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Nut breaker if it attracts wives or girlfriends?

Imagnaryto

Or...don't get in traffic jams. I don't with my '72 just early morning weekend drives on the side streets. This 240z is surely not your daily driver. You still have that Volkswagen you had on pelicanparts.com?

The price would be helpful if you really want to get rid of them. Plus being able to turn them over with a cheater bar or something to to show they aren't locked up.

You sell on ebay, prostore@ix.netcom.com? Kinda' tough selling motors that have been siting for 20 plus years don't you think?

On 7/27/2025 at 2:01 PM, Zed Head said:

Sample size cannot get any smaller. I doubt that that's why they come out since the the space between the rocker arm and the valve/pad assembly would have to open up enough to allow the lash pad to pop out. No logical reason for the divot to stop that from happening. Besides the fact that many people have had that happen when they restart old factory stock engines that have been sitting for a while. Most people think it's caused by sticking valves. Maybe your guy sets his guide clearances too tight.

But, he's the builder. Good luck.

I bought an N42 that had been in machine shop jail for a few years, guy never came back for it and I paid maybe $200 for a newly rebuilt head with an oiler cam installed. Put it on and went about 5 miles and the god awfullest noise came from the valve train. Limped back home and found a lash pad had come off. Thank goodness there was no damage and @Jeff 78 280z talked me down off the ledge, told me how to fix it and I've not had to look back. Runs great every since.

Arguing with your machinist is worse than arguing with you doctor, he's always right no matter if he's wrong.

Those run through the manifolds to warm up a cold set of carbs. They circulate coolant through the bypass lines on the passenger's side and then the thermostat housing. I think they are a potential leak waiting to happen so I have mine disconnected. It's plenty warm in Alabama so they add unnecessary heat through my manifolds. The bigger one near the windshield is actually a thermostat that closes the flow off when it gets to a certain temp and you're right about the front nipple, it goes to the thermostat housing.

Here's a bunch of threads about it.

https://www.google.com/search?q=240z+intake+manifold+coolant+line+classiczcars.com&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1121US1121&oq=240z+intake+manifold+coolant+line+classiczcars.com&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigAdIBCTMwNTQ5ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Outstanding car! It just screams rust free and many more years of ownership. Congratulations, you can always find room for a 240 no matter where you live.

It says on BAT and other places...🤣

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4161254077491653/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks

Good song I heard in a movie with Harry Dean Stanton, "Lucky". Weird movie but he was weird guy in cool way in all his movies.

The smart ones hide, sit back and chill. That's why I'm on here everyday, trying to learn something. 😁

Bugging the $^!# out of everybody...

This is funny...

I think the flat bottom ones are for grinding down? They sent me .190 with my cam kit. I thinks that's a little thick and they say it's all they have. Won't know for sure until I use them so...probably never. 🤣🤣

10 hours ago, Zed Head said:

Might as well do the whole album. Had it on cassette (high tech for cars!) back in high school. Did not help my studies...

Have you read the story of Tommy Iommi cutting off the tips of his fingers on his fretboard hand? The things he did and how it affected his guitar style supposedly was the first time anybody did that low eerie sound like Sabbath had. Ozzy was the godfather of heavy metal singing and Iommi was the godfather of heavy metal guitar. Pretty good read when you get a minute.

Loudwire

I've been playing around with the free AI the last week as it's scorching hot down here and everywhere else too. Anyway it's pretty neat plugging in numbers and seeing the supposed results. My main goal is to eventually figure out my P90 head I bought for $25, yeah that's right twenty five dollars 😁, hopefully what valve length and lash pads I'll use and how much to cut for the Schneider cam kit I bought many years ago. I don't think it's my cam though, just a core I sent in but it has high lift so I'll be using the Viton Ford valve seal as the OEs would get squished.

@Diseazd has given me some advice also to go along with the P79 and P90 modifications Datsun garage provides.

https://datsunzgarage.us/p90/

He didn't but these guys did.

Nope, doctor said it was plenty big just wasn't getting the amount of blood it should, effecting output. I may have to get a catheter put in at some point. Like a G3 between supply and pump.

I'm having corective surgery.

2.4 to 2.8 stroker🤣

I didn't know that! Thank you for sharing.

4 hours ago, CanTechZ said:

Happy to hear that I can help.

I had no idea I had a fan. Lol

Well you do!

You have an excellent camera.

I'm going to beat you to it today, 'ol Buddy!

Huge fan of Mr @CanTechZ His advice has always been spot on, saving me a lot of time and....MONEY. Thank you Sir!

Cliff

I'm going to start cleaning up some of the stuff I have. Use these pictures and retire. 😁

I've got a storage building full!

eBay

Here's a way to clean your old tank if you ever decide to. 🤣🤣😁

I don't know if you've seen this, hadn't read the whole thread, but you should see the little mark in or close by the notch in the sprocket.

On 7/13/2025 at 8:36 PM, Patcon said:

I hate the modern search engine! Useless! Shows you it thinks you want instead of what you asked for...

There is a thread on the forum, not an ancient thread, that shows how to replace the window sweeps on the the chrome door trim. I was going to reread it to see how he dealt with some issues I'm having but I can't find it now :(

Can somebody help? Maybe the librarian?

Here's what I came up with. Sorry to be late Charles.

https://www.google.com/search?q=chrome+door+trim+window+sweeps+classiczcars.com&sca_esv=4aa233782b511ba8&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1121US1121&ei=sHp2aOugI72TwbkPlr_I2Qg&ved=0ahUKEwjruOPMnb-OAxW9STABHZYfMosQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=chrome+door+trim+window+sweeps+classiczcars.com&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiL2Nocm9tZSBkb29yIHRyaW0gd2luZG93IHN3ZWVwcyBjbGFzc2ljemNhcnMuY29tMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogQyCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiiBBiJBTIIEAAYgAQYogRIpV9Q5QZYnztwAXgAkAEAmAGBAqABwhKqAQYwLjE3LjG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAhKgAqgSwgIOEAAYgAQYsAMYhgMYigXCAggQABiwAxjvBcICCxAAGIAEGLADGKIEwgILEAAYsAMYogQYiQXCAgUQABjvBcICChAhGKABGMMEGArCAgQQIRgKmAMAiAYBkAYJkgcGMS4xNi4xoAeNT7IHBjAuMTYuMbgHoxLCBwYwLjQuMTTIBzo&sclient=gws-wiz-serp