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  1. had some time today.

     

    Yes the timing is now correct...it was wrong in the pictures above

     

    secondly, im getting confused with the location and function of the water temp sensor.

    According to my haynes manual it is located at the t stat housing

    according to several people on this forum its in place of the head temp sensor.

     

    the stock sensor(at t stat housing) was removed by PO and replaced with an after market unit that runs to a gauge and does not wire up to the factory electrical harness (harness was cut).

     

    i hope that my manual is correct

  2. got the timing set. There was so much gunk on the crank pulley that i didn't see the tdc marking on it and assumed the magnetic pointer was supposed to be set to zero.

     

    car still does not like to start when cold at all. It still takes about 7 tries to finally fire it up. Once warm though it starts up right away.

     

    http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/efisystem/280zfuelinjectionbook.pdf

     

    according to that link above i need to check the cold start injector. I do not have one on my car and to varify that an 81 turbo engine never came with one i talked to a local Z shop owner. The answer was no.

     

    so what would the next step be?

  3. i forgot i had this thread open as its been a while since i worked on the car.

     

    i took a few pics so i can show you all where things are ligned up. this is with the #1cyl at tdc compression stroke

    IMG_0001.jpg

     

    and here is the dizzy set up in order to get the timing where its set.

    IMG_0001_1.jpg

     

     

    and heres a pic of the TB...looks to me im missing of a few things such as the idle screw? unless the 81's didnt come with an idle adjustment screw

    IMG_0001_4.jpg

     

    and because i really need this figured out asap here is a pic of the cam

    IMG_0001_3.jpg

  4. rotate your engine by hand, watch untill the 2 rockers of cyl-#6 start to rock oppisite, you should be at TDC #1cyl,

    Done

    make sure that your crank is dailed to zero on the damper pulley and there should be a radial mark on the face of the damper pulley.

    looking through the haynes manual and the manual from carfiche.com i dont see those terms anywhere.

     

    are you talking about this?

    IMG_0001.jpg

     

    this is with the #1 piston at tdc..something seems very off. Plus i dont know why there is a red mark there

     

     

    there should be two chrome links in that timing chain. between those two chrome links is a specified amount of links. set one to the radial line and set the other to mark one on the cam. i think (not to sure) 14 links to mark one.

     

    looking at the pics you can see that the PO did not lign up the chrome links. Ive been told that this wouldnt effect the timing and it was just simply a guide during assembly. Would there be any negative effects by not having them lined up?

     

    and your rotor looks to be about a tooth off, to far clockwise. ( please dont quote my memory---- its not the best!)

     

    so remove oil pump and adjust? or simply rotate the dizzy clock wise as its at the most counter clock wise position. pic!

    IMG_0001_1.jpg

     

    have you checked your crank angle sensor? its needs to be set to the correct specs with a feeler gauge on the '81

     

    you do this once timing is set. then you use the feeler guage, tighten it down and re check timing

     

    So is my cam timing ok or not??

     

    Can anyone tell me what im missing on the TB body please? also i dont see the cold start injector anywhere.

     

     

     

    this all would be much easier if i had another car in untampered form to reference off of.

  5. i bought the car with the swap completed and running poorly. PO thought the engine was toast and sold it to me. I fixed what was wrong with it and fabbed up a new rad sapport and basically revid the car to being operational.

     

    81 ecu with 81 harness thats in pretty bad shape. I got an 83 harness and dizzy on stand by.

     

    at first i thought it was the AFM so i swapped it out with the one from an 83 with no change.

  6. Hi everyone, Ive had this 78 280z with l28et for a bit and I've been trying to repair things to the point where i can now concentrate on getting it to run right finally.

     

    so first off, it takes several tries to fire up. Its pretty bad, infact its worse than trying to start a carbed car in the winter as i need to press the gas for it to fire up.

     

    As my first step i would like to see if my timing chain is off. Reading the manuals and such i find that unless the person had delt with this system before the proccess can be cloudy.

     

    I removed my valve cover and took pics of the cam/chain while the engine was at TDC so that way you guys can shed some light on this. As i side note TDC was found by using a screw driver to feel when the #1 piston reached the top.

    IMG_0001_3.jpg

     

    and here's a pic of the dizzy and the TB.

     

    it looks as if something was removed and JB welded on the top of the TB. could this be where the cold start injector should be?

     

    IMG_0001_4.jpg

     

    In order to set the ignition timing with this set up i need to position the crank angle sensor to its lowest position and and turn the dizzy counter clock wise yet im still at 22*. of course though with out a tach i cant tell if im setting it at the right rpm (doing it at idle once warmed up)

     

    please help! i fear that if i dont get these issues solved i wont have the car on the road for months as my life just got very busy

  7. well, both!

     

    im looking to buy one to get rid of the old wiring and i wanted to know if these were available from companies or a member on this forum who offers such services to reduce errors and down time

     

    SO, if you got one let me know what you have and a price. if you know of someone who would wire up say a megasquirt system or microtech point me the way

  8. im looking for the oil cooler line which attaches to the top outlet of the stock oil cooler ( the one with the 90*) of a 280zxt, in great shape as mine is cracked

     

     

    OR if some one has a complete aftermarket kit i may be interested in that as well.

  9. i bought a not-so-running 75 with an 81 ZXT swap and im having issues trying to set the timing to 20*BTDC.

     

    i have brought the Crank sensor to its lowest point and turned the dizzy as counter clock-wise i could. Yet im still advanced at 22 1/2*.

     

    The car does have an odd stumble at times and the rpms rise up for a bit every few minutes. When the rpms rise up my timing gun doesnt seem to get a signal.

     

    heres an interesting note. It idles slightly better at the setting i found the car which was at 30* BTDC

     

    please help a newbie out

    thanks

  10. one of the lines coming off of my stock oil cooler is leaking and i need to replace the hose and crimp on new fittings.

     

    what kind of fittings do i need? i went down to the local Princess auto and all they carry are NPT and some other kind of fitting but they both dont work.

     

    thanks

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