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MythBusters: Duct Tape Hour : Videos : Discovery Channel Funny though that, apparently, the right name is "duck tape". Duct tape is actually thick metal foil with, usually, a high temperature adhesive. Duct tape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Duct tape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

At least there was a fuse.

Sounds like a banjo bolt. There should be a ring-shaped fitting on the end of the line. Fluid flows through the bolt, out of the hole, through the ring and in to the line. Study the fitting at the end of the line and it should make sense. Both sides of the ring fitting seal, one side on the bolt head and the other side on the transmission, or wherever the fluid is.

It has to sell to take the title.

Here's one that's cheaper - Relay Fuel Injection 75-77: Engine Z - Electrical & Tune Up - 15097-NEE - Z Specialties Online Store - If we don't have it in stock, we can get it! But they almost never go bad. It's usually something else. There's a procedure in the FSM, maybe the Fuel Injection Guide, for testing the relay with a meter. Much cheaper path to take.

Here's a good reference on the electrical switch - Ignition Switch 70-83 (Electrical): 280 ZX 79-83 #4 - Electrical 4 - Misc Electrical 4 - 20098-EPBE - Z Specialties Online Store - If we don't have it in stock, we can get it!

The charger shouldn't cause any more leakage than the alternator in the car. The alternator can put out 60 amps if it needs to. Subtract out electrical load and you're still probably around 45-50 amps at normal driving speed, but only if the battery is discharged. Most chargers are in the 4 - 5 amp range I think. The voltages are about the same also, maybe higher for some alternator systems.

I think that it might just be the altitude switch circuit. It leans out the mixture when air pressure gets below a certain point. So they are interchangeable you just lose that function and run a little rich and dirty when you're in the mountains. I took a look around for the switch and came across an atlanticz page that I didn't even know existed. The switch and a blow-up view are shown. Not sure where is is in the FSM. http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/explodedviews/280z/

Just curious, but do you remember the brand of head gasket?

Saw this Cardone page from Rockauto and thought it was interesting. Resoldering and a test, and some identified common wear components replaced. Wonder what they are. Product Detail

That's a bummer. I can't remember if you said the engine had ever overheated but you might consider having another head ready to swap on. Depending on how many miles are on the current head and the odds of warpage. My leaking head didn't show any signs of combustion chamber leakage but is about .007" bent. Bowed up in the middle, but it leaked on the end. Retorquing won't crack the head, they're actually pretty flexible. The odds are probably against it fixing the leak though. I would just check the torque on each bolt to see if you had some loose ones that might explain the leak. Start with a low number and work up to spec. Good to know anyway, for future work. Maybe you had an older style gasket that was supposed to be retorqued after a few miles and wasn't, allowing a leak to develop.

I kind of remember reading some recent posts about new external regulators that had problems. Incorrect wiring, I believe. And you didn't confirm that you don't have an internally regulated alternator combined with the external regulator. I seem to recall that you get either no regulation or no charging when you do that. The fact that your lights blow if you give it gas can really only be too much voltage. Each light bulb is just a small resistor that can handle 12-14 volts all day long. But will overheat if the voltage gets too high. You need to have the VR checked, not the alternator, or both. Confirm that they're both good and that the alternator is for external regulator usage. Or just go ahead and convert to the internal regulator. Since the external VR's appear to be iffy, that would be the safest route. No use fixing the lights problem until you get voltage under control.

Might be worthwhile to disable your air bags. The bigger the company, the smaller the soul, it seems. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/business/air-bag-flaw-long-known-led-to-recalls.html http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSafetyIssues

Kind of typical, except for the paint. 1976 280z

There's enough here to make a nice car - 2 z cars 1 running 1 not That's Milwaukie, Oregon, not Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wish I had extra cash and extra space.

