zman525

Hey everybody, haven't been on the forum in awhile, wish it was on better terms, but i am selling my project Z . Just posted it in the classifieds. Any questions shoot me an email at cky7290@yahoo.com Happy Z'ing guys!

Alright well i have a 76 280z pretty much bone stock and i cant get the damn thing to run right. At first i thought it was ignition related, so i have a new dist. cap, rotor, coil, wires, and plugs. Gapped the plugs properly and tested my spark. im gettin great spark at each plug. then i figured it may be injector related. so I tested to make sure i was gettin a pulse at each injector. then i used the classic stethescope to hear if they were firing and they all were. The engine sounds like is not running on all cylinders, or the the timing is way off. Ive adjusted the timing and even adjusted the valves for the hell of it. can not figure out wats going on. Ive messed with the afm and no luck either.

Hey everyone, have a little problem here. I seem to be getting extremely weak spark on cylinders 4 and 5. Every other cylinder seems to be great. The plugs are absolutely soaked with gas on those 2 cylinders. I put my inductive light on the wires and checked to see if i would get any readings close the the dist. cap and i did. but as i follow the wire down it gets weak and randomly fires. I replaced plugs, wires, dist cap, and rotor. Coil is also fairly new. I had a spare set of plug wires and tried messing with them, but no luck. any tips or ideas would be great. thanks.

It's amazing the stories you find under the seats of cars. I was at a local junkyard rummaging through a Z that was wrecked in the late 70's and found a 6 pack stuffed in some of the carnage in the back. My guess (judging from the old style empty beer cans) is that it was a drunk driving accident. Im not sure how tampered the car was over the 20-30 years it had been sitting there but i found the center console in the back hatch area and it looked as if it had flipped and landed on the roof. Anyways thought it was rather interesting....

i actually am driving a 1990 honda accord dx that i bought for 500 bucks, i threw some snows on it and it is amazing in the snow. we just got slammed up here in Massachusetts for the past week and i commute a good distance. I actually work for honda and their cars are amazing in the snow in my opinion, especailly for doin a little E-brake driftin. Spending 20 bucks to fill your tank and gettin you to work and back safely i would say its a good car.

I've found some weird things under the seats of vehicles I've bought. I've found real heavy duty hand cuffs, some mini tapes for a tape recorder which always seem to have something bizzare on them. When i bought my 240, i found a whole tuneup package (new condenser, rotor, cap, plugs, wires, and an oil filter) i love going through cars u just bought, its always a mystery.

i think i have a plow for my chevy if u wanna take that and get some revenge :-) Sorry bout the hood man... I just had a recent accident with my 87 bmw, freakin red mustang cut me off taking a left turn and i slammed into him goin 40... and about a week after i was sittin at a red light in my replacement 90 accord and someone rear ended me... ohh the fun...

heh I wish I was even close to getting my car painted. I have spent 2 years working on it spending lots of money but to be honest it doesnt look like I have put a cent into it, it looks more as if I've been parting it out. Luckily there is a collision and restoration center where I work, but I got a quote from them and I'm still looking at a hefty chunk of dough. I'm considering doing all the prep work myself, priming it and having them just do the final coats. As mentioned early, atleast with the prep coats u can screw up and fix it. Best of luck man, and remember its always best to wait and get it done right than rush and not get what you want.

did u try the old stethiscope trick? (spelling?) see if ur injectors are getting a pulse, take a big screwdriver, hold it to the injector base, put ur ear on the handle (not the blade part...) and have someone crank the engine. Listen for a ticking noise, if its not ticking ur injectors probably arent firing, also mentioned earlier see if ur plugs are wet or dry. I know you said you have done the basics but usually by doing the basics u can trace the problem back. If your injectors arent firing then u know ur not gettin power to them and its most likely a problem mentioned earlier, u may have just looked over it. Im pretty familiar with the older 280z injection system due to mine being old, frail and on the verge of crapping out. Also check the fuel injector clips, they get really corroded inside (atleast mine were). I really dont know whats going on with the car since im not there to look at it but i just figured i would throw a couple ideas out there... good luck

this really does sound like what i suggested... it doesnt sound like your not getting power to your injectors... check your fusible link and FI relays. mind had this same exact problem and it was the connection of the fusible link

so u guys are sayin my Z is a parts car? :-P

i rarely ever see them and i drive a good 100 miles a day. i see one but its parked right near my work. Its multi colored and not fully restored, but the guy drives it. It seems to be pretty quick; however, and sounds pretty nice.

Check ur connections at the battery, i had the same problem with my Z and i check everything, i was bafffled. Stupid me looked at the connections and the fusible link wasnt tightend down. Sure enough i cranked her and she fired right up. i could be one hundred percent wrong but just a thought.

nice man i know what i will be watchin the 29th

id have to say the previous owner due to their hack job half a** repairs... drives me insane!!!

replied to everyones email, hope you like what you see!

Hey guys, ive come to terms with myself that i have to sell my Z. I do not have the cash to do what i want with it and i think she deserves a good home. I posted it in the classifieds section aswell. Im looking for $800 for her. That includes all the parts needed to complete the Z and all the parts off of my 72 240z parts car. The Z has brand new fenders. Its a 5 speed l28/n42. it was a california car so the body is pretty solid, but it does have rust in the usual areas. Whether u decide to strip it down and sell the parts that are most valuable or restore it, its a great candidate for either. My email is cKy7290@yahoo.com if you would like pictures or are curious.

steering wheel is sold and i have not recieved an email yet keith, maybe try resending it? email is cKy7290@yahoo.com

ive got the rear center but it will need to be rechromed. I can get a pic if ur interested still, just send me your email address.

hey there, rather old post of mine, but yes there is still many parts i have laying around im willing to sell, the seatbelts serve their purpose but arent that pretty to look at, if u give me ur email i can send some pics. doors are long gone, i may have some side markers layin around, ill check... the jack is in nice shape but is missing the handle to crank it up with(all of the original stickers on the jack are in great shape), i can also send u pics of that aswell. The drivers side window got smashed somehow awhile ago. you can pm me or send me an email at cky7290@yahoo.com.

if u find find the answer to that let me know, my 280's doing the same thing, however i havent replaced what you have. im thinking i may have a vaccum leak somewhere

thats them! i was very surprised to find them inside the engine... Nothing like pulling off the head and finding these things everywhere, you should have seen the look on my face haha. As for how they got there, its still a mystery to me!

I was tearing down my l24 today mainly because i was curious to wat its inner condition was like and came by something rather odd. located in the intake, exhaust and in the cylinder i found some type of creature that made a cocoon. but its not just a cacoon its a cement like substance in which it made its cocoon in... i have no clue how it got in there or what in the world it is... just figured id share my little finding if i can get a pic i will but i cant pull them off, they crumble into a million peices

there is several z's in a boneyard about 10 miles from my house however there is no 240's i found a couple 300zx's, one with a twin turbo. i found the 10th anniversery edition aswell. most are totaled however. Theres a 260z that was totalled by a drunk driver (found an empty 6 pack in the back and it looked like the cans were from the 80's. ) ive scraped many things off of it for when i attempted to restore my 240. Its amazing what u can find in these yards for such good deals. Sounds like a good find man, get what u can! you can never have to many parts around!!

alright i will definantly look into them, sounds like a much better fit for me. thanks for the info. man!