SteveJ

Keep going, Jamie. When do you think you'll be able to put it back on the road?

I didn't realize that they didn't make it easy to follow. Here are the links to all of the parts of the story: http://hooniverse.com/2012/07/11/time-to-introduce-the-datsun-drive/ http://hooniverse.com/2012/07/17/datsun-drive-meet-the-machine/ http://hooniverse.com/2012/07/25/datsun-drive-the-route/ http://hooniverse.com/2012/07/27/datsun-drive-prepping-for-the-journey/ http://hooniverse.com/2012/07/30/datsun-drive-day-1-enter-the-dragon-furnace/ http://hooniverse.com/2012/07/31/datsun-drive-day-2-the-rain-is-a-welcome/ http://hooniverse.com/2012/08/01/datsun-drive-day-3-random-cadillacs-a-random-car-museum-and-random-technical-issues-wvideo/ http://hooniverse.com/2012/08/02/datsun-drive-day-4-fuel-is-pumping-enginesburning-hard-loose-and-clean/ http://hooniverse.com/2012/08/03/datsun-drive-day-5-the-easy-day/ http://hooniverse.com/2012/08/06/datsun-drive-day-6-this-is-the-end-beautiful-friend-this-is-the-end/

A trip across the country in a 240Z. http://hooniverse.com/2012/07/17/datsun-drive-meet-the-machine/

It's even better since I took care of the vapor locking issue. When are you going to have your car out there, Jamie?

Actually, there is usually a pretty good contingent of new Zs, Gs & Skylines at Caffeine & Octane, and many of the owners do have an appreciation for the older generations. At past events they were just fine with me parking in their group.

I don't put too much into the cosmetics of my cars. I try to keep up mechanically and electrically, and that's pretty much it. My 73 once received a 3rd place trophy at a show. Yeah, there were only 4 S30s present. You should have seen the rolling collection of rust that was the 4th car. Anyway, I was at Caffeine & Octane yesterday. It's incredible how many great cars show up month after month. I was hanging out with some people from this board & some Georgia Z Club members through the show. Most everybody had left, and I was getting ready to leave when some people came by to admire my car. They even wanted to get their pictures taken sitting in it. It's nice to see the appreciation for the cars, so I let them. I've never seen so much interest in my old beaters. Maybe when I'm not working all of the time, I might even put some effort into making the old Z cars look good again. By the way, for you Atlanta area people, try to come out for Caffeine & Octane. You'll be glad you did.

Are you talking about the lights on the gauges or the gauges themselves? If it's the lights, they are on the same circuit as the running lights. Look for damage to the green wire with yellow stripe in your steering column. If it's the gauges themselves, check your fusible links.

Dang, Phil, I wish I had known you were on the market. We've been hiring.

Julio, what kind of engineering? Are you willing to relocate? Send me a PM.

What if the PCV is stuck shut? Couldn't that raise the pressure from the buildup of combustion gasses?

Yes, the damage to the head gasket could be worse between an oil passage & a water passage.

That, sir, is milky. IMHO, stop running it and get the head off. The oil doesn't lubricate well when mixed with coolant.

Randy, Here's a link with the meeting details: http://georgiazclub.com/events/details/92.html. Eddie Radatz is over in Kennessaw. There are others on this board who could vouch for him, but I doubt they'll post anything since they are a bunch of sissy lurkers.

Randy, If you can make it to the Georgia Z Club meeting this Thursday, I will introduce you to someone who can work on your car. He's at almost every meeting. Meeting details are on the club's website.

Have you seen a link where someone did the swap with a 280Z? I've only seen it with 240Zs. The housing may be different. If you go for it and need help, let me know. I'm not that far away from you.

According to the parts catalog, yes, they are the same.

Jeff has a good point. You can see what they look like here http://www.zzxdatsun.com/catRequests.php.

Upon further review, it kind of looks like a diode on the right side of the picture in series with the resistor.

Can you post what is written on the device? From the glare/lack of clarity, I can only make out that it's rated for 10 Watts. Also, if you have an ohmmeter take two measurements. Put the positive lead on one side and the negative on the other, then another reading with the leads switched.

Unfortunately, I would agree with Larry. You may want to hold onto it while you get another car to swap the parts over to. Call about the 71 advertised on Craigslist Atlanta quickly! http://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/cto/3163713654.html

I just saw this on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-77-Datsun-710-2-4-door-Sedan-Shop-Service-Manual-/7949233158?pt=Motors_Manuals_Literature&hash=item1d9cfac06&vxp=mtr

I'll look around my garage if I can remember. I might have one or two floating around.

Vintage Connections will have many of the connectors you need.

http://vintageair.com/ By the way, I drove my 74 to Savannah & back to the convention last year without A/C. Of course, the two guys from Toronto did too, and they were driving all over the US in addition to the trip down to the convention. Here a search on posts for Vintage Air on this site: http://www.google.com/search?q=vintage+air+site%3Aclassiczcars.com&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GZAG_enUS455

I've never heard anything good about that company. Caveat Emptor.