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Careful with the positive connector. I replaced the big O-ring to fix a gasoline leak, which didn't work. On closer inspection, the gasoline was leaking out of the positive connection fitting. I hammered the rivet tighter and put JB Weld around the fitting on the outside, and so far the leak is stopped. Victor.

Poor guy! You forgot to put the steering back on the correct side of the car? Does it still drive allright? Pretty precious. Victor.

Leads? Those are the little carbon sticks you put into those refillable pencils, aren't they? Lower resistance values would allow more current to flow through a circuit. Voltage = Current X Resistance, so algebraically Current = Voltage divided by Resistance, so the lower the resistance, the higher the current. I would think having lower resistance in your "leads" would be a good thing, but I think resistance is also used to suppress electromagnetic noise in your radio caused by the ignition system. Sounds like maybe there might be cracks in the insulation around your leads. There must be someone here who knows what the theory is behind arcing plug and coil wires. Victor.

At high altitude during winter there is no choice but to run the choke until the engine has had time to warm up sufficiently to keep running. 6500 feet and 15 below zero. In summer my z starts fine with no choke.(the 3 webers may be helping it out a bit) Victor.

This is an example of biasing statistics the way you want the results to be. The real reason these guy's sperm quality was down was because anyone who would have a predisposition to look for and enjoy a toll booth job is most likely a genetic failure anyway, and it follows that their sperm quality would be subpar. So the exhaust fumes actually had no effect except to give them a pleasant high at work. Victor This is tongue in cheek so don't take offense you toll booth operators out there.

If it turns out that you have the same problem, it might be good to email KYB and tell them their bung nut is not the proper specification for this application. They probably wouldn't do anything because this application i'm sure doesn't bring them in much money, but worth a try to save others the hassle. Please email me if you do have the same problem. Thanks, Victor.

I took the struts apart and found that the cartridge retaining nut that fits over the cartridge shaft and screws down into the strut tube was not seated down against the top of the cartridge, so the cartridge was slamming back and forth about 3/16 inch on every bump I hit. The retaining nut that came with the KYB cartridges would not screw down far enough to secure the cartridge, so I had to fabricate two washers(spacers) to place inside the retaining nut for each rear cartridge to take up the 3/16 inch gap. The clunking is now gone. If only the nut could have screwed in a few more turns. Interesting that the nuts that came with the front cartridges worked fine. What a hassle. Victor.

Thanks, Victor.

mikew, Yes, I adjusted the wheel from totally open to closed and still the marker wouldn't rise. The marker seems to be free of any undue friction, so I think the unisyn is working. I wonder if anyone with triples has had this problem. Thanks, Victor.

What is the actual amount of oil that goes into a flattop carb? I didn't see any specs in the manual other than type of oil(20w). Maybe I missed it somewhere. Thanks, Victor.

Just a note. I have triple webers and was unable to get the unisyn to register anything at all at idle. Has anyone else had this problem? After adjusting the mixture by ear, I used the colortune to check and was very close to optimal. Victor.

God I wish I were too "old"(36). I guess at 53 I have one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel, and my wife just found another receipt for 240 parts. Victor.

This is interesting because I just installed two KYB struts on the rear of my 240 and I am getting a clunk on both sides when I go over any bump. I can reproduce the noise by just pushing down on the rear of the car. I'm going to check out the struts today and see if maybe the top nut that retains the cartridge in the strut is not screwed down tightly enough, although I remember cinching down on it fairly hard. The clunk definitely is coming from the strut area. Victor.

I think I agree with carguyinok. It seems like the rubber would eventually accumulate grit underneath it and rub a nice patch of paint down to metal. I did buy a pair but I may not stick them on, especially since I live on a couple miles of dirt road. Victor.

thefastestz, Man that's disgusting, a Cavalier. At least it could have been a vette or a Lotus Europa or something else nice. The important thing though, did the girl have a nice ***? If yes, then I would forgive her. My 240(soon to be my son's) has been making frequent stops at the side of the road and my wife is becoming quite skilled as a tow car driver, which of course is a testament to my lack of skill as a restorer. I think I have most of the car's issues resolved, but am still debating going to the stock carbs instead of the triple webers, which continue to give drivability problems. As long as you are a decent mechanic and carry your tools in the car, I'd use it as a dd. For reliability, I think I'd keep it stock. Have fun, Victor.

