[Bottom Radiator hose for a 19" x 22" Griffin Radia]

Can anyone recommend a manufacture and part number for a bottom radiator hose to fit between the SBC water pump and the Griffin bottom outlet?

My 19" x 22" Griffin has the bottom outlet tube angled slightly up so it looks like the hose is going to have to make some compound bends to line up with the outlet tube.

 

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Miles

[Hella H4 Headlight Removal]

Ron

 

Any problems fitting the wiring/connectors through the metal canisters that hold the lights? Seems like Blackmagic used a painless kit and had trouble getting the sockets wired through the metal canister behind the light.

 

This kit sounds easier to install then the painles kit.

 

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Miles

[Hella H4 Headlight Removal]

The previous owner of my 72 240Z installed Hella H4 headlights. I need to replace one of the bulbs. Do I have to remove the entire assembly from under the fender or is there a way to pull the headlight from the front?

 

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Miles

[Rear Shoe Adjustment for a 72 240Z]

Doug

 

PV is mounted in the rear.

 

Miles

[Rear Shoe Adjustment for a 72 240Z]

BTW... what is the procedure for bleeding the MC?

 

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Miles

[Rear Shoe Adjustment for a 72 240Z]

Doug

 

All parts front and rear except the stock proportioning valve and the connection block located under the MC are new OEM parts. The MC is new OEM also. I have tried to adjust the rear shoes to just short of dragging, then the right or left wheel will lock up under hard braking .

 

Miles

[Rear Shoe Adjustment for a 72 240Z]

Mike

 

The rear shoes have a leading and trailing shoe. I installed them per my manual and compared them to my other 72 240Z. The install looks ok.

 

Also, the fronts just will not lock up. I don't have the tools or tubing knowledge to install a proportioning valve so I may have a speed shop install one or find someone who could make me up a complete bolt in kit. I was planning on removing the stock PV and attaching the new adjustable PV to the old stock PV lines in the rear and then mounting the new PV in the passenger side tool box. If someone could make me up a kit with PV, flared pre-bent tubing,and adaptor fittings would be preferable to paying a speed shop to do the work.

 

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Miles

[Radiator and Header Wrap for 240Z sbc V8]

Mike

 

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Miles

[Fuel Gauge Does Not Work]

While testing the yellow and black wires that attach to the fuel tank sending unit I attched a volt meter to the black and yellow wires and turned on the ignition. The volt meter initially went to 12 volts and then started pulsing as if the fuel gauge wiring were attached to a turn signal. The voltage would drop to zero and then pulse to 12 volts. The fuel gauge has never worked so I am pulling the fuel tank to seal the various unused tubes and replace the fuel level sending unit. The pulsing voltage at the yellow and black wires is an unexpected find. Anyone seen this before?

 

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Miles

[Fuel Gauge Does not work]

While testing the yellow and black wires that attach to the fuel tank I attched a volt meter to the black and yellow wires and turned on the ignition. The volt meter initially went to 12 volts and then started pulsing as if the fuel gauge wiring were attached to a turn signal. The voltage would drop to zero and then pulse to 12 volts. The fuel gauge has never worked so I am pulling the fuel tank to seal the various unused tubes and replace the fuel level sending unit. The pulsing voltage at the yellow and black wires is an unexpected find. Anyone seen this before?

 

Thanks

 

Miles

[Radiator and Header Wrap for 240Z sbc V8]

Per JTR I installed the 84 Camaro Radiator (see page 12-6 in the JTR book 7th ed.) with a Black magic model 150 electric fan and 160 deg. thermostat in my 72 240Z. The Camaro radiator is not keeping up with the hot Sacramento days. Water temp is around 250 and fills the overflow tank on a regular basis. I am looking to replace the Camaro radiator. Anyone have a a part number and source for a radiator that fits and keeps the temp down.

 

My shorty headers are cooking every thing under the hood. What are the pros and cons of applying header wrap?

