IncompetentOne

shit. it makes sense now that i know it spins counter clockwise, the distributor cap has a little "notch" saying which is the first cylinder to fire from TDC and the dizzy is somehow on the wrong side of the first cylinder. i will try to correct the distributor timing and consult the manuals

ignition timing meaning the distributor shaft right? the dizzy was pointed at about 11 oclock on the distributor, so it was before the first cylinder. It does spin clockwise correct?

1977 280z 2+2. non-California model. The car is getting spark and the oil pump timing is dead on i believe. Since the car only needs spark fuel and air to run, i am not sure what it could be. I have the manuals but i am still troubled by this. any help appreciated.

1977 280z 2+2. N42 head and block. I finally have it all back together after a very long time thankfully. The fuel filter is not clogged for sure ( spray of gas to the face ). The timing chain is accurately set and i have taken the oil pump out many times and placed it back in so i believe it is set on the right tooth. When I spray some starter fluid in the intake i can get the car to backfire once but nothing more. I have the manuals from xenonS30 but i still cant seem to figure it out. Any help or comments will be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks everyone for the advice! I am going to keep trying to get it running after i locate a thermostat housing.

Okay so I have downloaded the fuel injection bible and owners manual for the car. I reset the oil pump/ distributor shaft while the engine was TDC compression stroke. I removed the fuel line right after the filter to see if it was clogged and got a ten foot high spray of gasoline everywhere so I know the pump is fine. Even after reading the manuals I can not find out if all of the sensors on the thermostat housing are necessary, of if the carbon canister is necessary. I can not try to start it any more tonight as the battery is dead and mom wont let me use her car to jump it any more.

Hello Hybridz world. I have been looking at the site for a while and since running into problems I have decided to finally make an account. I am 17, live in Charlotte NC, and I own a 1977 280z 2+2. N42 head, N42 block. A while ago I blew the head gasket so set off replacing it on my own. I dont have any manuals or anything, I am just going off common sense which has gotten me pretty far but i am finally stuck. Here are a few of my questions, thank you in advance for any help. 1) The old thermostat HOUSING cracked but I have one for a later model z that fits minus most of the sensors. Is there any way to get this one to work? 2) distributor timing: A few nights ago I was trying to start the car after finally putting the distributor on. It would only backfire when I sprayed a little fuel in a small vacuum hole in the intake manifold. The next day I guessed that it was the distributor shaft that was one tooth off so I set it back to TDC and filled the fuel tank and now it will not even backfire. How do i know when the distributor shaft is perfectly in on the right tooth? I know that it is supposed to face about 11:30 ish but how will i be able to tell if its perfect of not? 3) charcoal canister: Is this neccesary? and if so how do I know where the two longest lines lead to? I know one of them goes to the intake manifold but the other has always just been dangling in the engine bay. Is there any place to find another good remanufactured wiring harness? I have many questions, this is only the start of the long list.