SteveJ

I like my idea better, Cliff.

Chet lives about 50 miles from Jai. If I weren't so jammed up with work, I would make the trip.

Christopher Karl with the ZCCA said the alternate hotel will be announced on Monday.

Charles, I posted a question about alternate hotels over on the Delta Z Club page on Facebook. I'll let you know if I find out anything.

I need to put in the new seats, center console, steering wheel and headlights. The gas tank needs to be drained, too, and tune the engine after that. Those are the things that come to mind off the top of my head.

Come down to Georgia for a couple of weeks before the convention. You can help me get the 240Z in running shape and drive that to the convention.

Cliff/Jai, Whose car is has that engine? I see a pretty good crack in that head, right above where the boot makes a right turn down.

I am afraid so. They tend to be picky when it comes to judging. However, do you own the car to show, or do you own the car to enjoy?

I'm glad I could help. Chet is good people, and he knows his Z stuff.

Bruce said that is me, but I don't believe him.

Unfortunately, tan could still indicate a problem with the head gasket (or head). Seeing it on the spark plug just means there is a valve cover gasket leak, too. The oil and coolant can form an emulsion that can look tan. I frequently see people describing it as "chocolate milk". Send me your contact information, and I'll pass it along to Chet Wittel to see if he can take a look at your car. If he can't, I may be able to, depending upon whether or not I have spare time before the ZCCA convention.

If you live in Georgia, send me a PM with your location. I may know people close to you.

From my reply on the other thread: Just reading that there might be a leaking head gasket, my suggestion would be to try to see if there is an old Z enthusiast living nearby (Z clubs are great resources for finding someone.) who could take a look at it. The coolant should be inspected, as well as spark plugs, fuel pressure, compression, etc., etc.

Just reading that there might be a leaking head gasket, my suggestion would be to try to see if there is an old Z enthusiast living nearby (Z clubs are great resources for finding someone.) who could take a look at it. The coolant should be inspected, as well as spark plugs, fuel pressure, compression, etc., etc.

The resistor is probably there to reduce the inrush current when the coil is energized. It also serves to drop the voltage at little going through the coil.

The 3PM check in is just to make sure they can get all of the vacated rooms cleaned. About any hotel I've ever stayed at will allow you to check in sooner if the room has already been cleaned.

I had one of those in my 240Z. It died after 14 years of very light use. I replaced it with a 280ZX ignition. If you REALLY want to do a conversion, search here for HEI. IIRC, you can use it to replace the TIU. There is even a thread about mounting the HEI module inside the box for the TIU.

Be careful, guys. He just wants to use you so he can tune your cars.

Send me a PM with your contact info, and I'll pass it along to a couple of people I trust. They are both in the Atlanta area.

I know some people I would trust. What needs to be done?

If you have the polarity swapped on the coil, it will cut down on its efficiency, but it would still work.

In the drawing I was referencing, I did not see any wire gauges specified, nor did I see anything about wire gauge in the other thread.

There is a problem with that drawing. No wire gauge is specified for the added wire that has a 30A fuse. First, even if you used that fuse to power both headlights, you wouldn't need more than a 15A fuse. Second, if you use anything less than 10 AWG, the fuse will not protect the wiring in the event of a short circuit.

If you have a bad tach, a friend of mine (and member here ) got the tach for his 260Z rebuilt here: http://www.bobsspeedometer.com/1/120/index.asp He was pleased with the work.

As Zed Head said, look at the EE section of the FSM. You also have a Transistor Ignition Unit (TIU) in the cabin. It's located on the passenger side kick panel. It's difficult to miss. What concerns me is that in the last picture, there is a non-factory crimped lug on one of the reluctor wires. How about some history on the car? Did it ever run?