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if your checking the brakes try under the a arm's thats how i do mine i have a 74 260z

the electric fuel pump wont start untill the car is running at 400 rpm and above, get the mechanical pumped checked it might be fubared.

i think that they do need need electrity to function, altho you should get somthing try getting a fresh battery and get the alt and vr tested they might not be chargeing the battery, do you get any gauges when you just turn the key on but not start it?

fixed my post sorry about that

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my vacume advance dont work on my 74 260 its retro fitted with 72 round tops, in the haynes manual it says that the 72 vac adv starts at 3.94 in Hg and the 74 vac adv starts 11.8 in Hg now can the 72 carb pull that vacume should i change the diafram to a 72??

ok First the alt and vr are new i changed those when i got the car as they where bad, the battery is a gelcell optima battery that i just swap in today with no change, the only aftermarket thing in the car is a clarion stereo and two speakers, i dont even have them on when it does this, its really visable when the lights are on and not so much when they are off.

well its not the battery i swap that out this morning with my optima and it still does it, this also seems to point at my starter being stupid as it has been a pain to crank the engine over in the morning and when it has been sitting for a while, some time it cranks fine then i get a click noise then it slows down like a low battery mabey solenoid? On the Everything dims topic it really only seems to do it when i turn the lights on.

ok thats the last thing really left thats hasent been really checked over, the posts have been cleaned as well as the cables at both ends but i havent checked the charge, it came out of my old car that the cam broke in when i was fixing this one up. i went threw my haymes book after and thought of the battery, i have a optima battery in my 65 stang that i can swap out as i dont drive the stang everyday. ill try that and see if it helps also at idle when it dims can the ignition not be getting 12v? causeing a rich mixture? thanks for the help!!

At idle Everything slows down heater blower , Dash lights, head lights, i step on the gas it comes back. its a 74 260z it has new alt and vr belts tight, fuses are ok.

oops forgot to mention its a 74 260z if that makes any differnce, as long as i dont get the a turbo car im fine? the cross members bolt up? drive shaft hooks in? etc?

Looking at Swaping in a 5 speed from a 81-83 zx how much work is involved in this swap, what all do i have to do?

Try Pulling the Hazard switch and cleaning it its a really simple switch with contact that connect the Circut it might be dirty as its not used all the time, mine was i would get intermitent turn signals then none, then i lost my hazards to then i cleane the switch

Yes go see if they have tapes of it happening that could make the police take more notice, also check around and body shops and things for z comming in for paint etc.

Well they have the offices set up there now, check the site they are in longview Wa, they might not be able to do dash resto now but they are there.

well at least when my dash get done ill i have to do is drive it there! they are like only 30 mins away from me. kinda the same with z therapy they are about 1 hour away Sorry had to say somthing when i saw that they had a north a us office and checked saw where it was!!

put dielectic(sp?) grease between the contacts and fuses then it will keep good contact and not burn your fuse box they tell you to use it on spark plugs to so you dont fuse the clip to the spark plug

they are 3 screw round tops, i replace the coil with the correct one and got rid of that Capacitor as my repair manual wiring diagran dont show it there it was also soldered in the eyelet connector, it seems to run a little better now got to replace the plug wires soon they are pretty ratty, the spark plug are fairly new i put them in when i got the car they are the cheap autolights but that was the best i could afford at the time and they do ok.

ok looked under the tape that was there on the yellow black wire and he soldered it to a wire that goes to a spade connector that hooks in the coil, looks like its not a very good solder joint anyway also there is a wire that gose to what looks like a condescer thats next to the coil dont know it thats is suppost to be there or not.. help is welcomed

on my 74 260z i got for free the owner before last adapted what looks like a gm coil to use on the z, it looks as tho he just wrapped some wires about the orignal eyelet connectors and put tape over it, could this cause, resistance? thus reducing spark? the plugs have been black and it smells of gas when i have the choke on, but according to what ive read and been told my carbs have been adjusted properly (stumbles but keeps running) im going to look under the tape tommrow and see whats up but could that be a problem?

I drive those Sti's all the time their are quick, it laggs a bit before the turbo kicks in but after that it goes, but i would guess that a good zed could take one unless the police had one differnt it only puts out about 300hp 300lb it has a six speed tranny that i would love to have in my z Gahh i hate those gold rims would rather have the silver, the black gold metalic paint job on those subarus look killer in the sun, it looks black untill you get the sun to hit it then you see the gold flakes in the paint.

Whats the max wattage bulb i should put in my dash lights? i had a dead bulb in my amp, fuel gauge and they coudent find the 3.4w ones i ended up with 2w they work ok but i would like to be a little brighter, i looked at a 5w halogen that fit and worked in light socket but it didnt fit in the green lens, i was thinking of pulling the green lens and running the halagen as its plenty bright and mabey just getting a green marker and turning the bulb green Also i thought about putting that reflective aluminum tape in there to make it like a flash light effect in there any thoughts on this?

So anyone in the Portland, Vancouver Area want to get together here soon, Im fairly new and want to meet, every one in the area and see their z's if possiable mabey we can find a place where we can do tech talk tuning etc. let me know send a pm or reply to the thread!! Hope to see you soon!!

First Should i hook water to my manifold its ready for it just not hooked up, my car idles low when i take it off choke after it warms up it goes away after a couple of mins driving around (ie 750 reg idle when i first take it off choke it idles about 500) Second my Rear defogger dont work, i get power back to the glass but it doesnt heat up in the slightest, Would a continuity tester work on this and can this be fixed with the glass in car? Third Could valves out of adjustment cause me to get only about 13-14 mpg? *edit* Forth is the heated aircleaner hose helpfull to in cold weather? i dont have that yet eather the mounts are there but not the hose? Btw its a 74 260z 3 screw Round top Carbs Im going to try and get the valve adjustment done tommorow morning, and i was thinking sence i was working on it it coudent hurt to do the water if it helps and check out the defrogger cause its starting to get cold around here!! THanks in advance for any help!!!

Well right now in Vancouver, Washinton it is snowing hard, the first snow we have gotten in any quantity for a couple of years, yes im driveing my z in it as its become my daily driver at least for winter. the cold air dont agree with my 65 stang. but dont worry i dount if the snow with stay around to long it never does,