tanny

Good luck, man. I hope your docs and nurses are skillful and kind and your family supportive. Victor.

That bluish gray color is a survival adaptation the fuzz has evolved since man began wearing clothes. It helps it hide more effectively in the shadows of it's favorite dark environments(belly buttons, pockets, between layers of underpants material, etc.

Posted this before but got no answer. I tried to order a 19 tooth (white) speedometer gear from Courtesy Nissan but the parts guy seemed confused by my description and we couldn't come up with a part. Does anyone have a part No. for this item? Is this listed under the five speed or four speed? Will the gear from later model Zs fit the 240? Thanks, Victor.

Oh yeah!! I have to warm up just to get out of bed in the morning. That guy is ambitious. He should get some beautiful pictures.

You may not get oil to the cam by just cranking the engine. You may have to actually fire it up before it will get oil to the cam. After rebuilding my engine, I cranked and cranked and cranked and cranked, recharged the new battery, removed and reprimed the new oil pump, refilled the oil filter, even tried pumping oil through the oil pressure sender hole, and cranked and cranked and cranked and cranked and no oil at the sprayer bar. By this point I'm wondering if my bearing lube is gone and I'm grinding all my new bearings to dust. So I took the chance and fired it up, and immediately painted the engine bay and fenders with oil. Moral(s): don't wait around too long for oil to show up at the cam while cranking, and put the valve cover back on before you fire it up. Good luck, Victor. ps My 240 had sat for 20 years and I am definitely having problems with "varnish" in the tank clogging up the electric fuel pump filter(maybe you don't have the electric pump). The "varnish" is appearing as a very fine powder(almost paste) that shuts off fuel flow after a period of time. We'll see how many times I clean the filter before breaking down and sealing the tank. Just a warning on possible future problem unless your tank's a good one.

Too bad. That is a funny story. Here's another. I definitely can't lay claim to this. > "The First Time's Always the Worst" > > The first mammogram is the worst. Especially when the machine > catches on > fire. > > That's what happened to me. The technician, Gail, positioned me > exactly > as she wanted me (think a really complicated game of Twister - right > hand > on the blue, left shoulder on the yellow, right breast as far away > as humanly possible from the rest of your body). Then she clamped the > > machine down so tight, I think my breast actually turned inside out. > I'm > pretty sure Victoria's Secret doesn't have a bra for that. > Suddenly, there was a loud popping noise. I looked down at my right > breast to make sure it hadn't exploded. Nope, it was still flat as a > pancake and still attached to my body. > "Oh no!" Gail said loudly. These are perhaps, the words you least > want > to hear from any health professional. Suddenly, she came flying past > me, > her lab coat whipping behind her, on her way out the door. She > yelled > over her shoulder, "The machine's on fire, I'm going to get help!" > OK, I was wrong, 'The machine's on fire,' are the worst words you can > > hear from a health professional. Especially if you're all alone and > semi-permanently attached to A MACHINE and don't know if it's THE > MACHINE > in question. > I struggled for a few seconds trying to get free, but even Houdini > couldn't have escaped. I decided to go to plan B: yelling at the top > of > my lung (the one that was still working). > I hadn't seen anything on fire, so my panic hadn't quite reached epic > > proportions. But then I started to smell smoke coming from behind > the > partition. "This is ridiculous," I thought. I can't die like this. > What would they put in my obituary? Cause of death: breast > entrapment? > I may have inhaled some fumes because I started to hallucinate. An > imaginary fireman rushed in with a firehose and a hatchet. "Howdy, > ma'am," he said. "What's happened here?" he asked, averting his > eyes. > "My breasts were too hot for the machine," I quipped, as my imaginary > > fireman ran out of the room again. "This is gonna take the Jaws of > Life!" > In reality, Gail returned with a fire extinguisher and put out the > fire. > She gave me a big smile and released me from the machine. "Sorry! > That's the first time that's ever happened. Why don't you take a few > minutes to relax before we finish up?" > I think that's what she said. I was running across the parking lot > in my > backless paper gown at the time. After I'd relaxed for a few years, > I > figured I might go back. But I was bringing my own fire > extinguisher. > The end.

Bravo!, Bravo! Label under the picture in the family album: "Here's Dad, HAMmin' it up". Or "HAMmer that baby!" Funny story. What happened to that sweet girl(wifey) that thought you were the living end, the Prince Wonderful of her dreams? Something must have jaded her. From my own experience with wifey, the old saying "Familiarity breeds contempt" is way more than true. And of course I don't deserve contempt. Heh, heh, heh.

I have a Cannon manifold and triple DCOE 40's. Came with the car, so I have no idea what it would be worth. I usually only see them on ebay with carbs attached. About all I can say is that it seems to work, although I still am having trouble getting the weber's to accelerate properly at my 6500 foot altitude. Victor.