The ZX ignition module has current control technology to reduce current flow when the coil gets close to saturation. So it will probably be fine to use any coil except those that have very low primary resistance like the most modern coils used with ECU timing control. They have low low primary resistance and can burn things up, including the module itself. Ideally, especially if you want to take advantage of the technology and run the .040" spark plug gap that the ZX's and 1978 280Z use, you would use a coil that can take the higher current and generate the higher spark energy. I don't know if the low current 240Z coils can do that, someone who's comfortable looking at inductances and windngs ratios and calculating outputs could probably say. So if you stick with stock 240Z you should probably stick to the .034" plug gap to avoid misfires. I would just use a coil designed for electronic ignition that has a primary resistance in the ballpark. The Crane PS20 is there, and proven, and you can't go wrong using a coil designed for the system, the parts store stock unit. Basically build the system like Nissan intended, set the plug gaps to the ZX spec. and go. Note that I'm not an electronics expert. And that all of my musings led to "set it up like stock".

Sorry, I guess it is the guy. Here's a link to page 1. http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/99357-my-dream-ls7gtzproject-underway/ Wrong (I don't think that's the same car. Mikelly is in Virgina and used to have a small block chevy in his car. It had problems with excessive crankcase pressure and he decided to go with the LS engine. ) The Hit the Wall guy is in Georiga and started with an LS. On chevy engines - kind of funny, but not unexpected, that the writer for Importtunner calls the LS engine a "big block". Looks like they know each other though - Post 989 - http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/63250-mike-kellys-zcar-project/page-50

Your dealer might be able to get the bolts. BOLT-FLYWH :: Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com I had some bolts and old lug nuts in the garage. The flywheel bolt is the same thread as a lug nut. 12mm x 1.25.

I wonder if a T/C rod failed. Can't think of any single bolt that would cause a crash. Or maybe the truth is that 650 HP in a 240Z is just a lot to handle.

Another bummer. A weak battery can cause many problems, some not so obvious. I've seen it said that the Z's EFI system gets flaky if voltage gets under 10 volts. Plus the weak spark from the ignition module. It can only pass the current it's given. And, the load on the alternator if it does start, charging a dead battery, can cause regulator failure (the solid state internal ones like your 78 has), as I understand things. The system is not designed for long-term high current. You really need a fully charged, good battery to make progress. I wouldn't even try to jump it, I'd swap the dead one for a known charged, good one. One less unknown to worry about.

I like the test. It covers adjustment of the rod, overall play in the mecahnical , integrity of the MC seals under the extra pressure of the booster. Kind of narrows it down to something beyond the master cylinder. I'm going to guess that because you've bled the brakes so many times that you think that there is no possible way that there is air in the lines (my comment in Post #4). My suggestion will tell you the truth though, whether you want to know it or not. If you can pump the pedal and it gets higher and firmer, there is air in there somewhere. I went through a whole weeks-long battle with air in the calipers.

Coincidentally, this was just created on another forum - N/A L28 to Turbo Conversion Question & Parts List Questions - Nissan : Datsun ZCar forum :Nissan Z Forum: 240Z to 370Z Hybridz.org also has a separate sub-forum devoted to turbocharging the L6. Here's a pinned thread from there - The Ultimate L28ET Guide/What you need for 350+whp! - L-Series - HybridZ Not to drive you away or to lose a classiczcars member but there aren't many turbo conversions done on this forum.

The exhaust hanging ears and the speedo gear retaining bolt look like 77-79 5 speed. Apparently there is a shorter truck 5 speed out there. But, wherever it came from, if it was shorter than a Z car transmission (causing the shifter to be moved up), then the drive shaft would be too short also. It wouldn't reach. So if the drive shaft fits, then it's the right size for the car and you just have to work around the shifter hole problems.

That's about what mine does, 1976 280Z. It will sit right on 1/2 full with the trip meter from 100-150, then drop to just above E at 220 miles. So I get 100 miles above 1/2, 50 miles at 1/2, and 70 miles below 1/2. Consistently. Then I can get about 12 gallons in on a refill, so apparently I'm 5 gallons paranoid (early 280Z's have a 17 gallon tank). I've never seen the red warning light come on, don't even know if it works. I've hit 280 miles on the tripmeter, but it makes me nervous, even though I know that fuel is in there. Always calculates out to between 18.5 - 20 mpg. I need to take it down to the red light some day.

On the seals - one is rear, one is front. It's in the descriptions, in the OReilly link.