the tank with the cap on and gas came out of the return line. I just can't get gas to flow to the fuel filter. On occasion it will flow and then recede back down the hose below the filter. I am pulling my hair out here in the north Georgia mountains....! Riley

Thanks, Zed...I think I got one side ready to slide the drum back on...! The pics will show a car in need of lots of TLC, but I will get some posted. I appreciate your help...Riley

The car is now mine. It is from Chicago and has rust in places. It had an extensive body makeover in 1980...just 7 years after being purchased...! Fenders, doors, rockers, quarters were all replaced. The car has 104,000 miles and runs well for having sat for a decade. I am a British car guy (Triumphs), so the carbs are no problem for me to deal with...waiting on a fuel pump at the moment. The one thing about the car I don't care for is...no A/C...! I couldn't get to the factory manual diagram you sent...will try again. Thanks, Riley

Hello to all. I just picked up a 1973 240z out of a buddy's garage. His wife bought it new and it has sat for the last 10 years in the back of their garage. I am replacing the rear brake cylinders and cannot remember the way the locking plates go back. There is a flat one with holes and a curved one with bumps. Does the curved one go in from the back of the car first with the bumps up...and then the heavy flat one goes in from the front on top of the thin one, so the holes lock into the bumps...? Any help is appreciated...Riley