SteveJ

Ha. I already ordered a set and should get them Friday. Being 3 time zones ahead of you, I have the advantage. I shall have my results FIRST! Maybe my wife is right about cutting back on caffeine...

The ones I found in my garage don't fit, but they are different. The one in the original post looks like it will fit. I bought a couple of sets to confirm. Here are photos of the ones I have and the 240Z taillight sockets.

If there are some big rust flakes, they could get caught against the fuel pickup, blocking it. The car stalls and the fuel pump stops. The rust flakes fall off the pickup tube because the pump isn't drawing, and the car will start right back up.

About half an hour after I get disgusted from working too much.

Well, I have some of those in my garage...somewhere...The rear panel in the 240Z is off, and I have some 280Z lights taken apart in the garage... Oh, hell. I'll probably forget about this thread by the time I get home tonight.

Check for rust in your fuel tank. Install an inline fuel pressure gauge under the hood and check the pressure when it's acting normal and when it's acting up. Clamp off the return on the fuel pressure regulator and see if it maintains pressure. The symptoms sound like not enough fuel from the pick-up or pump getting clogged, though.

Send a PM to Dave Irwin, aka Zs-ondabrain.

Contact these guys about when they have their meetings. Go to a meeting and ask around. http://okzcc.com/

Yes, you should fuse it. That way if you have a short circuit, you take out the fuse and fuel pump but not the ignition. The 73 will still run without the electric fuel pump, but it will be more vulnerable to vapor lock if you still have the flat top carburetors. As for the inertia switch, you can find them on Amazon, eBay or Rockauto. You could also go to a junkyard and source one.

Yes, it requires re-wiring. Power the fuel pump off of the ignition circuit and have an inertia switch in that circuit to act as a cut-off in case of an accident.

One - For accessing value, pictures are key. Otherwise we're talking about a $750 parts car for all we know. Two - People who sell their "baby" think that their emotional attachment is worth something. It's not. That can make negotiations difficult. That's my $0.02.

Philip, rust isn't an issue in God's country. You KNOW you want to move to Georgia. Great roads, great food, Southern hospitality, and you can drive your Z year 'round.

About how much clearance is there between the valve cover and firewall. It looks kind of tight in there.

I fixed the sharing issue with the photos. Jai - Caffeine & Octane is a free monthly car show on the first Sunday of the month. Costs are paid for by sponsors. According to a Facebook post by the C&O people, there were about 2,500 cars today.

We had a pretty good Z car turnout for Caffeine & Octane today. There were 15 S30s and S130s in the main group, and there were another couple of early Z cars scattered around. I would say there was easily over 1000 cars there. Joe Travis, Pat Carr, and Pete Thomas from here all brought their cars out. You can find the rest of the photos here: https://stevescartography.wordpress.com/2015/08/02/caffeine-octane-august-2015-edition-175-photos/

You are on the mark. https://fiddlingwithzcars.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/hazard-switch-brake-light-turn-signal-circuit-analysis/ https://fiddlingwithzcars.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/turn-signal-repair/

I think RockAuto has a Bosch model for $65 + S&H.

Dale, I was reading this thread today: http://www.zcar.com/forum/10-70-83-tech-discussion-forum/377666-260z-su-conversion-run-coolant.html. I think it might answer your question.

http://www.pure-gas.org lists 3 Fuel City stations. Two are in Huntsville, and one is in Hollywood. I saw at least one other on my last trip. The EtOH free gas was about $0.30/gallon more, but my 260Z sure seems to like it better, especially in the heat.

I like how the poster flipped the photo in a couple of the ads and resized the photo, too. The area code for the number posted in several of the ads is for the northern part of Kansas.

Dennis, you're reminding me why I don't miss California.

More importantly, what is the price of ethanol-free gas? Do you have Fuel City down where you live, or is that just in Northern Alabama?

Be careful with the assembly of that check valve. Several of the reviews for it on Amazon indicated it tended to leak.

A good way to determine what model year your car is considered is to look at the parts in the parts catalog. A lot of the part number changes happen starting in September when the new models usually came out. You don't have a parts catalog? Well, you can buy a copy from this site. Click on the store link. Is $30 too rich for your blood to support this site? Then go to http://www.carpartsmanual.com. Do you do better with hard copies? Search eBay. They come up from time to time. While I visit carpartsmanual.com, I also have the hard copy because slow internet.

I'm thinking that's black and not blue. It's for your left headlight. See the Engine Compartment Harness drawing in the 1971 Supplement (pg 29)