I wonder if the Japanese originally used whale oil. Fill a carb, snuff a whale. A Hell's Angel friend used Crisco in his Harley forks, that might work in Death Valley mid summer. I've looked at all the local auto parts and none have 20 wt. oil. The motorcycle shop sounds like the ticket. Victor.

"And I do NOT inhale!"

Definitely had to bend the lower mount significantly to get the antenna close to vertical(not angled toward the centerline). But it looks reasonable now. Interesting to me that the lower mount that came with the car(73 z) was severely bent in a strange manner with no way of fitting the oem antenna I purchased. The lower mount that came with the antenna also would not work, and it hadn't been bent up at all and was in original shape. Oh well, it works now. Thanks, Victor.

Great! She obviously likes to "raiseherback". What's Clinton saying? Victor.

Baby powder! Now that is really innovative. Everyone calls their z " their baby" anyway. Excellent. Victor.

It's interesting how people can let their lips flap when they don't have to say this stuff face to face. Lack of accountability seems to be one of the big negatives(occasionally a positive) of the internet. Be sure and take this as a pearl of wisdom from a pea brain who discovered here that he was a "poor citizen". Don't be callin' each other names now, cause we're the new kind of sensitive men(and women, Bonnie). Uh oh, I'm lettin' my lips flap. Have fun, Victor.

I am installing an electric antenna in a 73 240z and was wondering how the antenna should be angled relative to the car: does it angle back parallel to the centerline of the car, or does it angle back and inward toward the centerline of the car? When I install it and attach the lower brace, it wants to angle back and toward the hatch, and when hatch is open the antenna misses it by about 3/4 of an inch when extended. Does that sound right or not? Thanks, Victor.

I was at NAPA Auto Parts yesterday looking up an aftermarket strut for my camper shell. You could check it out and see if anything might fit. They list by stroke length and compressed length and pounds of force. Don't know whether you could jury rig one of their struts. They ranged fom $15 t0 $40. Victor.

No, the caburetor is that Rube Goldberg looking metal thing sitting on top or hanging off the side of the engine that requires infinite tinkering and patience, and nobody ever gets working perfectly. If they say they do, then they must be a ricer. Victor. Long live 73 boat anchors and webers.

Condolences guy. The past several years I have been enjoying the exquisite pain and aggravation of a quite terminal disease and have been within hours or days of dying several times. So I have maybe been looking at this from your father's point of view, since I have an 18 year old daughter and a 15 year old son. I know your father passed away suddenly, so he probably didn't have the luxury of being able to reflect on his relationships and how his dying would affect them, but he might have had some similar thoughts to mine. One thing I didn't really realize at first was that my impending death was not really about me, but about how the kids and wife dealt with it. I had felt that the kids were dealing quite well and stoically with the process until I found out from one of my son's buddies parents that she had discovered him crying one night while sleeping over, really worried about what was happening to me. Big shock. I had taken things for granted, assuming that the kids could deal with my eventual death as easily as I had. Wrong assumptions as usual from a self centered pea brain. It finally dawned(duh) on me at that point that I needed to talk more intimately and thoroughly with the kids about my thoughts and theirs, and their future. I also realised that I need to hug them and tell them I love them every chance I get, which is several times a day while they are still living at home. Although it's a normal process, try not to waste your time with the "what ifs" or the "if onlys". Use that time to reflect on the fun things you did with your dad, his strange and funny quirks, the funny, absurd, or profound comments he made. As for feeling guilty for not having visited him within a certain amount of time, again a normal process, but a total waste of your time and thoughts, and I can pretty much guarantee that your father wasn't doubtful in the slightest as to your love for him. If my kids move out and I never see them again, I would never have any doubts at all as to their love for me. That parent kid thing is real durable. Good luck and have plenty of fun as soon as you're able. Victor. ps While lying in the hospital bed croaking from this worthless disease(I was stuck and alone in a Harrisburg PA hospital. Fortunately those good people pulled me through that time), the only thing I wanted to think about was my family and relationships I've had. Not one thought about my career, my athletic or scholastic accomplishments, or any money or possessions I had accumulated over my lifetime. Zero. Zilch. The ONLY thing that mattered were the personal relationships. Take warning workahaulics. Not trying to preach, but that has been my experience at least.