Everything posted by siteunseen
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Ghosn Jumps Bail?
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More Bad News from Nissan
That's too much for a service manager anyway. No wonder their bottom line is at the bottom.
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Happy 2020 New Year from CZCC
What he said! Blue, fastwoman and ztrain got me hooked when I first came in. Now every person on here are friends in my mind. This will be a good year. 50 years over here and a bigger demand now. @Mike I think this years ZCON will be one that really shows off. You should bring your son? Happy 2020! I like saying that! 2020, 2020, 2020 ...Judy, Judy, Judy, Judy...
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Water Pump Bolt Washers
I like to stick that gasket down, especially the small "peninsula" looking piece down with aviation gasket sealer. It's like glue and holds it in place. Anti seize works great on those bolts too, they get rusty going into the steel block. The only thread sealer I can think of is Loctite. I used the blue medium strength on just about every bolt on my engine. They have a gel now that comes in a tube like a big magic marker that makes it super easy.
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Water Pump Bolt Washers
Against aluminum on our cars it's flat washer against aluminum, then the lock/split washer. I'm pretty sure they use the flat with aluminum only? Probably wrong but hey...
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Ghosn Jumps Bail?
Pablo Escobar was too. In Columbia.
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Haynes Manual 280z
I've read, more than once, those non Nissan shop manuals are full of mistakes. There's one that has the wrong spark plug gap listed.
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Expansion tank bypass
Is that your problem, vapor lock? I see you live farther South than me so I'll throw this at you. Make sure you have heat shields in place then stop the hot water from flowing through your carbs if they have that feature. My '72 did, now they run cool to the touch but I also have a ceramic coated header that reduces tons of heat over the cast iron OE exhaust manifold. Lots of info on this delete... https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1BOFA_enUS494US494&ei=A4sLXsLRJI_u_QbDvZCYCQ&q=removing+hot+water+through+the+carbs+classiczcars.com&oq=removing+hot+water+through+the+carbs+classiczcars.com&gs_l=psy-ab.12...6139.11401..16557...0.0..0.79.1293.19......0....1..gws-wiz.d3KLmkE4Hp4&ved=0ahUKEwiC376PuuDmAhUPd98KHcMeBJMQ4dUDCAs
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Expansion tank bypass
Here's the one I remember reading with lots of info and photos. It starts off with removal but then goes to keeping the evap tank and the hoses to use.
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Stupid fuel line mistake == Stupid question
I wonder if your plugs a dripping wet? Maybe remove on and see, that could be the weak idle.
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Ghosn Jumps Bail?
I left out some words 240260280. My brain said "they'll make up for their mistakes off the consumers backs" but my motor skills wrote something different. Thank you for understanding the way alcohol works.
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Ghosn Jumps Bail?
I'm glad my Nissans are paid for. They'll make their mistakes right off their consumers backs.
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Stupid fuel line mistake == Stupid question
You removed the needle valves from the equation when you used the vent bungs. I think airing out the air filter and housing then connecting them properly will do the trick.
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Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds
Mine had the longer one on the front carb. I did some reading and used two rear carb lids on my 72. They are both short and much easier to set the floats level. I have extra carbs and parts so it was a no brainer. Let me ask my Sensei @Mark Maras to be sure. I could be wrong but I doubt it.
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Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds
Look below the battery box for corroded hard fue lines. Mine had some small pin holes so I cut them out and ran rubbet fuel hose to the pump. The longer valve goes to the front carb. Think about the fuel level changing going uphill. The front gets low that's why they made them longer/deeper. That's an old pump from looking on my phone. Your a/c compressor is a Yorx and oh what a pain in the butt to remove the fuel pump. If your air doesn't work I'd throw that SOB in the trash when you have to remove it. They make more efficient smaller units now that use current freon. $1,000 though so I don't have air but a nice spacious engine compartment.
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Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds
Yep, they are small barrell filters in the banjo bolts right before the float chambers. I personally do not use them. I have two filters before the carbs that do the job. Those small filters are hard to find new and actually they cause a little restriction of fuel flowing into the carb in my opinion and my opinion was told to me by many folks on here and at Z Therapy. Circled in blue in this picture.
- Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds
- Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds
- Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds
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Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds
I'll get a picture of the lid turned where it'll lift up. Connect the hose for checking fuel level to the nipple on bottom where the small hose is connected that goes to the nozzle. Edit: pull the coil wire so it won't try to run off the other carb. You need someone to spin the motor while you watch the fuel level in the clear hose. It should come up to the top of that square boss on the side of the float chamber.
- Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds
- Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds
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Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds
The gas can will eliminate any problems you think may be from the tank. It is almost certainly your floats need adjusting. Take the tops off and let us see a picture or two. I'd like to see what the tang looks like. Some are bent up like a ramp and that's wrong. Your's should look more like a speed bump. There's a way to turn the lids to get them off a lot easier. You'll need new cork gaskets too. Nissan still has them or they did a couple of years ago. I can look through my 240 file and find the P/N tomorrow.
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For sale - 1972 Datsun 240z -$23,900 or best offer
You've changed a young person's life. Like Charles said, "good for you".
- Air in fuel lines and sputtering at high and now low speeds