Truckin1972

Speaking of rust has anyone hear used Rust Bullet? If so how did you like it?

My Chiltons manual finally came in the mail yesterday! After reading through a good chunk of the manual and I have answered many of my questions. I have given this car a lot of credit for being 32 years old. It is running a lot better then I thought it would have for being so old. And I plan on doing some serious engine work this weekend after I get my car back today hopefully. And yes I knew before hand these cool cars were prone to rust problems and I have reseraching various sealants to help prevent this. And like you 240z I am betting it is going to take me atleast 2 years to get the ol'girl running and looking like new again. I promise I will try not to be too much of a pest with silly questions. :tapemouth

What is the SU? Are those the two cylinder shaped things on the side of the engine? If so those have plent of oil in them. I praying that this is going to be a simple fix like you have said. I was planning on doing some serious TLC this weekend but I guess she wanted it today!

Well my poor baby is now in the shop.. We were going along fine until we stopped at a red light then..when I went to shift into first I thought I was in a bull riding competition! The clutch was fully engaged and I was giving her the right amount of gas to go and all the engine did was rev and the car creeped a long like it was straining to go and bucked a few more times before I was able to get it over to the side of the road and turn it off. Tried to leave again and the same thing started to happened again but then all the sudden everything seemed to engage and we took off like a rocket! So now it is in the shop. I did notice that the exhaust start to smell rich on the way to the shop and my coworker who followed me to the shop told me my exhaust would get pretty black when I would accelerate. So is it my clutch? My carb? or a combination of both maybe?

Hey Everyone! I just purchased a 1972 240z a few days ago and I love the car! Its a blast to drive! I just have a few questions. I am a bit of a novice mechanic but I am willing to try working on just about any aspect of the car but electrical. The whole electrical thing makes me nervous. :nervous: And here are my few questions--- Oil Pressure Gauge is a little wacky. It stays at 90 when I first crank it up in the morning and will eventually go back down to about mid way after the car gets a chance to warm up. Though I noticed today that it shot back up after an oil change but came back down. I revved up the car and checked to make sure the oil filter did not buldge and I am fine there. I did notice some of the wires looked a little corroded so could that be it? Also I noticed when I turn on my turn signal (either direction) that my Amp gauge fluctuates in time with the turn signal. Could corroded wires be an issue there too? That is all I have for questions so far. Also is there a trick to using the search option? I tried to use it but I got way too much back and not the right kind of info! :cheeky: