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I seem to remember some were way back then, that I also did want to get rid of the carbon canister. I was told never to do that because for a reason I can't remember that the car will never run right. as far as fuel pumps goes. I use a low- pressure carter at the back of the car with no pressure regulator on the return line and I have 3.42 lbs at the carbs. try to keep thing simple.

Looking at the online catalog: http://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/engine-240z-260z/accelerator-choke-throttle The one on the right is possibly from a automatic transmission car due to the metal tab on the rod below the pivot ball. That tab is shown in the catalog image. The one on the left is the early model for the throttle cable as @Terrapin Zmentioned. The online catalog shows an end date 7001 for item #20, the throttle cable.

Others will have more detail on dates for when these started and stopped etc. The one with the with the extra tab on top (left on last pic)is for the early 69-70 cars. That tab is where the hand throttle cable hooks up. The one on the right is the replacement for that, after the hand throttle was recalled and omitted.

Really vintage…

I’ll go get them out of storage and see what I have…

You were right. I got out my tap and die set and sure enough it's 8 x 1.25. The top of the thread was damaged so I had to retap it. Thanks.

Okay, I’ve been out of pocket for a few weeks. With a combination of work and getting COVID I’ve been MIA on the forum. Covid was a 10 day ordeal, had it last year as well. Was worse this time but was just a really bad cold. The worst part was my wife putting me in double quarantine in my own house. So, I’ve been working a bit on the Z but it’s been minimal. I had been working on a turn signal problem that I’ve mostly resolved. I had 3 problems I found when troubleshooting . 1. Corded contacts inside the combo switch. 2. Bad Flasher. 3. Two front turn bulbs that had burned out filament. So now the turn signals work normally but there are still some problems. One is I cannot hear an clicking when I select a turn in either direction and neither bulbs in the tach work. The bulbs are good, contacts are clean on the receptacles. I had been told that the hazard switch and it’s circuit effects the turn signals. So the Hazards didn’t work either. I discovered I had a bad switch and replaced it with another one I had in my parts bin. Now the Hazard lights only work on the passenger side of the car . I can also hear them clicking but the arrows in the tach gauge do not illuminate So I still don’t know what’ the problem could be. Bulbs are all replaced, including tach bulbs My next plan is to get a new hazard flasher and see if this helps. Does anyone have any idea how I should proceed? Thanks

The very first Z-Car thread I ever read was about a hood cable breaking with the hood closed, that scared me. Like beandip, I made a new redundant cable out of picture frame wire, attached to the release lever, over to near the booster then down to the frame rail. Earlier this year when opening the hood, the cable snapped. In less than a minute, I was on the floor unhooking the redundant cable, one small pull and the hood was open. Boy did that feel good! Bonzi Lon

I have a mixed bag of bulbs. Front turn signals are incandescent, backs are LED. The hazard flasher is OEM. Turn single was on zcardepot for $6.99. Bulbs in tach for turn signal lights are incandescent. Was considering buying an EF-32RL flasher for hazards and for turn signals. No sure is I need you can use the same one in both locations? BTW, here is a pic of the inside of my hazard switch that didn’t work a bit crusty.