Everything posted by Zedrally
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I bought a Z today!
Go on, what is it?
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Car register[s]?
Dwight, Carl has put a lot of effort into building the 240LHD register. Unfortunatley no information exists for all zeds [240~280, LH & RH]. There are amny gaps and action should be taken before it's to late. Many are being broken up etc, wouldn't it be nice to have information on the whereabouts of all classics zeds? Even those that are no longer. Mike
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Car register[s]?
Could this be a good time for the club to consider starting a register of classic Zcars? This would not only be confined to cars currently registered, but should include cars that had been sighted in various stages of breakup. Maybe we might be able to find out how many Z's are left drivable, WIP or else for prosperity? What do others think?
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Raising compression
I guess that would depend on whether the head is "straight", then again it could be standard shop practice to do both top & bottom whether you need it or not. The other aspect is that the distance between the cam and lash pad alters and this is the true reason for shimming, else valve events do not happen as they should, ie without shims the cam opens and closes earlier when factory valve clearences are used. Much easier to return the towers to the factory height than trying to work out new clearences
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Raising compression
Aren't shims used only when the top of the head is milled? When I had my last head job, the head job shop not only milled the bottom, but also the top; stop and think about this, if the head is warped it's not only the block to head surface but also the top of the head, ie cam cover to head. In this case you have to add shims to the cam tower to maintain the geometry of the cam. On the other hand if the head is straight and you're only shaving for compression then no shims would be needed.
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well here's the damage...
I shipped the head out to a head shop, the damage was pretty sevre and it was more than I could possibly do myself. They used a new pin [can't think of the correct name for it], and pressed it in. Replaced the valve guides new valves etc etc. I think it must have a taper on it and it's purely an interferrance fit.
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well here's the damage...
I thought that it could only happen to me. You haven't said if where the pin is? Hopefully not floating around the bottom of the timing cover? Mine had moved into the cam gear and stayed there.
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did i bend a valve? and why is this happening?
Clutchdust, I should have added that working on 240's can be addictive. List warning. Proceed only if you do not want to become addicted to zed's. [i wouldn't be surprised if you didn't fall in love with the car and buy it]! :love:
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did i bend a valve? and why is this happening?
This again you won't now until you pull the head. Look at the coolent level, has it dropped, do you need to top it up every time it runs? If the answer to this is no, then it is unlikely that you have a warped head and you can plan on not milling the head. On the other hand if it's using water it could be the gasket, or a cracked head. The worst that you would need to plan on is a head from a donor engine.
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VWer picking up a 240z w/ frozen brakes... HELP
The brakes are a snap on zeds. Use the search forum and you will find much information from other members. Don't forget to post if you strike a problem that hasn't been written about.
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did i bend a valve? and why is this happening?
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you've got a bent valve. There is no cure short of pulling the head, checking for piston damage, [cross fingers and hope that it's only a nick and turning the engine over hasn't created more damage]. This happened to me once, the pin that holds the cam timing sprocket moved and strange tap tap noises eminated from the engine,as it quickly came to a holt. Subsequent inspection revelled a couple of bent valves and one that had totally snapped and was floating free in the cylinder. Luckily the only damage was a slight nick in the top of the piston that I filed out. Needless to say I check the cam and pin very often now!
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Speedometer not working!
From what you've written, I doubt that it's broken? Else you would not have registed any dial movement when you tried the drill test. Doesn't the tranmission end spindle locate into the worm? Maybe, just maybe you haven't located it properly? Hope it helps...
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Aftermarket tach hookup....
Ah, your missing the red button that was mentioned in another post. Just connect the Blue wire to it and remember Do Not push it [the button] under any circumstances !
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Newbie in L.A.....any advice?
Hi Redline, Use the search function at the top of the page. If you can't find the answer to your question then start a new thread.
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My Car Won't Turn Off
kjo originally posted: but the weird thing was when I took off the regulator it wasn't even plugged in.... the plug from the reg was taped next to the female plug. there were some wires taped into the female end but they did not connect to the male end at all..... There has to be a diode somewhere in this circuit and I wouldn't mind betting that it's somewhere in the taped wires. What I should have advised was, to put the setup back as it was. Have a look around for the location of the diode, it's very important as it stops the battery from discharging after the engine is turned off. Good luck and let us know where you found the diiode.
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My Car Won't Turn Off
Yep, same problem occured when I changed over to IR, Just to make sure, pull the reg plug and see what happens!
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emergency ignition trouble
Sounds all to familiar, doesn't it 2many! Point gap at .5mm is OK, check the firing order remembering it's anticlockwise on the distributor. If you don't want to go loopy search for treads on Firing Order. :stupid:
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Fairlady Z??? what the?
Sounds like you need 2 cars Alan. One in and 1 out!!! Nothing like a stroll between.
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240Z Eastern Aus
I just had a phone call from a guy who wants to sell a 260z 2+2. Was asking $1500, but said he would seriously look at $1k just to free up the yard! Let me know and I'll pass on the details.
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I'm gonna regret this...Part II
Silly question, but where are the reverse lights?
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Firing Order
Well I finally succeded in solving the mysterious problem of not being able to start my 260Z. For those of you who hadn't followed the tread a couple of months ago, it was traced done to a broken wire in the capacitor, the insulating plastic hadn't broken but the wire inside had and was causing a mysterious miss which culminated in a final cestation of engin e noise. Non the less after changing the points, rotor, plugs and leads, it was the only part that hadn't been changed and was identified as the guitly component. But a strange thing occurred, [sorry if this is becoming a saga], when I plugged in the ignition leads I followed the firing order as given in Haynes. Yes you may have guessed, I didn't fire so I left the beast for a few weeks and yesterday decided to have another look. This time taking the easy way by cross referencing with my 240, I was amazed to find the firing order as 1,4,2,5,3,6 Of course being very secptical about this, I checked and cross checked and eventually copied this to the 260 and wonder of wonders it worked. Now, I went and checked the firing order as given in the 260 factory manual and of course it's given as 1,5,etc. What gives, am I going loopy! has anyone else been faced with this, or can offer an explanation as to how it's occured? :stupid:
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Parking Light Switch, on console.
Come on Alan, expand our knowledge. What market were these cars destined for?
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Parking Light Switch, on console.
This just goes to show that there is something new to learn about zed's every day. I remember the use of parking lights in the 60's, however by the 70's most streets where sufficiently illuminated and today I guess there really a relic left over or more correctly they have evolved to be hazard lights. I would hazard a guess that this would be a home market [Japan] delivery as I've never seen on in Aus, nor on the UK delivery zeds that found there way into Aus. Maybe Alan T can enlighten us on this subject.
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parts for 240/260Z for sale in Melbourne Australia
I'm looking for a pair of 260 struts? LH 240 guard & Extractors.