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Should be stamped on the block approximately where you would find it on the L engines-just harder to see because of the crossflow arrangement. Lordbiotree, those are the same engines I spoke of only that the earlier ones were carbed. My 81 200SX did have fuel injection. I have seen import versions of that engine with the same arrangement but with only four spark plugs. I think that was the Z18. I feel that they are good motors to leave stock and run them to death because they do last. It's less expensive to build an L16, 18, 20B.

That motor comes out of the late 510 (A10) 78-81 or the 200SX same years. To use it in a early 510 you'll need the trans from the above mentioned cars because that motor is tilted more than the L series and the trans that goes with it is tilted to match. Oterwise your shifter will come out at an angle if you use the L motor tranny. Putting a L series head on those NapsZ engines requires a lot of work because of the difference in deck hieght. Plus, you'll lose the cross flow aspect. In the US the came as 2l, 2.2l, and 2.4l. There were other versions on this engine in other countries.

From what I can recall, having seen signs in the various Datsun dealers I had been to back in the day, that sign looks like a cheap knock-off.

Thanks, Alan T. That is a Datsun enthusiat's heaven!

That light also indicates low brake fluid or a problem with the caps that monitor the brake fluid level. Like Ed said, you'll need to go through the entire brake system. I had to do that on my 78 when I bought it. It had been sitting for over four years. The rear shoes were stuck to the drum, the pistons in the calipers were rusted, the wheel cylinders leaked, etc. It's just a good idea to go through the whole system.

Bill, Kmack, et al. I don't think Steve directed that specifically at you, so you don't need to personally attack him. Besides, his point is correct. He wasn't referring to you but rather to that kind of driving in general. I have had my share of near misses because of some fool not being in full control of his vehicle. Even if you take that corner at 35, if some fool is comming the other way at 70, you are in danger. That was his point.

ANAPHYLAXIS! I also suffer from that. My last episode really ties in with thread. I was under my wife's car welding an exhaust hanger when some hot slag fell on my arm. As I slid out from under the car, I looked down at my left leg only to find that I had been stung on my thigh by a bee. Like you said Bill, a night in the E.R.!

Bill, don't do that. Keep your Datsun all Datsun. I considered putting a 13B in my 64 L320 because of the small size of the engine compartment but went with a less powerful J16 because it is a Datsun engine and it basically bolted in. I've never regretted that decision.

I scored a 155! I am, however, smart enough to know that I'm not that smart!

I would really doubt that cruise control was a factory option in 73. It's not even mentioned as an option in my 1978 sales brochure! Some P.O. probably hacked your steering column surround.

All three of the Z's I have owned had black luggage straps. 70 Red/Black int., 72 Red/Tan int., 78 Blue/Black int.

Thanks, but I want Datsun rims. I have a line one some in Great Brittan (Datman). It's just a matter of whether I want to pay the shipping. I'm still trying to decide.

It looks like only the ones from a 78 (8/77 up) will work. Part no. 46020-U6711

Might be easier to replace them. Tough area for solder. I see them all the time at the 'yards and I might even have a set somewhere amongst all my Datsun stuff.

I thought Bogart said that in the movie 'African Queen'.

Must be the collapsible like mine.

Go the the upper left corner of this page and click in the box that says 'click here'.

Well, in the microfiche, the part numbers are the same 70-73.

Warranty information? ROFL

After looking it up on the microfiche, here's what I found. The two seaters use the same door glass up to 6/76 build date but the regulators are unique to the 70-73 240Z.

I would think the 260 2 seater regulator and window would fit. As far as the 280, I doubt it. There are differences in the internal door design between the 240 and 280.

On BMW's they call it the 'auxiliary air valve' but every Datsun manual I've seen calls it the air regulator. In 'Haynes' it's shown in the fuel flow diagram on pg. 222. The FSM gives a better description.

The point I left out earlier in this thread is that the thermotime switch/cold start valve combination only helps start the car. It only injects the fuel from the csv when you crank the car. After it starts the thermotime/csv are through. The fast idle/warm up is controlled by the air regulator. If the air regulator is not working properly, your car will run like a cold carbureated car with no choke.

Is your air regulator functioning properly? That is, when you start it cold, do you get a fast idle (1100-1200rpm) that gradually lowers to normal as the engine warms?