Nigel Mulvey

I have a fuel measurement problem that I would appreciate any suggestions on. When I fill the tank the guage reads 3/4 at empty it reads 1/4 so there's a discrepancy at both ends of the scale.

I did of course mean I sucked up the vacuum pipe.

I tried blowing up the pipe to check the vacuum plate and all seems OK. I drove the car down to my mechanic's house in the dead of night to avoid the traffic I'd have to brave friving it in rush hour to his shop. He drove it last night and at least he experienced it playing up. I should add that this all started after I had left his shop following a service. I turned round to take it back to him and it fixed itself, so I turned back for home and it started again this happened three times so I gave up and limped home in disgust. Anyway, when my mechanic drove it down to his shop the following day, it was fine and has been ever since. He apparently blew some air through the fuel lines and all was OK, he emptied the fuel tank and the fuel was clean. He took it for a drive and along to a Zed Head colleague down the road (the guy who has sold me the other L6 with all the goodies) and he was baffled too. So next week I am going to fit the SU's and the electronic distributor and keep my fingers crossed. One final request for advice though, it was suggested by one person that I put about 30 litres of premium unleaded in the tank along with some injector cleaner which should clean out any blockages in the carbs. Any thoughts anyone? Sounds a little dubious to me.

Has anyone had any successes dropping an engine into a Z that runs on unleaded as standard?

Thanks guys! I thought that there was some issue with the length and consequently the angle that the driveshaft operates at if you don't use the 280Z item. How much of an issue is this likely to be? Nigel Mulvey

You might find these sites interesting: http://www.geocities.com/zgarage2001/z.html for the 280 swaps and http://www.usq.edu.au/users/degroot/240z/ for a really good turbo project. Good luck!

The exhaust.

Thanks guys. The vapour lock thing puzzles me though. It's not particularly hot here at the moment, in fact we've had some of the coolest days we've had in a long time. Now the car is misbehaving right from start up even after standing for many hours. It's also started spitting sparks I hope this isn't terminal. Any ideas? Nigel Mulvey Pristine 1974 260Z 2+2 (Running like **** at the moment) 240Z Project Car (Proposed)

Can anyone help me? My 260Z 2+2 has just started playing up this weekend. Infrequently, I seem to be losing power and the engine seems to judder. If I put my foot down it judders some more. The car does not stall and if I put it in neutral and increase the revs the engine reaches a peak way before the red line (I think as my tacho is not reliable). Each time I have done this the problem eventually seems to sort itself out for a while. I have a feeling it may be fuel related. Yes, I have 'flat tops' but until this week they have been running well. Yesterday I scored an L26 complete with 5 speed and SU's for AUS$200 so the SU's will be transferred across later this week. Obviously I am hoping this will solve the problem but if anyone has any ideas I would be grateful. Nigel Mulvey Pristine Original 260Z 2+2 (Daily Driver) 240Z Project Car (Proposed)

I've read extensively on this subject and I understand from the Z Garage that when installing an R200 into a 240 you need to replace the drive shaft with one from a 280Z. As 280Z's were not available here in Australia (we continued with 260's for a few years and went straight to the 280ZX) can any one advise how to get around this. Would a late Australian 260Z have the parts I need? Nigel Mulvey Pristine Original 1974 260Z 2+2 (Daily Driver) 240Z Project Car (Proposed)

Thanks Paul (and everyone else that replied to my query). It looks like a rotisserie could be on the cards. For anyone else that might be interested here is a link I found to what looks like a fairly substantial looking unit. http://users.cysource.com/ima454/rotator.htm Cheers, Nigel Mulvey Sydney, Australia

I'm just researching 240z's at the moment with a view to purchasing one for a restoration project. I would be interested to hear from anyone in/around Sydney who has/is embarked/embarking on a restoration project. I'm particularly interested in finding out about local suppliers esp. in the South West (Campbelltown/Camden).