Parts Needed: Missing Plunger, Washer And Snap Clip

[Jamaican_Z_Lover]

Hey Guys,

 

I have been slowly restoring my 72 Z in Jamaica and I am now refreshing the stock 3 screw SUs. I disassembled them to change the gaskets and it appears that the dipsticks do not have the plungers, washer or snap clip attached to them. I have no clue why this is the case as the car was not running when I purchased it. I will take a pic later when I reach home just to be sure but from all I have seen on the net the dipsticks look a bit lacking.

 

If this is correct then I am in need of a pair of complete dipsticks if anyone can spare.

 

Thanks in advance. 

[zKars]

There are plenty of dipsticks around here! 

 

 

Someone can help you for sure. I'm just a bit short of SU cores at the moment....

[Diseazd]

Bruce Palmer hangs out with quite a few dipsticks! Give him a call at Ztherapy.

[240260280z]

Playing Prince Buster over Christmas!  Good luck!

[SteveJ]

You can find them on ebay.

[Jamaican_Z_Lover]

As stated by SteveJ I just picked up a pair off ebay. Now to get the broken screw out of the throttle plate and hope the threads are fine.

 

I am thinking to add 4 teflon o-rings to each throttle shaft and convert to a throttle cable setup. Does this sounds like a stupid move? I dont want to spend too much on the SU setup as I have a set of old 44phh mikunis I want to refresh and get a harado shokai manifold for them.

 

 

[Captain Obvious]

I used Viton (not Teflon):

 

 

[SteveJ]

I was thinking that was your cue, Bruce.

[Jamaican_Z_Lover]

Hey C.O. your mod is the reason I was going this route but since it has been proved that Viton works then I will follow. What size o-rings do I need? 

 

Also does anyone know what size the throttle plate screws are?

 

Sorry for asking pretty simple questions but some things are difficult to come by here in Barbados so I tend to order stuff online and ship them in or pick them up when I am in the US.

[Captain Obvious]

I don't remember offhand what O-rings I used, but I'll check and let you know. Of course, since this was a custom job, I sized the grooves to the O-rings. You don't have to use the exact same ones as long as you adjust the groove dimensions accordingly.

 

I probably have spares, so I you wanted to cover postage, I'd be happy to send some. Not sure if customs and shipping to Barbados would outweigh the cost of you just getting them locally though.

 

I'll also see if I can check the throttle plate screw size as well.

[Captain Obvious]

I found my notes and I evaluated using two different O-rings. Problem is that I never wrote down which one I finally chose in the end and for that, I'll have to take a carb apart. It'll take me a little more time. Give me a little bit...

[Jamaican_Z_Lover]

Hey C.O.

 

I started writing a response this morning and swore I sent it. Anyway, thanks for the offer. I will be in Orlando as of next week Sat so I would most definitely appreciate the offer of some of the o-rings mailed to me. Just let me know when you find them and I will pm you the address. I would also welcome any lessons learned with the SU's that aren't covered by the available tech guides.