Help Me !!
This is the emergency HELP ME forum for those of you that are having troubles with your Z-Car and need immediate help.
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In all the moving around and back and forth etc etc. I appear to have lost the linkage that goes from the shifter the side of the Auto trans. The rod of about 12 inches or so (no jokes here please). So if anyone has one and knows where it is I am a buyer for it. Working on getting it running and knowing it is not in gear would be a good thing, . Email if you can I have a tendancy to forget to check PMs. Thanks in advance, cheers Richard.
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I am the original owner of a '71 240Z and am getting too decrepit to work on the car myself. Are there any 240Z owners on Long Island (NY) that can recommend a shop to take care of repairs, troubleshoot, etc. If I go to m local Nissan dealers, I find that the car is older than most of the repair technicians! The car has only 55K miles, but the original parts are breaking down due to age --much like its' owner. I haven't seen any 240s around here for a LONG time!
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I know there are many a post regarding this topic but I am still a bit confused. My car sufers from it and I would like to know a bit more before I star buying parts and dismanteling the car. here is a picture of where I think the problem is but I am not sure.....
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hello everyone im at a point now were im stuck. i have a 77 280z and when the laft turn signal is on it blinks and then i hear what i believe is a vacuum leak, and when i turn my heater lever from ac to heat it doesnt blow hot air? i know the heater core is getting warm coolant. is there a door that covers the heater core keeping it from blowing? and if so how do i access that to get it open? we just got a foot of snow and its cold as crap so id like a heater. any help would be appreciated thanks.
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Hi, i need ideas on how to remove the break cylinder and how to put it back in and bleed it. my break cylinder on my 76 280z is bad and my front left wheel and rear right wheel are lock tight. is there any problem if i just change the cylinder and leave the old booster? guide/steps and pictures pls.
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Hi everyone! I recently bought a 77 280z, trailered it home and put 5 galons of gas in her. When I tried it, it fired with a little coaxing. The idle didn't want to stay even and when I'd give her some throttle she tried to die. On second try she fired right up, I noticed the tach is at 2000, and doesn't move, but idle is still rough, when I give her throttle, she bogs and then made a clapping sound then tries to die. Playing with the throttle would keep her running, but sounding bad. Slowly bringing up the throttle was a little better, but would end up with same smack or clap sound and try to die. I checked the dizzy and noticed the #5 and #6 plugs were backwards and it …
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I just wanted to thank all you folks for cataloging such a huge volume of information in one site. I was able to come home from the yard today with an armload of parts from 260s and 280s for my 240 thanks to you guys. They were pretty well picked-over but I found some good stuff we can use. Seats! omg! yay! Fuel cap is an elusive little bugger, ain't it?!
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Hi All, I am in need of a part which I located in the state of Washington but have an issue purchasing. The seller is hesitant to sell over the phone or ship the item so I would like to find a member who is willing to pick up the part and ship it to me. I live in Los Angeles and have been a member of this forum and many Z forums for a while now. I persuaded the seller to ship the item, but he is asking $100 to ship a corner valance for a 280zx Turbo. He says it's an inconvenience and this is the only terms he is willing to go by. I have no other options and this is the cleanest piece I have been able to locate. I can send the money by Paypal or Money order to the pers…
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This seems stupid but I have to ask to make sure I'm not tripping. First off, I went out to swap the 280zx dizzy for the the 240 dizzy. I'm looking at everything to get my bearings and I can't find the ballast resistor. I know what it looks like and where it's supposed to be but it ain't there. It's supposed to be on the drivers side just down from the coil right? Second thing...I'm checking the plug wires and something doesn't look right but I'm still new to the L24 so I thought I better ask about it. My wires are run like the pic below which looks like #3 and #6 are crossed. Am I right?
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Okay, I'm working on a 1973 240Z which has been sitting for, oh, 10 years or so before I bought it. I am shopping for batteries, and low and behold I realized something rather odd. My car has side post battery cables (as best I can tell, I've never owned or worked on a car with side post battery cables before), and as best as I can tell, the Z came with more conventional battery cables. My questions on the matter boil down to -Is my conclusion correct? -What size battery do I really need? -Should I switch the battery cables and get a top-post battery, or just buy a side post battery? I don't know if there is any performance, durability, or monetary reason to go with …
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Hey there, for those of you who responded to my previous questions, thank you very much. I have a 77 280z, that I finally got running! My problem now is that it is running far to rich. I have good fuel pressure, new air flow meter, new fuel filter, new alternator, new cap and rotor on the distributer, new plug wires and a new coil... I am fuel fouling plugs in about 2 minutes, the exhaust is terrible (black and white smoke under power, white smoke at idle, car actually blows excellent smoke rings!) The car lacks power most of the time, unable to even back into my garage anymore, problem is steadily getting worse (car actually drove well around the block earlier)... Gone t…
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'72 240z- triple 45 dcoe weber carbs Hi, I have a problem with my idle. When the car is warmed up and sitting and idling it holds at about 500 rpm just fine, but sometimes when I drive it and come to a stop it'll slowly stumble to about 300 rpm and then die on me. I'm not too sure that's going on. Help! Thanks Tyler
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