 

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Miles

[Rear Shoe Adjustment for a 72 240Z]

After installing all new rear brake parts on my 72 240Z I have had a problem with the right rear locking up when making an emergency stop. The OEM shoes have about 200 miles of city driving on them. So I backed out the right side adjuster and now the left rear tends to slightly lock up and pedal travel has increased. I was thinking I should just slacken the adjusters all the way loose and use the hand brake to adjust the shoes and not mess with the adjusters at all. Also, on this car the front brakes,new with about 200 miles on them, will not lock at all. The master cylinder is new OEM. We have put about a gallen of Ford brake fluid through the system and no air bubbles are present.

 

Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

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Miles

[sbc V8 quits on hard braking]

While I was road testing rear brake adjustment on my 72 240Z with a 350 sbc the engine would just quit when making a hard stop (clutch in). I am guessing that this may have something to do with carb float adjustment. Any ideas?

 

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Miles

[Brake Master Cylinder Leak]

I recently installed a new Master cylinder on a 72 240Z. There appears to be a leak at the fitting of the rear brake hard pipe where it is attached to the MC or at the large nut where it screws into the bottom of the MC directly under the reservoir for the rear brakes. I can detect fluid between the large nut and the main body of the MC and, over a few days, fluid builds up around the fitting for the rear brake line where it screws into the large nut. I assumed being a new MC they would have properly tightened that large nut at the facory. I have the rear brake fitting that bolts to the MC as tight as I can get it with out risking stripping the threads. I thought of pulling the MC and tightening the large nut the rear fitting screws into. I was also wondering if there may be a problem with the fitting that screws into the MC. Is it ok to put plumbers tape on the threads? Should I go buy a new hard pipe and fitting?

 

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Miles

[Removing Shock from Strut Tube 72Z]

Once you get the gland nut off the strut tube is there anything else holding the shock in the tube?

 

Also, does anyone know if any parts stores sell the gland packing nut removeal tool. It is availble from Kentmoore Tools, but I would like to find one closer to home if possible.

 

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Miles

[Adding Brake Proportioning Valve]

I am going to install a proportioning valve near the brake master cylinder in my 72 240Z. What should be done with the stock proportioning valve? Leave it? Gut it out?

 

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Miles

[Steering Wheel Shimmy on Braking]

I get steering wheel shimmy when braking to a stop in my 72 240Z. Is it caused by warped rotors or worn suspenion parts?

 

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Miles

[Spring Rate Opinions Wanted]

Would 180 lb/in. front and 200lb/in. rear spring rates be too stiff for a street 72 240Z V8? Arizona Z sells these springs for $89 per pair.

 

I'd like to hear from anyone running close to 180 front and 200 rear spring rates in a V8 Z. Hows the ride? This is very subjective, but on a bone jarring scale of 1-10 (1-soft to 10-skate board) what is your ride like?

 

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Miles

[Bleeding new brake master cylinder]

Pete

 

Would it be possible to get those last remaining bubbles of air out of the MC using a vacume type bleeder?

[Replacing Window Regulator 72 240z]

Anyone out there experienced with replacing a window regulator in a 72 240Z? My manuals do not explain the steps clearly.

 

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

Miles

[How to install new shocks 72 240Z]

Once the strut is out of the car and the spring is removed using a spring compresser, how do you get the old strut cartrage out of the strut? The nut has three holes on top. Do I need to buy a special tool to unscrew the nut?

 

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Miles

[Stiff Steering 72 240Z]

We have two 72 240Zs. One is stock and the other has a 350 sbc. Both cars have stiff steering. Is stiff steering typical for the 240Z?

 

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Miles

[Replacing Shocks and Source for Springs]

I was just looking at the Arizona Z Car website. they sell a set of 240Z springs 180 LB/in. front and 200 LB/in. rear for abot $160.00. Has anybody tried Arizona Z Car for parts or bought their spring kits?

 

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Miles

[Replacing Shocks and Source for Springs]

Mike

 

What spring rates are you using front and back?

 

Thanks

 

Miles

[Replacing Shocks and Source for Springs]

How do you remove the old shocks in a 72 240Z? Do they screw out with a pipe wrench? Do the struts have to be completely removed from the car?

 

Also, what is a good source for springs? We are looking for 150 lb spring rate front and 175 lb spring rate rear and not more than a one inch drop. The car has a 350 sbc.

 

Thanks

 

Miles