Bambikiller240

Here is some fuel for the discusssion #1

The FSM's are available on CD for $69.99 from Courtesy Nissan. That is not too bad IMHO. There is a wealth of information in those manuals. If that is too pricey for you, watch eBay and you can get used hard-copy manuals cheaper. Or you can just keep on sending your car to someone who doesn't care for it like you do, or on breaking parts, installing things wrong and wasting your time and money on stuff that doesn't solve the problem that you are trying to resolve. It's your choice. Spend a little, Save a lot! Just my $.02 Carl

Oops, sorry, Guess I didn't look too good. The post was just brought up to the top of the list by the reply from Gavin. :stupid: Sorry about that Chief!

Michael: As was mentioned, it is easy to do if you are experienced, but easy to screw up if you are not. I had done it on drive and axle shafts once about 15 years ago and thought I remembered all of how to do it, but when I recently tried to disassemble a spare driveshaft, I managed to screw up part of the driveshaft by not getting the removal tool placed correctly. I'd suggest having it done at a machine shop for a few bucks unless you are recently experienced with how to do it and have the right tools. A shop can do it quicker, and won't make the mistakes amatuers like us can make.

1. The noise that you hear may be the steering rack bushings squeeking and not the tie-rods or the ball-joints. 2. Both the tie-rods, and the ball-joints probably did come with some grease in them. I doubt that a few weeks or months of driving damaged anything significantly, but keep them greased well and they will last a long time. BTW some part DO now come without grease fittings. Mine didn't have fittings either, but I would rather have ones that I can keep adding grease to as time goes on.

If your Nissan dealer is telling you "20w and we dont have it -----and cant get it." They aren't trying hard enough. Nissan never manufactured 20wt. oil, they bought it and now do not carry it because there are not enough demands for it to make it enconomically viable for them. It is available elsewhere. I use it exclusively in my SU's. Look around a bit and you'll be able to find it too.

Thank you, Mark. I AM kinda pissed at their attitude towards customer service, but I just might stop by the local store tomorrow night after work and see if the same situation applies here. Hate to miss out on 1/2 priced gloves. Thank you, Carl

So sorry to hear about how your car was found. I can't imagine how you must feel.

Yeah, sure it ain't "pretty"; but that's what they did to ZX's in the GT class racing back in the early 80's. "overkill" is an apt description.

Please don't post a "really offensive joke" (anywhere), one was more than enough! Ya, the original post (here, in this thread) was a joke, right. Wouldn't it be nice if people who don't like a particular joke would either: Ignore it post a different joke that THEY do like, and let life go on or, just avoid the Funnybone section if they can't do "a" or "b" [/list=a] After all not everyone has the same taste in humor. One person's Clinton is often another person's Bush, or another person's Carter, or another person's Hussain, etc, etc. For instance, I didn't like Z Kid's first joke, but FOR ME his second joke made up for the first one and I'm glad he posted BOTH of them.

Hey Folks the latest issue in the US State Quarter series has just been minted. It is the Arkansas edition, check it out! (Give it an extra 30 seconds to finish loading for the full effect)

Bye!

#22 Is going on my answering machine tomorrow!

Confusing the issue are you? Nothing was said or implied regarding either of the people you mentioned above. And surely you aren't implying that Dubya is a military hero of any sort!!! THAT would be Ridicules! Of the two men you mentioned, One man is, (in the opinion of many people) a man of peace, and a great humanitarian (incidently, he did serve honorably in the US military). The other person (whether he smoked pot or not, or dodged the draft or not) was a pi$$ poor leader, President, and husband. He has also been and continues to be the butt of many jokes on this and many other websites.

Yeah, Paul !!!! Right on!! Bet Ozzy Guy didn't duck the Military Draft by hanging out in the National Guard playing Pocket Pool with his Best (only) Friend, either!!

Yep, That's how they looked back in the day. I've got pictures from Laguna Seca of a car painted like that which was displayed in a Promo Tent at the GT races. That was back when they passed out tiny packs of cigarettes, and "camel" lighters to race fans (over 18 of course!, wink, wink, nod, nod)

Well the Idiots at Sears have out done themselves again! Got an email this afternoon informing me that they have cancelled my order for the gloves. Seems the local Sears didn't have any to put aside for me (even though they did an availability check when I placed the order). The email offered me the option of calling an 800 number to re-instate the order for mail delivery, so I did that, but now the fools say that they are out of stock for home delivery as well! Inspite of the sale being effective until the close of business tonight, they will not accept orders, nor honor the orders that they previously accepted for these items. No "rain check offered either. No wonder Sears, as a viable business, is going down the toilet. Customer service seems to be a foreign concept to Sears.

How about an Oral Proctologist? I think he might be able to "handle" that one!

When I have looked for replacement struts at Poopboys, Kragen and the like, I have found that only the struts for 260 or 280Z's are available. In other words, only the Z cars that use TWO struts to hold the hatch have been available. The Z's using the single ("high pressure") struts are S.O.L.

Larger valves, when installed in the E31 heads will allow the head to breathe better. Not that they aren't OK as they came from the factory, it's just that they can be made even better by spending money on having a machine shop (that knows what they are doing) install bigger valves (I think they use 280Z valves). Also the E31 heads came with soft valve seats that should be replaced with hardened ones when (if) you have a valve job done to the head. Any competent "Datsun/Nissan experienced shop" will know about all this more than I do.

Yeah, they were available at my local Sears too, but I was too lazy to go tonight, and they close tomorrow before I get off work, so I ordered online for pick up locally. Same price, no shipping, and I can take my time getting there. Oh, Sears auctions some tools on eBay also. I bought a Craftsman 27mm Ratcheting Box-End Wrench for $11.01 and got free shipping to boot.

The ones with degrees were avail on at least some 73 Z's, I've forgotten what mfg date (I looked it up in the Parts CD) and it was listed for Manual Trans cars. Either one will work for you. i just like the look of the "scale" and I got one from a Z boneyard in Oregon. The E31 heads are indeed high compression heads, they also have smaller valves than some of the later heads.

You can order them on-line for shipment to you, OR you can order them on-line and pick them up at your local Sears Store and save the shipping and wait time. www.sears.com , do a search from their site for "Mechanics Gloves" Just ordered two pair, one for my summer projects and one for future needs. Can't resist a bargain!

What size and thread pitch were the plugs that you used to seal up the EGR tubes on the exhaust manifold? Do you have any pictures of the block off plate and bracket that you made? I might want to do that on my car this summer. Thanks, Carl