Everything posted by SteveJ
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September 2016 Classic Motorsports Magazine
I received a message from a friend today. He sent me this picture asking if it was my car. It got featured in coverage of The Mitty in 2016.
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'72 or '73 wire harness to coil, need photo
I sent you a PM on the subject.
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Brand new owner - need help w/ Christmas gift ideas for my kid
Only because I was looking for links to a better synchrometer than a Unisyn. Jeez, get with the program and use a flow-through meter.
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Brand new owner - need help w/ Christmas gift ideas for my kid
Look at vendors on my website http://fiddlingwithzcars.wordpress.com Many of them have Christmas gift ideas (MotorSport Auto and ZCarDepot to name a couple). MSA has a fender cover with a Z emblem. A good timing light and a good multimeter are very useful. This multimeter can also be used as a tachometer https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U3HFFH. That can be useful for tuning. Also a carburetor synchrometer is a must for the old SU carburetors: https://www.google.com/search?q=dellorto+syncrometer&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjj4fnXu4_YAhVK4IMKHZVpDLwQ_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=949. Finally, videos from Z Therapy ( @Bruce Palmer) can help him keep his Z running in top shape. Don't forget feeler gauges for valve adjustments.
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Picture of check 240z valve location please?
What I did was to build a bench that was about the height of the door sill. I could lie on my back and reach up to get those nuts. It was much more comfortable that way.
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1972 240Z Manifold Heat Control Thermostat
Leonard Nimoy did it best, IMHO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAPoNXrWNMc
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tachometer
That's in my neck of the woods. How about that? I'll have to remember that one.
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Engine Cradle???
Well, when we were transporting my new engine around, we used an old racing tire and strapped the engine down to the sides of the pickup bed.
- 72 240Z Carb Spacers
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72 240Z Carb Spacers
Coolant goes through the extra holes.
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1972 240Z Manifold Heat Control Thermostat
The OP is looking for a part on the intake manifold. For more information, look here:
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[2016] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
So does that mean you don't need the spare tire?
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Too early. Hell's freezing over.
Yes, it's still snowing in my neck of the woods. I'll have to shovel my driveway and front walk since they aren't in the sun. Otherwise, almost all of it will be gone by Monday.
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Too early. Hell's freezing over.
24 Hours of Lemons is at Road Atlanta this weekend, too. Not a good weekend for endurance racing in the South.
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Carbon fiber bumper on '73 Z: bracket modification ?
When I mounted an early 240Z bumper on my 73, I just had to get the early mounting brackets. They are available. http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/32-1060 You'll also need spacers on the sides of the bumpers. I just found rubber bumpers on McMaster and trimmed them to the thickness I needed. More info here: https://fiddlingwithzcars.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/installing-the-front-bumper/
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Did '73 240z's ever come from the factory with round tops?
By the way, there are several different part numbers flat top carburetors for the North American market. Some were used on the 240Z, and the others were on the 260Z. I cannot attest to the differences between the part numbers.
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Did '73 240z's ever come from the factory with round tops?
How about the Nissan factory parts manuals for North America? They clearly show the 3 types of carburetors and the timeframe of usage: 4 screw - through the 71 model year (ending Aug 71) 3 screw - for 72 only (Sep 71 to Jun 72) Flat top - for 73 Jun 72 to Aug If you don't have a copy of the factory parts manual, you can order an electronic version from the store on this website. Proceeds go to support the site.
- RIP Victor Laury
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260z battery jumped wrong no power/lights
I was thinking that a bad battery could deceive in diagnostics. Fortunately that was the case. Been there, done that, and wasted several hours tearing apart things until I realized I went down the wrong rabbit hole. (It was a bad battery.) Usually people who sound like they know what they are doing are educated by learning from all of their prior, painful mistakes. I am living proof.
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Alternator I.D.
The parts manual lists a cold weather 60A alternator with part numbers 23100-N3302 and 23100-N3303. I doubt you'll find rebuilt versions of these in American part stores. You're more likely to find a rebuilt version of 23100-P3006. This is the internally regulated alternator. So do any of our Canadian brethren have a cold weather alternator? They would have been in a 73-77 model year car.
- 260z battery jumped wrong no power/lights
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Alternator I.D.
The 60A model is likely internally regulated. If the OP installs it without jumpering out the external voltage regulator, he would be introducing a new set of problems.
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260z battery jumped wrong no power/lights
Before we jumper out the fusible links, let's get some more readings with the meter. It's safer that way. I'll do my best to try to remember to write up some diagnostics for you. However, I recommend doing the troubleshooting with a fully charged battery. That way we are less prone to being deceived by low readings.
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260z battery jumped wrong no power/lights
Questions: There are two fusible links. Did you only check one? Did you check on both sides of the link? Were the voltages the same? What is the voltage at the battery? At 10.3 volts, it looks like a bad battery or one in need of a good charging. What fuses did you check? Reference the attached picture. I am starting to wonder if you didn't blow out your ammeter. If you did that, you would not have power at key circuits in the car. Measure voltage to ground on both ends of the green fusible link (shown as #2 in the attached picture).
- 260z battery jumped wrong no power/lights