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I'll look into that. Just wanted to get it running while the weather is nice.

I looked into those hoses and both are related to the emission system. The one that is split in half(red circles) T's off and goes to the flow guide valve(green circle). It runs blow-by gas from the motor to the intake between the carbs. The cracked one that was no longer connected to the flow guide valve because of the crack goes from there to the back of the air cleaner. Would these lines being messed up cause running issues? Both caps on the reservoirs just pull right off. I didn't see any metal rings to lock them down. Any pics of said rings?

I got in the garage to start looking into possible problems and it wasn't hard to find a few quick. The battery was dead so that's at autozone being charged now. The rest are marked in the picture below. The red circles mark a hose that broke in half. I'm guessing it's a brake line. The brakes have never been great in the car but I hope it hasn't been like this since I bought it. I guess I'll have to replace that and learn how to put brake fluid in the car. Any suggestions on type of fluid and links on how? The guy at autozone suggested going to a local hydraulic shop to get a line made to replace the current one. The green circle is where there was a vacuum line coming from the back of the air cleaner was cracked and no longer on that metal part circled. Would this be the cause of my starting problems? The yellow circle is just some random wire hanging and just wondering if it should be there. The orange X marks a cap that just pulls right off. It doesn't screw on easily just pulls off. Do I need a new cap? Also, where is the fuel line I should attach the clear fuel filter to? Do I spray carb cleaner directly while they're still bolted on or do I have to remove them first? Thanks guys. I'm learning its just a slow progress. Hopefully I can get back into the garage tomorrow but I probably can't get that brake line until Monday if work doesn't get in the way. Here's a picture when I bought it. Since this picture I've raised it up a bit to make it more drivable

Hey guys just had a chance today to check this again. I bought some starting fluid so I'll give that a shot tonight. I don't have a clear fuel filter so is there an easy way to check for fuel flow? I'm in Corpus. I was in Austin last weekend to see family. I saw a nice grey/black 240 up there driving around south congress. Motivated me to get back in the garage this week.

I'm new to 240's and mechanics in general. I bought a 71 240z that was running fine but I let it sit a couple months while moving and now it won't turn over. I've started to buy basic tools and am now moved in and want to get my weekend car running. I'm smart enough to figure out it has spark but am hesitant where to go from there. I've never worked with a carburetor and would like to start learning. I've been looking online at carb cleaning sites assuming that might be the issue, but don't know how to be certain or which precautions to take when removing/cleaning the carbs.