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If the gasket is blown..you should see oil in the radiator or water in the oil pan. Radiator is an easy check. Checking for water in the oil requires draining the oil and catching some of it in a glass jar. Let it sit for a while or overnight...the water will be at the bottom of the jar. Doing a head gasket is not very hard to do if you leave the intake manifold on (just disconnect the fuel line, water line to the manifold and the linkage.) If you DO pull the head it's a good idea to replace the head bolts with new ones.

You actually named everyone I was thinking about...WELL DONE!

At least 3 people in the Tampa Bay Florida area have rare ones. Do you know who and what they have?

Does it run at "normal" temperature when you are driving it and become hot while at idle for more that a few minutes? If so, more than likely the fan is the culprit. If it always runs hot do a check with a thermometer from cold to hot checking against your guage. Of course make sure you have a "good" mix of antifreeze and water (see Carl's article on that) and make sure it's full. Good luck and do a search on this site for overheating..there's lots on this site about this problem as it's common to the early Z. 280 isn't as much of a problem as Datsun addressed some of the cooling problems by then.

Alan, Yes, yes, yes and yes. Very well spoken. That is what it's all about after all...personal preference. Buy what you like and fix the rest.

Do you have an account at Victoria's Secret mistakenly for Victoria British.

Goes to show you...check the most obvious first. 280ZX Fever had the right idea!

this may be all you'll see of me

recently bought a 1973 240z. its in very good condtion. I started to hear the infamous "clunk" I am not a mechanic nor a fan of the car (no disrespect) its fast as hell, but Im going to treat my self to something new. I dont need the headache. Im located in Los Angeles Proper. The dash says alittle over 70,000. (turned over who knows) Interior and Dash is a good. The car is grey and the interior is black. body is great. Make me an offer. Last edited by thump240z on 11-14-2003 at 02:21 AM This is from previous post Bill

Maybe the rest of the world doesn't truly understand the meaning of Thanksgiving in the US. I personally use the time to give thanks to the fact I own a Z.

I would certainly have a chat with MSA. Could be some screwball cut it in the wrong place unless it's in the mold, in which case it can't be the right part.

You have a good issue. I've been looking over my schematic for a while now and can't find the blower motor on it. What I'll do is send off a copy to you. Maybe it will help. Bill I'll email it to you because it's too large for this sites messaging.

I still need opinions from the knowledgeable..........

here is the schematic

I have the XR3000 with the PS91 coil. My wiring diagram shows a B/W wire and G/W wire going to dist and ballast from the tach. Don't know how well you can see the attached but here it is.

Really sory to hear that...especially after you got it up to snuff. At least the caps stayed on!

Hey Jeff, Keep us up to date on the rest of your progress. Bill:D

Hi all, I just installed a Crane ignition system (optical pickup and coil). Problem is the tach now doesn't work. The two wires from the tach are now tied together (per Cranes instructions). Has anyone installed this system before and if so, how did you deal with the tach issue?

This subject has been covered many times...check the forums and search "brake drums".:beard:

Hold a flat screwdriver blade against the flat of the plastic clip while prying in the opposite direction with another screwdriver against the rod.

My 71 doesn't have an alignment problem because of the hatch strut...BUT I would like to install a later model two strut hatch and don't know if this is easily done. Any one have answers or have done this already?

ROFL ROFL that's a good one........