Hello

[khoist]

YAY! A forum dedicated to NISSAN! And The Z car especially! I love my 1978 280z. It's comfy, and makes me want to drive fast! The only problem is it's not running right now and hasn't been since I got it. There's something wrong with the fuel delivery. I pour gas in the intake and it runs, but it won't run just turning the key. The cold start injector is fine I was told. the injectors might be bad, but I don't think all 6 went bad at the same time.But that's enough of that. If there's anyone in the forum in Marquette MI that would be willing to let me take one for a drive, I wouldn't mind seeing how mine might turn out like and if anyone wants to throw me pointers on my car, be as brutal as you want.

[zanthus]

Welcome!! How long has it not been running? You could have crap in the gas tank clogging the fuel lines. I'd suggest draining the fuel dropping out the tank and having it cleaned. Also replace your fuel lines. Check the fuel pump too. Get a new fuel filter. That was what was wrong with my 78

[khoist]

well it's been sitting not running for about a year now. (I pour gas in the intake to work the bearings and what not every now and than), the tank is off, going to throw the lines into a plastic tank full of gas and see if it was just the tank, the fuel pump is new, gas lines are rusty, might want to replace those. And yet another question, does anyone know how to bypass the vapor control to put in a fuel cell? the fuel cell's cheaper than a tank but the vapor control unit worries me (I think that's what it's called).

[sblake01]

YAY! A forum dedicated to NISSAN! And The Z car especially! I love my 1978 280z. It's comfy, and makes me want to drive fast! The only problem is it's not running right now and hasn't been since I got it. There's something wrong with the fuel delivery. I pour gas in the intake and it runs, but it won't run just turning the key. The cold start injector is fine I was told. the injectors might be bad, but I don't think all 6 went bad at the same time.But that's enough of that. If there's anyone in the forum in Marquette MI that would be willing to let me take one for a drive, I wouldn't mind seeing how mine might turn out like and if anyone wants to throw me pointers on my car, be as brutal as you want.

Weclome! And that would be DATSUN not Nissan! At least for me, there is a distinction but that's another story that would only take this thread off topic. You're on the right track. Pulling fuel from a clean container is the method I used to confirm a problem gas tank when I bought my 78 10 years ago. I'd lean away from the fuel cell idea and have your stock tank cleaned if that turns out to be the case. I actually put a tank from a used running car in mine. Even so, I still had it cleaned. No problems ever since. Keep us posted.