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My wipers were moving slow for the longest time on my old 240z i ignored it for too long and had to replace my wiper assembly! Luckily i had a parts car with a good one, because the price was high. So if you have slow wipers don't put this off for too long.

i know zedd findings sells floor pan kits. I think they run about 300 bucks but then you gotta put them on, or pay ($$$$$) someone else to weld them on. http://www.datsunzparts.com/start.htm

Well i got my 280z in dec of last year and I have finally got it to the point to where i could trust it as my daily driver. Before then it was sitting over a year. My daily commute is about 120miles total at least M-Th. So far the car is doing ok, er....i think. 2 weeks ago i changed the oil since i planned on driving more now. (i changed it when i first got it in dec also) I started driving it(been doing ok for a week now) four days ago i looked at the oil and it was transperent and barely noticeable on the dip stick. Now today it is very black. I am probably going to do another oil change. What could cause the rapid change in oil color? In my 240z (when i had it) the oil stayed clean for a few months. (but back then my daily commute was 60miles a day) Does this signify anything about my engine condition?

happy birthday and congrats. Maybe and that is probably a big maybe 2manyZs will stop calling you Cruiser. Ic'd L28et mostly stock and already comparing to built up N/A L-motors. wow. of course that was what i was expecting. But 13s so quickly...... :cross-eye... Jeez....i want to complete my swap but my suspension still needs work....:sleepy:

i thought the 73 had both well both of mine did anyway.

and when i came upon him to saw somthing funny.

the 350z shoulda tried to look somthing similar to that.

Very sweet!!!!! Look real nice in black.

for the sake of the thread ZmeFly(aka CruiseByYou) pointed me to this site...........lots of help....(you need acrobat) http://www.72hours.net/~zcar/280zfuelinjectionbook.pdf

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I just finished doing what z many has said. I now have spark!! Still won't start:disappoin What i have done took off the capacitor, replaced the ECU, Replaced the fuel pump & filter, cap & rotor, coil, trans ign. module. checked firing order 1-5-3-6-2-4 Things done at a shop include: had the valves adj., adjusted and cleaned throttle body. cleaned air mass meter, flush injection system,reset timing and fuel mixture. I know they adjusted th AFM. Now i am off to attempt testing or replaceing sensors. Or maybe there is a kill switch i don't know about at this point i would belive it.

electronic ignition. hmmm..... no spark at the plugs.

I always just turn the wheel all the way without taking them off and unscrew the headlights seeing with my sense of touch.

I just checked them and the links have continuity(spelling) car cranks but won't turn over. Hmm....I don't think i have the correct fusible links they look rigged and they are pretty thick I hope these links are not jumper wires(gulp) left over from another owner. the car was running fine before the fuel pump incident. do these look right? http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/data/500/3040engine_bay-med.JPG

I was stupid with too much money in my hands at the wrong time I not only bought the wires but i bought the jethot coated headers and exhaust with MSA.( income tax return was cool.) Then after hanging out here i learned alot about the Z car. Heck when i first joined i thought if you didn't see any rust on a car that it was rust free. (oh..its just got a little rust under the capets, nothing major. no one will see it)I posted underinformed questions like how do i get 300hp out of my L24 and stuff like that. You guys taught me alot in a short time. The most important things i learned were how to identify rust problems and to stop looking to the L24 for performance..........(geez i was gonna put triples on that thing without any internal mods)..... Now i am looking to an IC'd L28et. Then when I get a real job give the 280z to my brother and get me a modified & redone 240z.

(This is about a 78 280z.) My fuel pump went. I tested it to see if i could hear it run in the on position. I couldn't hear it run so i went to buy another one at a store 25miles away, I left the ignition on and now the car gets no spark. Has anyone had this prob before? Now my car won't start. I thought it was the ignition module, i found one swaped it and it still won't start. I think it is the pickup coil but i am not sure. i have spark from the coil but not the plugs I am stumped but out of time today and tommorrow i will try to replace the pickup coil.:cross-eye :

I use those nology capacitive wires. I guess they are cool. I did see improvement but not worth what i paid for them.