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1 BRAVO: Bravo! thanks for that story. My wife is a survivor of 6 years and still going strong.

About 1 a month in the Portland Oregonian. One advertised this week in Bend, Oregon.

Now it is time to change my VR. Will get a new one rather than try to fix the old. In shopping I have come across several brands with prices ranging from $16 to $64. Is this just pricing or is there really that much difference in the quality/performance between them. Wells, Echlin are among brands I have found. Also another with a Japanese name which I forget. Any reccomendations as far as brand? I am not sure if the old one is original.

Hey Dozer171. How about you go over there to give them a hand. Your local recruiter is probably looking for more canon fodder. Looks like the opportunity to eat sand and c rats and get shot at may be open for awhile.

I remember when I first saw one of these in 1970. It was about the same time I saw my first Z. I like both of them and thought I need to get one of them sometime. 21 years later there was a Z in my driveway.

Check out the Electrical forum for lots of info about changing clocks. If you go in through the glove box, you can almost be certain that it will be trashed when you are done.

I went through what you are experiencing. I did not need new fuel lines but the tank was a mess. Did not try to clean it myself. Sent it out to a radiator shop. They will cut a hole in it and really clean it out and line the inside surfaces. Expensive but totally satisfactory. Got the float assy and O ring from MSA. Getting the tank cleaned solved a lot of problems for me. Good luck.

My wife:love: drives in city traffic most of her work day and in Portland it is often very rainy with poor visibility. She is in the habit of using her hazard lights when slowing. This is akin to pumping the brakes.

I am amazed at the optimism of you guys, especially you geezers, who have a huge optimism of your longevity when you tear your cars apart to rebuild them. I am 65 and if I tore my car apart, I would never have it together enough to drive it again. Luckily, it is in good shape for a daily driver and I will be able to enjoy it for another ten years, hopefully. More power to you beandip. Have it upholstered in blue satin as a finnishing touch and have a Z sized hole dug and drive off into an afterlife.

ROFL ROFL Check out the miles. This would keep me from buying it. ROFL

Anyone had experience getting the original Hitachi radio repaired? I called around in the Portland area with not much success. The shops told me that it will cost $45 just to open and inspect and repairs, if possible, could cost another $60 or $70.

This is a follow-up on a previous post. Occasionally the car will not start, nothing. Like the battery has been disconnected. One sympton is loss of preset radio stations. Tracked it to the vr by tapping on it the last time it happened. Started right up. Now, is this a fatal sign with the vr and should I replace it? Can they be adjusted, etc.? Are the points sticking?

I just gotta get into this! The thing that really astounds me is that a large percentage of the population of the U.S. believes anything that comes out of the mouth of this President, Ari Fleisher (sp), or Rumsfeld, Powell, etc , or any President we have ever had. Or that their opinions are formed by 15 sec snippets on the evening news. Assuming that they do watch. I do not understand how anyone can believe anything said by 99% of the politicians in the U.S. Just because el Presidente said it does not make it true! Cynic-one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest. Glad to get that off my chest. My wife gets tired of hearing it although she believes much the same. I think I will take a drive and take it out on third gear.

During my attempts to get my clock hooked up and running I noticed two short wires with the male ends laying on the floor mats. The ends of the wires were corroded. I checked around some and found that they had broken off where they had been soldered onto the switches or bulbs. This is where age rears it's ugly head. Got them reattached. I can imagine that this could cause a lot of grief and pass unnoticed.

This thread really TICKLES the funny bone.

:classic: 65. Got to keep the Z running for another 10. Got to keep me running for another 25. At 75 I figure I will be ready to exile myself to the Camry forever. But 75 is not too late to still have fun.

I've got about 8 ft. of webbing and a bunch of clips and the pliers left over from my seat restoration. Could be enough for one seat. Send me a P.M. if you want it. I will mail it to the first P.M. I will not be able to mail it before the last week of the month.

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Hey Ben. I visited Australia for about 9 months in 1965 and had a very good time traveling from Sydney to Melbourne back to Sydney then north to Cairns. Worked for three months west of Cairns on a road construction job near Mt. Surprise. Then to Darwin where I hitched a ride on a yacht westward. Well, back to the Z. You said that you hooked your clock up to a "boost guage". What is that? The clock runs off a 12 volt battery and will retry it on the car wiring tomorrow. Thanks for your help.

I think I have been through this before. I got the clock off of eBay from an outfit that sells other Z stuff. It has a 30 day warrantee. When I contacted them they said that it had been tested and observed for two weeks and that it ran fine. Let the buyer beware I guess. So how do I hook it up to an alternate power source? Can it be alligator clipped to a 6 volt battery, or 12 volt?

Got a new used clock which I presume is working well under normal conditions. Got it plugged in, set the time and waited a few minutes. The hands didn't move. Checked the fuse box and found a blown fuse-10 amp for dome light and instruments. Replaced it and the dome light still does not work (could be unrelated but it did work) but the instrument lights do. Clock did not work with the new fuse. Is there another fuse somewhere that I should check? I am certain I have the correct wires connected allthough I erred by not marking them. There are two wires comming from the harness that connect with the blue and black wires on the clock-one blue and one black, both are shielded with a black rubber protecter. I connected these. There was also another black wire of the same size with plug in connections near the clock which were unconnected and I reconnected these. My guess this is for something else. Worst case scenerio is that when the fuse blew, it blew the clock:sick:

Here is an easy one (hopefully). Finnally getting around to fixing several things that do not work. Several years ago, after working fine, my heater fan would not turn on with the switch. I presumed that it was as simple as the switch, however someone told me that it was probably the heater core. I do get heat but not from the blower. Any thoughts on this? If turns out to be the switch, does anyone have one available? Nothing on eBay.

If you want to know about rust on Z's, you have come to the right place. You will find that all of us have had to deal with rust on these cars to some degree. Some rather extensively. Just search "rust" and "POR-15" here and you will be overwhelmed with the information available. Good luck with your car.

:tapemouth My car has been running so well that I was out of my confort zone. Now I am back into it. When I went to start it after a stop at a store, it was dead, nothing. Turned the key a couple of times then it started but the amp needle was at mid point and not moving and all of the presets on the radio were gone, just like the battery had been disconnected. Drove it home with a frozen amp needle and killed it in the garage (safe zone). Started right up and after a bit the needle moved when I turned the lights on and when I reved it. Recently cleaned the battery, generator about 2 years old, new points, plugs, condenser, coil, spark plug and coil wires. Several days ago I removed the clock and the wires are just hanging although this should not be a factor. Hah-the only thing not mentioned is the voltage regulator. Same one since I have owned the car, about 11 years. VR points stuck? I seem to remember that on a '76 610 wagon I had that this would happen but I can't remember the symptoms. Regulator or what? Thanks

:classic: Well, I got my clock out and oiled it a bit as EScanlon suggested. Before I reinstall it I would like to know if it works. Is there a way to test it for a day or so to check it out without having to put it back in?