I am attempting to order a 19 tooth(white) speedometer gear from Courtesy Nissan, but the parts guy(and myself) seemed a bit confused, so I need to know : would this part be listed under a different transmission than mine(I have a stock 4 speed but the rear end is a 3.9)? Will the gear for a 5 speed fit the 4 speed? What years? Anyone have a part No. for this speedo gear? Thanks, Victor.

mperdue, I will need all four springs. How much do you want for them? Thanks, Victor. tanny@frontier.net

You could be right about the sag springs. If I could find some oldies cheap enough(don't really want to pay much for worn out springs. The old springs might make the car list to one side or the other if they didn't all sag at the same rate), I might test that theory.

I guess if the engine idles well with rags in the throats, the distributor drive must be installed correctly. Don't know anything about SUs but if you have to stick a rag over the throat at idle, which I believe would be richening the mixture(on webers at least), then this would indicate a too lean idle mixture. That's the limit of my lack of expertise on SUs. Someone here should be able to figure this out.

Color of smoke? Possibly stuck oil rings? Valve seals? Good luck.

Just yesterday I had a simmilar situation suddenly develop when I was 50 miles from home. Quickly became worse until I couldn't shift. I had to adjust(made stroke longer and/or deeper. No nasty comments.) the threaded rod from the clutch pedal to master cylinder. The locknut had come loose and the rod shortened its stroke, so the clutch wasn't completely disengaging. You've probably already checked this. Good luck.

Makes good weed killer. If there are no large chunks and it isn't 30 years old, could be used in old mower. Guess it's best to take it to the hazardous waste place.

Even though I reassembled the distributor EXACTLY as described in the manuals(I think the tang was supposed to be at 11:25 or something), it ran exactly as you described. I had to advance the drive gear one tooth and it ran perfectly. When correct, the tang looked like it was in the 10:20 position. Guess it's a matter of interpretation and my thick glasses. To see if yours is set right, disconnect the coil wire and have someone turn the engine over while you're checking the timing with a timing light. Even at these low rpms, you will be able to tell if you are too advanced or retarded, and if off, pop the oil pump and readjust the drive gear. Hope it's this simple. Good luck.

Need a complete set of stock coil springs for a 73 240. Thanks, Victor. tanny@frontier.net

Even though I can be a flaming a_s liberal on some subjects, I can't really say I "hate" Bush. I don't agree with most of the stuff he and his party put forth, but how can you hate a boozer and a partier(partyer?). I just wish he had inherited his mother's brains. Actually seems like a decent guy if you can get past his Edsel(lemon eater) facial expression. They seem like a normal American family with the youngsters partying up just like the parents used to. Besides, they're Texans, and I've always kind of liked Texans(Texas elk hunters pretty much pay for the Colorado Div. of Wildlife, so I owe the Texans for my livelihood).

I would like to use the stock springs, but using springs off someones 30 year old car would probably end up giving me a similar problem due to old age sag(unfortunately I am familiar with that), although it probably wouldn't be as severe. Arizona Z Car supposedly has stock height springs, but the spring rates seem pretty high and I don't want the rough ride. As my dad used to say, I'm caught between the $^!# and the fart. Maybe I will advertisefor the used springs in the Wanted area and give them a try. Kind of a lot of work if they don't work out, but I need to figure something out. Thanks you guys for the advice.

I think Ford got a bit of a bum rap for being clumsy. I remember my dad talking to him about him being an All American football player at some meeting they had. He must have had some kind of athletic skill. Maybe.

My 240 has lowered springs and I either want to be able to correct the camber or if I can't, replace the springs with ones closer to stock height. I have no idea how much these springs lowered the car(were installed 25 years ago), but the car is quite low and the tires look knock kneed, noticeably in at top and out at bottom. Obviously they are going to wear very quickly. So, what would be the best and/or least expensive camber solution? Also, the MSA catalog says that their standard KYB strut cartridge will not work with lowered springs. Why not? Does this mean that you must buy the performance type shocks even with minimal lowering(1" or less)? On an unrelated issue, is it necessary to remove the gas tank to remove the sending unit or can it be removed in place? I think the tank mounting strap is close and may interfere with removal. Thanks, Victor.

My experience: Bought a 1973 240 (had been stored inside for last 20 years and had 100,000 miles on it after 9 years of use)18 months ago without a clue about Zs other than I liked them since driving my girlfriend's Z in 1972. Due to blind luck, it had very little rust, but all hydraulics had to be replaced, rebuilt the engine, new tires, and hundreds of odds and ends repaired. Lucky for me this sight exists. Lots of knowledge here. Have invested $2500 already doing all my own repairs and still need a paint job, new strut cartridges and springs, reupholster seats, and new carpet. Granted, the car will be close to new, but this may give some idea of the expense of refurbishing the Z, especially one that has sat for too long. Not knowledgeable enough to give you much mechanical advice on the 77. Good luck. Victor.

Looks fine. Did you buy it from MSA or VB? Thanks, Victor.

My thick glasses didn't work too well this time. I saw orange and assumed it was "A". I'd better order one. Thanks.

Really too bad. I'll bet you wanted to get started messing with the house too. If you're married or have a significant other, you may be able to totally play it up so you can have all your wishes granted out of sympathy. At least you have me beaten, I can only type with one finger. Get well.