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A girlfriend? LOL! Couldn't resist, I'm sorry. 8 (

I've got another oil pan gasket and am just looking for a reason to repaint the pan black, you've tipped the scale for me! They are supposed to be black, right? Thanks Captain. Oh yeah, that plastic tool wasn't stout enough to go all the way down. I had to drive it down with 10" socket extension then pull it out with needle nose vise- grips. It's flimsy as hell and the new timing kit is super tight. After running the motor I'm sure it will loosen up somewhat.

When my timing chain's shiny link wasn't on #2 where I installed it I went a little nuts and pulled the front cover to re-install the chain. Acted too fast as I learned from Zed Head. The links are for initial setup and only line up every so many revolutions, did not know that! So when I put the cover back on, during "Happy Hour", I tore the head gasket causing a slight leak. Pulled the head and put a new gasket on, I had my machinist check the flatness first just to be sure as I hadn't done that previously. The first lesson of the day was these timing chain tensioner tools aren't worth a crap on a new tight chain, it did the job but just barely. I'll use it as a guide to make one from oak or some other hardwood. Then I decided this oil pan gasket doesn't look too good. Does anybody elses stick out like this? It's a Nissan gasket, bolts are nice and tight done gradually to allow for the squashing they do. Then I decided to clean my spray bar a little bit better and remembered how we used to paint staircase spindles by dipping them down into a section of capped PVC pipe. So I made this contraption and filled it with lacquer thinner, it's soaking still and I will clean it this afternoon when it warms up outside. Any opinions would be appreciated. Cliff

Drove the 280 and found this cup washer and nut in my driveway when I got back home. Luckily the bushing hadn't fallen off yet, it was really close though, got lucky! I'll put it back on with some red Loctite then do the other side as well just to be sure.

@Z train, @grantf, too. Great guys, Grant was getting married and rode motorcycles in the Seattle area. Really hope he's okay, motors are dangerous now more than ever thanks to the damn "smartphone". EDIT: Idiots using "smartphones" while driving. I love my "smartphone"

I talked with him over the phone about a month ago. He has some home projects going on, or he did. Knowing him they are finished and he has documented the work he did. It was getting cold and he needed to get the work done before the ground froze.

Where has Fastwoman been? She was a deep well of information like Blue, I miss them both. They left a huge footprint on this forum, we'll just have to use the search function a lot more. I hope they are okay and doing well.

I've got the opposite of you Bart, 3 originals and 1 made later. You have to really look to tell the difference though, it's the shape of the scallops that are different. Another thing I think is important is that the 3 early ones have the washer pressed onto the lugs, unable to fall off and get lost when they're off the car. The newer one has the lugs and washer separate. If you lived closer we could do some swapping around and each have a complete set.

Another thing to check, close the choke knobs and make sure the nozzles are all the way up. They're on the bottom of the main carb body. If I leave my chokes on when not running the nozzles stay down and gas puddles up in the bodies stinking the garage up. Could be sticking from the old fuel.

It's the one with the hose that connects to the air filter.

Stick the red straw off a wd40 can down the overflow bung on the float chambers.

Hey Jarvo, did you use another rubber steering coupler or poly? I've got the poly one on my 280 and I can feel every ant I run over, so I went with rubber on the 240 hoping for a little more cushioning before the steering wheel. I still have the motor out so your opinion might change my mind. Thanks!

I knew something was wrong when my pedal was rock hard. My 72 year old Mom knew something was wrong when they were hard also. LMAO

They're a little further down than I remembered but you'll get the idea.

I celebrated 17 looooong ago but any age would like these. I may buy one myself. http://thecurbshop.com/products/curb-datsun-240z-t-shirt

That's good thinking Zed! Mine went out on my 240 and it did lose rpms when applying the brakes. The pedal was a lot harder like a really old truck my dad had, no power brakes.

Or you could put a couple of zip ties around the rubber and position the square part of the zip tie on the face of the pedal. I did that to hold the worn rubber on my pickups clutch pedal and got that as a surprise result. I can post I picture tomorrow for you to see what I'm talking about. Cheap fix!

We called it "grip tape" in my skateboarding days but now I'll say stair or step non-slip tape. Sandpaper like with sticky adhesive on back. You've seen it at restaurants on their steps. Probably get it at Lowes? That's all I can think of.

Maybe you can expand on that a little more? It would help in figuring out your problem.

I love a Z but I drive a Camry everyday, maybe it's time you get a good daily driver and just drive the Z on Sundays. You seem hellbent on driving your car in traffic jams knowing it's going to stall. Persistence is a great attribute but sometimes you have to realize it's not going to work, no matter what you do.

When I adjust the air flow or balance the airflow I turn screws #10 in this diagram, it DOES effect the idle, but I honestly can't remember if tightening them raises or lowers the idle. I would think tighter decreases airflow and lowers the idle, it's been awhile since I've gotten to play with mine since my motor has been on a stand for 6 months.

He bought a refurbished set from Ztherapy, they should be SMs.

Are you connecting the vacuum gauge to the brake booster or to the balance tube's bung like the picture I posted? It should pull some vacuum if you connect it to the balance tube behind the rear carb like the picture.

The carbs are worth $300 as a core charge at Ztherapy, IIRC.

Silk shirts are all the rage now thanks to El Chapo.