Everything posted by sblake01
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5spd clutch...
I know that but that's not what I did. I had actually shut down the computer and came back later. When I clicked on the thread my reply showed but it didn't show on the front page. Not until the second reply.
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Electric Fuel pumps
Higher quality or at least something that works! I bought a fan cluctch for my 810 from the local AutoZone. It ran the car even hotter than the bad stock one did! I exchanged it and the 'new' one did the same thing. When I took it back, the manager of the store said he would exchange it once more but after that no more. At that point I demanded and received a refund. Even that was a hassle. I had to show him the wording of the warranty. I've not been there since. I guess I would go there for wiper blades, oil filters, etc., but unless you're looking for a bunch of ricer-type dress-up items I'd steer clear of AutoZone.
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5spd clutch...
I don't know why my original reply didn't show on the front page. Some kind of glitch I guess.
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5spd clutch...
Are you leaking fluid anywhere? Either inside the car behind the clucth pedal or uncerneath the car at the slave cylinder? Your master or slave may need to be rebuilt or replaced. If I remeber correctly, if the master is good and the slave is bad, the slave will leak fluid when you depress the pedal. If the mastter is bad and the slave is good you won't get the leak at the slave but in either case you pedal will go to the floor. The later cars don't have a spring on the slave cylinder.
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Another one to avoid
I think that's the other one. The red FRP car. Sure sounds like his atitude. (I also emailed him) We're talking about the one that has 'been sitting in a basement for over 30 years'.
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Stupid Question of the Week
My guess would be 'B' simply because of the changes that would have to be made to flip the shift pattern. I've never heard of an RHD trans or a LHD trans. Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm sure those of you 'across the pond' can clear this up.
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another z site
That site has been up for over a year and has never been very active. It is somehow tied to Too Intense Restoration.
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Z starting problems
Is the click from your starter or from the relay box?
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Irl Vs Nascar
I wasn't trying to be cruel. Just trying to turn what began as a humorous thread back in that direction. Nor was I trying to bash the sport. Just making some observations. I do watch Nascar. The six incidents I mentioned were in less than one years' time. The example from the 80s stuck out to me because it was highly publicized. The have had their share over the years. Nascar does a better job of keeping negative things out of the press. And for the most part, when these guys are found to be on drugs they don't drive anymore. Who would you rather share the arena with if he was on drugs? A football, baseball, basketball or hockey player? Or a guy driving a car 200 mph. Having said that, I am not condoning drugs in any way but I don't really care how these idiots choose to ruin their lives. When I say idiots, I don't mean just Nascar but the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, actors, the fool up the street, whoever! I don't have any control over their lives. And, I too, apologize to you Carl for helping to take this thread where it has gone.
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Z starting problems
I don't know of a way to test them. I always do my testing with known good ones. I can check them for continuity and get back to you with the results,but I don't know if that would tell the whole story since resistance is involved and in order to test that I think they would have to be energized. Maybe someone out there can respond if they know of an accurate way to test relays because I would also like to know.
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Irl Vs Nascar
I really hate to add fuel to this since it is not Z oriented but I had to comment. Since last April, Kevin Grubb (NBS), Brian Rose (CTS), Shane Hmiel (NBS), and Dave Goulet from Kevin Lepage's pit crew have been suspended for violating the substance abuse policy as well as Scott Wimmer being arrested for DUI. Let's not forget Tim Richmond back in the 80s who was suspended for substance abuse prior to his AIDS related death in 1989. This sport is not immune to this sort of thing. They just spend so much effort on presenting a wholesome image. They are people too. Young people in the spotlight, the fame and fortune. They can make bad choices just like anyone else. Unfortunately, people with this celebrity type status are looked to as role models. People are looking in the wrong direction.
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Irl Vs Nascar
I couldn't have SAYED it better!
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Another one to avoid
The dashboard in 'very good condition 9.5 out of 10' has a cap on it. If it 'sat inside for over 30 years' that would pretty much cover it's entire life. Why the repaint? 'Found in the basement of my uncles house'. Every basement I have ever seen had no way to drive a car into it!
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Irl Vs Nascar
In Nascar you can't really tell the Fords from the Chevies or Dodges. The bodies all look basically the same anymore. Before Nascar grew to what it is today I used to watch it for the competitiveness. Cale vs David or Richard or Fireball etc. Now, I watch it for the drama. Did you see all the crap in the Bristol race today? Or even in the Bristol Busch race yesterday? It was much more than just the normal bumping and banging. The were trying to wreck each other. You put all that horsepower on a half mile track and something's bound to happen. They've got cars qualified at the back that are dangerously slower than the front runners. You don't really see that in other forms of racing. They need to limit the field. It will never happen since that would also generate less money.
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Chrysler Gold Medal Tour
Bill and Keith, I saw that one coming!
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240Z Nissan restored on e-bay
He has changed the description too. Automatic trans? He really doesn't know what he's doing. I emailed him and he was pretty snotty with his answers. I hate to wish anyone ill will but I hope he ends up eating this one!
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removing oxygen sensors?
Well, mine is a 78 California car and it has no oxygen sensor. Nor was I able to find one on the microfiche or in the FSM.
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visual on 73 240 with 8000 mi on ebay
Purchased straight from Japan and it's an HLS30?
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14 Volt Car Batteries
I thought about one until I read this http://www.landiss.com/battery.htm
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Looks like a good deal in Georgia
It doesn't.
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Z starting problems
Sticking a wrench in your AFM is NOT causing your fuel pressure to build. I suspect that you have a clog or blockage somewhere along with electrical problems that are effecting you fuel pumps' operation. It's really hard to diagnose without going through the steps. You have to confirm each thing step by step rather than guessing and replacing parts based on those guesses. When I had this problem it turned out to be a clogged gas tank but first I had to replace a bad fuel pump relay. Under the hood there are two relays that affect fuel pump operation (see pictures in other post) and there is also the ingition relay in the bracket on the passenger side kick panel which energizes those relays. When I worked on my car, I had the luxury of being able to take these relays from a properly operating car and plug them into mine one by one until I found which one was bad. At that point I knew the fuel pump was working and was able to determine that my tank was bad. It could be that if you have a relay problem and correct it that you don't have the tank problem. But you have to go through the steps.
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240Z 260Z 280Z front air dam
There is no single air dam that will fit all three (240-260-280) without modification.
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240Z 260Z 280Z front air dam
That's the thing about ebay sometimes. It's already up to more than it would cost at MSA if you include shipping and there's still 3 1/2 days to go.
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240Z Nissan restored on e-bay
I believe that is because the value of a TMU car is difficult to establish.
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Z starting problems
http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=79937#post79937 and see how we helped work out Holly's problem on the 1st page up to the point where we started talking about u joints.