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It's a ZX e12-80 distributor? I've read where people have sprayed the black "matchbook" ignition modules with $.99 compressed air for cleaning keyboards. When it won't start, spray it to cool it down and see if it cranks. If so, replace.

The tach's signal is fed from the distributor. @Zed Head is most likely right.

Yes. I would do both if it were mine and I was having problems with percolation. Take one of the old fittings to the parts supply and match it up. I used brass NPT 1/8 I think but don't really remember, take the old ones for comparison. EDIT: Looking back I see I used the old threaded plugs off the balance tube but you can get brass plugs at any hardware store. I started on the passenger's side, that hose pulls from the rear intake. Plugging it at the water pump eliminates the metal tube running behind the head to the rear intake, threaded plug goes into the intake. Picture #2 Then plug the front intake, Then plug the thermostat housing,

I wondered the same thing, I have two sets of Rewinds and never heard that before but it's a thing. I've bought two sets of these lug nuts off ebay.com. Good quality chrome lug nuts with a key for $30 less than discounttire.com. They say you need 20 for a 240Z but we know better so I buy these for a Sentra. http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-12X1-25-SILVER-LUG-NUTS-FITS-NISSAN-ALTIMA-MAXIMA-SENTRA-/110687627023?vxp=mtr&hash=item19c57f270f 240Z 20 count http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-12X1-25-SILVER-LUG-NUTS-FITS-NISSAN-200SX-240SX-240Z-260Z-/400216097962?vxp=mtr&hash=item5d2ebd04aa

The next time you drive your car hold this tube. If it's hot, plug those lines. It circulates coolant through your carbs through these holes.

I did a complete motor rebuild and plugged that coolant circuit through the intakes with brass plugs 6 months ago. The car runs at normal temperature. It pulls coolant from the engine before the thermostat ever opens, when the car is first warming up. I would carefully grab that hardline between the front and rear intakes when your car is at normal temperatures. If it's hot then you should plug it up. If it's not hot or warm don't worry with it. Replace the metal fuel rail with rubber fuel line like Jeff suggested. We learn from race proven ideas. 8^)

I would think for a temporary test run to see if it helps you could plug the outlet from the thermostat going to the front intake then plug the hardline behind the valve cover going to the rear intake. Where the RED CIRCLES are on this diagram.

Nice car Jeff! I was thinking you had 993 though. Too many dead cells I reckon? Have a good Thanksgiving buddy.

I would hope it's an error. If not, it won't last long. Having recently sold a 240 on CL I'm having a hard time imagining a typo on the main subject, the price. I proofed mine probably 5 times before I hit SUBMIT. And then there's the simple option to correct any mistakes so maybe it is just $4K? Maybe it's another person's Z and possibly a "down payment" scam? We'll know soon enough! 8^)

For what it's worth my throw out bearing whines too, most notable at a dead stop without the clutch engaged. Exedy clutch kit with the bearing pressed on the collar at a machine shop. I drove the bearing on myself with my '77 and it's a good bit louder than the last one I had the machinist press on for my '72. I think the bearing itself is noisy and the transmission being so close to me amplifies the sound. I can't say mine has a "rattle" though. Maybe check the driveshaft bolts at the differential? Hopefully you'll find the cause

I had Zs in high school and then a water cooled 944 when I was 21. Then graduated to an air cooled 911 when I was 29. After my ego fell to my common sense I got back into Zs at 40. Best decision for me, I enjoy working on my Z as much as driving it. Here's my view, are you willing to pay or do you want to do some work yourself? Newer Porsches aren't very friendly for DIY'ers from all I've heard. My '82 SC was a simple 911 and it was a pain to work on.

Here's one in Michigan for $350, supposedly. http://www.car-part.com/ 1982 Transmission Assembly Nissan 280 ZX MT, w/o turbo; 2 passenger,MANUAL TRANS,RWD,178K 10723 $350 M-45 Auto Parts, Inc. USA-MI(West-Olive) Request_Quote 1-800-214-2472 Request_Insurance_Quote 585

I'd forgotten about that movie. Thank you Captain O.

I believe this is where @Zedyone_kenobi found his. It wouldn't go into gear and they talked him through the fix over the phone, IIRC. Looked really good too. http://www.zcarsource.com/manual-5-speed-turbo-t-5-transmission-280zx-81-83-rebuilt_8_56430_197417.html

If you can still get one? http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/PTQ0/2321/02257.oap?year=1978&make=Nissan&model=280Z&vi=1209260&ck=Search_cylinder+head_1209260_1075&keyword=cylinder+head

2 door

zcardepot.com has a good inventory of Z parts, A+ business. Stay away from datsunpartsllc.com and californiadatsun.com. same guy, many names to try to avoid bad reputation from being an Ebay seller. Old user name "urgelous", LMAO

If you find a machine shop they could remove that rear stud for you, likely for not much money. I had the same problem with mine, I kept drilling with step up sized bits until it broke into pieces. The heat expands the stud then when it cools down it shrinks a little so if you heat it with mapp gas let it cool down before the Easy out. I buggered the hole pretty good but fortunately my local Nissan dealership had the next size bigger stud that went in perfect. After reading I decided to use the bigger stud in the front hole too, under the thermostat. The header I bought from MSA has those two holes bigger than the rest but I'm not sure about the OE exhaust manifold? but you could always drill it out bigger. Here's the bigger stud from Nissan next to the original size.

I've never removed the oil plugs, just the freeze plugs. Those four allen plugs on the head are casting plugs or plugs for access holes when they built the head. I tried to remove one once, wouldn't budge then i found out there's no benefit in removing them. The cam tower locating dowels should be fine, if they get in the way for some reason the machinist will pull them out. You can take pliers and squeeze them in a little and twist them out but you need to get them back to their proper shape before reinstalling. I'd leave them be. Those rocker arm adjusting studs can stay also. The only sides that I've ever seen flat were the bottom and the intake side. There's a lot of machine shops in North Georgia area familiar with the L head, truthfully most any shop that's been in business for 25 plus years is familiar with these motors they just haven't worked on one in a long time and have to be talked into it, $$$$ and plenty of time to do the work, at least that's the way it is around here. I would buy this book if you haven't already, it's a step by step instruction guide that's easy to understand. https://www.amazon.com/Rebuild-Your-Nissan-Datsun-Engine/dp/1931128030/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479222354&sr=1-9&keywords=tom+monroe Here's some good info too, http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/

That looks very similar to the Xenon spoiler that MSA sales. Check jegs.com too, they have good prices and free shipping.

That sounds really cool ! I'd like to hear a good roll on if you know somebody with a fast enough car.

I checked all of mine and .105" is the largest diameter I have. Your more than welcome to a few feet of it. I could get 10' in an envelope. Let me know. Cliff

Another thing I forgot to mention. The '77s had a recall for the EGR coupler to the intake manifold. Mine was never corrected and caused the aluminum intake to rot out all around that thing over the years, HUGE vacuum leak. You can take a mirror see under the back end and underside of the intake where the EGR connects to the intake.

Yeah, neat story, "rolling restoration" is a lot more fun to me. Do a few things and drive it for awhile. I'm scared to do too much, afraid someone's gonna run into me and total the car. I need struts on my '77 also, push the front bumper down and it almost bounces the front tires off the ground rebounding so fast, but I'm like you and will have to pay someone to do that. Keep trudging along and you'll never be bored.