SteveJ

Well, after I couldn't get the line to the rear brakes to seal properly with last week's effort, I replaced the master cylinder again and did the bleeding today. I found a leak on the line to the front brakes, but a quick couple of turns of the wrench fixed that problem.

So with the "Like", does that mean you got the car running?

Actually, I think he was getting voltage from the TIU when he was cranking before, or he was getting some detonation of the starting fluid. If you look at the attached pictures, you can see the black/blue wire that is only energized in the Start position. It goes to the midway point of the ballast resistor. He didn't connect that wire. It's the wire that provides the voltage to the coil during starting.

I see your problem now. The black/white wire only has 12VDC when the car is running. One black/blue wire provides 12VDC when cranking. The other goes to the condenser. The black/blue with 12VDC would have to go to the coil as well.

That white 300ZX looks like the same one as in my pictures. Could it be? I should add that the video loop at the 98 show included the modified version of "Dogs Love Trucks" commercial and a lot of the Z car episode of Automobiles that was on The History Channel.

If you connected the ZX distributor properly, you wouldn't need the TIU. It sounds like somehow you removed the voltage from the starter to the ballast resistor.

The Z Club of Texas has been doing the display at the Dallas Autorama since at least 1997.

Did you disconnect the Transistor Ignition Unit?

It looks pretty normal to me. Why do you think you're missing something?

That's why you carry a fire extinguisher...Don't ask. Since you come across as having some electrical aptitude, you could try contacting Oliver at Z Specialities. He might have a wiring harness that you can buy.

Absolutely. The red pipes are for a bottle jack. Maybe someone was using them to be a cheater bar for the lug wrench.

Did you bleed at the Master Cylinder? I put in a new MC since I couldn't get the other to seal. This one seems to be holding fluid. My lovely brake bleeding assistant said the brakes felt strong after we bled them. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

It would help to have a picture. Your description is vague.

Well, I dug around on my old backup disks, and I found the HTML code from when I first posted these pictures 15 years ago. I'm going to add some of the text to my blog post. The program 240Z is a 72 according to the original page, Carl. They even added AC to it. Jim, as a matter of fact, Bill moved up to Missouri not too long after the Autorama. We had dinner together that night. By the way, don't go out to eat in Dallas on Valentine's Day if you don't have to.

I'm also working with Andy Reid from Grassroots Motorsports Magazine to have a car corral for the Z people He had one of the gazebos in the car corral identified with a Datsun flag for us last year.

I want to say the first name of the owner of the Anniversary Edition was Linda. The modified Z was owned by Bill Reagan. He was trying to sell it at the time. Of course, Mad Mike was there a lot of the time. I hit Post too soon. I also think Linda was a club officer at the time. I looked at the ZCOT newsletters online recently. While HDTV was off in the future at the time, there was a TV & VCR looping some videos, including a modified version of the "Dogs Love Trucks" commercial with a nice 240Z instead of a Nissan Frontier at the end.

XenonS30, or do what Wade said.

Nissan says 10w30. Some suggest using oil for diesel engines since it contains ZDDP, an additive no longer put into typical motor oil. Oh, the engine needs 5 quarts.

I think Wade means brake cleaner and not brake fluid. I would stick with starting fluid, myself, or gas from a propane torch. As for throwing parts at it, on the electrical side, it can be difficult to detect cracks in the distributor cap. It's easy and economical to replace. You can check the resistance of the plug wires to see if they are still in spec. An inductive timing light can give you an indication of a lack of spark, too. Now, how did you test all of the things you tested? Please give us details. I've wasted too many hours with junior engineers, chasing down problems because they didn't test something right. Therefore, I assume very little about test results.

The file name, created the day after the show, says 72. That's all I have to go on at this point, Carl, so I could have put down the wrong year. All I do remember for sure is talking to Steve Richardson about it.

It's good to hear that you're still in one piece, despite the injuries. I hope it's worth repairing.

I dug up some pictures I took 15 years ago at the Dallas Autorama. Digital cameras sure have improved since then... Dallas Autorama 1998 | Fiddling With Z Cars So, can any current ZCOT members identify people/cars from the pictures? Edit: When I originally posted this, I forgot that I had a couple of pictures of a 72 that Courtesy Nissan was selling as part of the refresh program. Those pictures are part of the blog post now, too.

The 2013 Mitty will be at Road Atlanta April 26-28. It's a great car event with lots of historic cars racing, including a few 240Zs. Get tickets at Advance Ticket Sales for The Mitty 2013. You can see pictures from the 2010 Mitty on my blog. I'll be creating posts for the other years soon, too.

Assuming you have 12 VDC to chassis on both side of the fuse, there could be corrosion or poor connection at connector C2 or the lead on the switch. A PO could have hacked the wiring, too. Pull the fuse and measure resistance between the fuse box and the switch. What about the other diagnostics I suggested?

Yeah, that sounds like an early 72 to me. "Hey, we have a few production parts left from last year." "Okay, throw them into the bin. We'll use them."