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Changing to a programmable ignition system will have no affect on your idle quality, unless, maybe, your stock system is a points distributor running a low energy coil. 20 degrees with Electromotive will be the same as 20 degrees with what you have now. There might be other reasons to go with Electromotive but idle quality would not be one of them.

It's a thing! I saw it on the internet! If bats are bad, then some detail on "pounding" might be in order. Seems like, with the way the edge is formed, that you'd almost have to place many short relief cuts all along the inside edge, if you really wanted a good smooth bend, that didn't deform the outer edge. The "do it right" approach. Then, if you wanted it to be strong you'd have to tack weld each cut back together.

I thought people were using baseball bats to roll their fenders? I've seen a few accounts about it. Put the bat between the tire and fender and roll the car.

You do know that the K&N's let very fine dust through, right? They're mostly for looks and hype. They don't protect the engine well.

That's a pretty cool fix, although it's not directly what Ian was implying, I think. I think he was trying to weaken the magnetic field by removing loops. You made it weaker by making it bigger, which you probably could have done with multiple loops too. Now that I see it again, I remember that that type of fix is out there on the internet, in various forums. But as I recall it, they were adding more loops. Anyway, why don't they just put that in their instructions? How many sale do they lose because of tach problems, I wonder? I'm surprised that Pertronix actually has a capable support person. A rarity in today's world.

The tires must have been brand new in 1995. 23 years ago. Should be able to knock $10,000 off the price with that info. The dash looks great. I wonder how fragile everything is though. Will it turn in to normal Z dust as soon as somebody starts using it.

That would be a standard example of a time capsule, or survivor car. He should left the dust and grime on, and just clear coated it.

I quoted his post in my reply, #17, and made a joke. He, apparently, was offended so he erased his post and replaced it with a question mark. Hence my comment in #20 about the fact that you can edit posts after they've been quoted, without any sign that they've been edited, from the phone apps. You can't do that on a desk top computer. Etc., etc., internet confusion, blah blah, yadayada.... Sounds like you're about where I was at one point and have all the knowledge you need if the squeal shows up again. Good luck.

Looks like somebody died or was severely injured. I was in a wrecking yard a few months ago and the blood from an accident victim was left in the side panel pocket, you could see where it had drained out the bottom. Could have been just a bad cut, but who knows. I've seen hair and blood stuck in broken windshield glass. Just makes me queasy.

Could just be parts added later. I notice that there are no driver's side pictures. And missing bumpers. Might be some damage.

That's a 240Z bumper, even though the car is a 280Z. Bad karma on that car anyway, don't you think? Looks like they hit so hard the car pivoted fast enough to hit something else and tear the rear wheel almost off.

Where are those CSI people when you need them? Enhance image...

But, at least the big old text-covering ads seem to be gone. Positivity.

The mechanical pumps are really simple in concept. They either stop pumping because there's a hole in the diaphragm, or the lever that moves the diaphragm broke. Apparently the broken lever is not uncommon. You have to remove it to find out.

You could just take a step back and see how it looked from my end. If you wanted to. I like to have some fun on the forum. Offense was not intended.

Carter electric or Carter mechanical? https://www.carterfuelsystems.com/fuel-pumps/

Mike needs to fix that glitch that allows people on the app to edit their comments and have it look like they never happened. Pretty sure the first post was from tapatalk. Not a good look edearman! No hiding on this forum.

Just remembered another one - the rubber boot around the lever. Very common for the boot to be too thick or stiff for the mechanism to overcome. Very. Edit - I see that EuroDat mentioned removing it, but not as a cause. I had one that used to squeak when I put the lever in to 5th. When I took it apart later, there was a pile of rubber dust inside the boot.

Here is a 1983 5 speed. Only one bracket for the exhaust system hanger. Earlier models had one on each side.

Dave has been deep in to the 5 speeds. He knows of what he speaks. EuroDat too. Among several on the forum. @EuroDat

Nominate for the "latest to the party".

Good luck. The shifter gets people often. Nissan changed something about the mechanism inside the transmission and the early shift levers have problems, especially if the bushings are worn. Worse on the "close ratio" 5 speeds. Nissan used the wide ratio on the 79 and 80 1/2 models. How many exhaust hanger ears do you have?

I meant the non-shifting aspect. It shifted before, it doesn't shift now. Setting aside the CD issue, the logic is a bit off here. CD sent you a supposedly rebuilt transmission that, apparently, shifted in to and held all of the gears. Now you've had it rebuilt for sure, and it doesn't shift and hold the gears. The guy you like did worse than the guy you don't like. Sometimes my objectivity makes me wonder if I'm not a robot. I don't like Al and what he does but the details here suggest the new guy didn't do it right. And you're not saying what he fixed to fix second gear.

You asked the question. What did he do to fix second gear? Obviously it wasn't right the first time. You can't blame California Datsun after the fact.

So, the mechanic did something to fix the problem with 2nd gear? Did he say what he found? Might be a clue about quality of work. I seem to recall reading about problems with 5th if the countershaft nut works loose. Did you replace all of the shifter bushings? It's a 240Z, right? Of course, more details needed.