Everything posted by SteveJ
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Need Ideas for 75mm centre caps for these wheels
Did you look at MSA? They have a few.
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1972 temp/ oil pressure gauge
Ron, You should first check to see if you have voltage at the temperature sender in the engine bay. If you have voltage there, the next thing I would do is to use a potentiometer in place of the sender to see if varying the resistance gets the gauge to move. You can test to see if the gauge works by utilizing a 6 or 9 volt battery on the gauge when it's out of the car. You can also check for continuity between the connector in the dash and the temperature sender.
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Lubricating/Refreshing Cables
Thanks for the tip, Phil. I replaced the hood release cable on the 260Z with a 240Z hood release. It works, but the bracket doesn't fit as well. I tried lubricating the old cable, but it didn't seem to improve. I'll have to try flushing it with some solvent and try again.
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Draining Brake Fluid
If the fluid is brown from age, he'll be able to tell sure enough when the fresh fluid comes through...that is providing the lines are not clogged with rust.
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My first Z!
I saw your car on Craigslist. You might just be glad you're keeping it. Come by the Georgia Z Club meeting. The next one is November 3. You don't have to be a memeber to drop in on the meetings.
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Help! SU carbs...(of course) idle is at 1800 can't bring it down....
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Draining Brake Fluid
Just look at your local Wal-Mart or dollar store. You'll find them cheap there. I have a couple in the garage for brake fluid.
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SU Jet Depth Calculator with Temperature and Altitude Compensation (XLS Tool)
It worked for me, too. Note: you must have Excel installed on your computer for this to work. Edit: I tried it on my Android tablet. It worked on it, too.
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Help! SU carbs...(of course) idle is at 1800 can't bring it down....
While you're at it, make sure you put the carburetor back together properly. Did you use a new gasket set, too?
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SU Jet Depth Calculator with Temperature and Altitude Compensation (XLS Tool)
Do you mean that it's no good for the carb that you reassembled after dropping parts?
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Central Dash Wiring Query
Just remember to keep the magic smoke inside the wires. Oh, and you might want to do some continuity tests to validate my answers.
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Central Dash Wiring Query
The blue/white probably goes to the fusebox blue/white bullet connector you described in your fusebox post. The blue with fuse holder might be associated with the fan. The white, white/black, blue connector is DEFINITELY for the radio. The red/black might be for the reverse lights circuit.
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Fuse box wire ID question
The white wire on the right should join the wire that connects the fusible link off of the starter to the positive side of the ammeter. The blue/white wire on the left should go to the cigarette lighter.
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Steel Brake Drums
The only time I had a problem with being short-shipped, a call to customer service cleared it up. I haven't had any problems with their parts so far, either.
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Needing 1977 fuel sending unit
It probably is the same unit for a 77 or 78 since they had the same tank.
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Preparing corroded copper wires for soldering
Use flux, plenty of heat and a heat sink to protect the insulation. That will give you a long lasting solder joint.
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Steel Brake Drums
Chris, The main difference between cast iron and steel is the amount of carbon in it. IMHO, $100 is too high for cast iron and too low for aluminum. If he can get aluminum, you've struck a goldmine since they have been NLA for a while. You can get cast iron from Rock Auto for about $30 each when you apply a discount code that you can find online. You can check here to see if the aluminum drums are available yet.
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cone filter on SU carbs
My question back to you is Why do you want to draw in air from the hottest part of the engine bay? By the way, the redneck way is to cut the air horns out of the air cleaner and use those underneath the filter.
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1972 Seat Belt Question
Okay, I was wondering why your post made it sound more difficult than it was.
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1972 Seat Belt Question
I'm not sure what you are asking. The thread you referenced discussed aftermarket belts that I have used, and I described how they are mounted. The retractor for these belts mount to the ceiling. They don't need a well since they aren't on the floor. If you can turn a wrench, you can mount the belts. If you can figure out things, it won't take long to remove the old belts and install the new ones. If you want non-retracting Nissan belts, I have a set of those in a box in my garage. They aren't identical to the original belts, but they are genuine Nissan parts. Send me a PM if you're interested in those.
- Oil pressure gone
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spriteeacer
Did you relace the WHOLE switch or just the portion in back? I know I saw some posts within the last few months with regard to problems with the ignition switch.
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In search of choke light bulb
I don't know. Have you been to all of the parts places in your area? Of course, by the time you spend the gas &/or time, you could have ordered it online.
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In search of choke light bulb
The bulb is a 3898 bulb, aka BA7 base.
- turn signals or fuse box broken?