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tokico or kyb ?? what is better .. ??

Hi all .. My oil pressure shows low on the guage. I dont think the oil pressure is actualy low. The oil level is fine. I have replaced the sending unit and (70$ latter) it made no difference. Should I put in thicker oil and see if that makes a difference. Is there a oil pressure tester I could try to see what the pressure actualy is? I know these motore have a very good oil pump. I dont really know the milege of this motor as the speedo has been changed. It does not burn oil and runs very well. It pulls hard up hills and sounds great .. no lifter noise even. Any help or comment would be great Thanks and Cheers Bruce Ü

yep .. order a new one from the Nissan dealer. they are easy to get. When you take this ole one out ..I would be spraying some penatant on it now .. the nut you see is like a sleeve the fits over the temp sensor and it needs to be twisted, cut, pushed, tapped, drilled ... off the nut very carefully so you dont damage the nut. The clean it up well and slip it over the new temp sensor (it will be easier overthe new one that off the old one). Install it and you will be all set. BTW I also ordered and 83 degree thermostat from Nissan so my car will run a bit cooler than the regular 90 ish thermostat you can find.good to do this at the same time. Cheers ..Bruce

most likely the temp sensor. I just changed mine and it had the same prob as yours and it is now fixed. Pretty easy fix really. now .. all my guages work but my oil pressure reads low .. Good luck with it ...B

that is very cool Thanks Stephen Blakeney .. now if I would just recieve my microfiche cd ... I would be all set ... ..anyone listening ?? Ü Ü Ü

if I call you I will ask if you have pictures and what your prices are .. and do you want to sell this parts car as a whole car? Chers ..Bruce

me too .. I am driving a pillow right now. I think every rubber bushing is shot and the shocks (struts) are gone too. Bryan .. tell me how hard it was to change the struts. I have done alot of mech work .. but for some odd reason neve changed struts. Do I need a spring compresser? My mechanic friend told me to take my springs out of my 240 parts car and install them with new tokico or kyb struts. he also said for me to remove the upper block on my 280 and install the one from the 240. this will lower the car. anyone comment on this theory? Thanks ..Bruce

can you send pictures? what condition is the body parts in? how much do you want for them or would yu sell the whole car? Thanks .. Bruce

good fenders, doors, rear bumper rubbers, what do you have ?

Do you still have parts for sale?

I would like to know if anyone can show me a picture or diagram of the area under the front bumper in the grill (valence ?) of a 77 280z. I think I am missing pieces but I am not sure what. Thanks ..Bruce

hey man .. your car looks like mine will .. nice to see you aboard

I have had the same problem as described in the firsts post. I thought my problem was float level. My mechanic sets the floats by blowing into the float jet (when remover from car) and closing the float as you blow. He sets the float so that it is just past level with the float lid (closer to it) as that is when it is shuting off the valve. This seems to work too. My problem however is that I have been testing the car with no air cleaner on it and it hase been backfiring when warm with the choke off and stops backfiring and runs pretty good when the choke is pulled abit. I have re-installed the air cleaner and will test it in the morning (my eyes are closing at this time of night). It is cold here now and I think the cold air could be my problem. I guess I will see.

As another point to this .. I left the FI gas filter where it is and put another in-line filter after it. We had fun witht gas line sizes ... 3/8 , 1/4 , etc I guess if the pump is there is is much easier to get at if you need to fix it.

hey Arne .. I have just mounter my new pump in the back by the tank. It was pretty easy. Just mount it on a plate on rubber. These pumps can be kinda noisy so in the back may be better. The wires should be there from your old pump too. My opinion is that i want my motor well to be very tidy and I want to reduce the cluter there. The pump near the motor may have heat issues also .. Just my 2 cents worth/ Cheers ..Bruce

Thanks ... :laugh: who needs a choke in Canada in the winter anyway !!1

Ok .. so the question is .. what choke assembly wil fit in there ? Thanks for your input Stephen Bruce

funny thing is that there is a place on the console where I can unscrew the cover plate and mount a choke assembly.

I am looking for a choke cable for my 280z I cant seem to find a cable that will adapt to the 72' SUs I have just installed. Can anyone shed some light on this. Is there a chance I will find the correct assembly that will bolt onto my 77' 280 console?

ha ..I just finished mine too ... well almost. I found a badly cracked manifold so my header went on .. without any pipe or muffler so I need to get it to a muffler shop. I need to find some bolts for the air cleaner that the wing bolts thread into to bolt the air cleaner on, I need to get a PCV hose, I need a heat shield .. but the car seems to run great. I rebuilt the carbies with Z therapy kit. I was dissapointed to find they dont supply the gosse jets (sp?) anymore. The video goes on about how much better these jets are than the originals ..and I find the originals in the kit. I also found the video to be abit wrong .. the carbs I have have a long and a short pivot point (ears) and you must set the float different for each one or else one carb will not get fuel. But all in all a very succesfull project. It is all downhill from here.!!!! BTW .. I have a good FI system for sale ... any takers ?? I found the electrical problem was with the power supply and there was never anything wrong with the FI at all !!! My fuel pump was shutting off due to a power interuption. Cheers ..Bruce

I am re-building my 3 screw SU's (off a 72 I think) I have bought the kit from ZT but my VCR doesnt work so I can watch the video. Can anyone send me an exploded diagram of this carb so I have a reference. Thanks ..Bruce

with arc welding I would also recomend good leather gloves so you can hold the stick while you weld. it makes it easier when the stick is new and long. a good mask and good arm protection will be very helpfull.

I have two for sale .. would like one .. ?

The steel braided line (that was suitable) would have worked fine but I could not get the fittings to fit because of the tight space around the MC. I will continue to search for a way to fit my line right from the MC to the Slave. Thanks for all your input.