NewZed

Did you see the threads about swapping the engine? In this sub-forum, the one you're posting in? Thought the links would lead you there. Not really clear what more you're asking. Good luck. Samples - http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/111097-mckinney-motorsports-vh45de-s30-swap/ http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/107948-vh45-swap-anybody/ http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/111991-vh45-240z-oil-filter-clearance-fail/

Several threads in this sub-forum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VH_engine#VH45DE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiniti_Q45

The site below should have what you need to do in-depth diagnosing. The 1980 Fuel Injection Guide and the Engine Fuel chapter of the FSM, plus the Electrical chapter. Proper specs. are in there also, like ~36 psi for the fuel pressure, for a non-running engine. http://www.xenons130.com/reference.html

Why did it sit for 5 years? Seems like every Z or ZX you see for sale "ran when parked". But no one ever says why they parked it in the first place. Since you've had a bunch of parts off, the best place to start is to make sure that everything has been replaced correctly. Check firing order and rotation direction (common to get wrong), check fuel pressure (hoses connected backward), check that the blue wire from the coil negative to the ECU is still attached (does the tachometer work when cranking?), etc. And, if you have spark, the common way to check many of the above at one time is to use starting fluid. If the engine starts, sounds right, but dies, then you can focus on getting the injectors to deliver fuel. Are you sure that you're hearing the fuel pump? Could be the power antenna.

Why are you worrying about electrical and fuel blockages when the 30 psi reading tells you those probably aren't issues? Take more pressure readings, ideally while the problem is happening. You haven't taken the most basic reading for the fuel system yet either, with the vacuum hose removed from the FPR. Or maybe you have, but your description left it out. Looks like you took a reading with the engine running at idle, and it's in-range. http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/280z/ http://www.xenons130.com/reference.html

Actually, I was kind of harsh. Doesn't really matter that he's British, and he likes cool-looking cars. Nothing wrong with that. He did say himself though, that he was clueless. But if that's the Rocky Auto yard that the blue car is sitting in, their shop looks terrible. Piles of car parts laying everywhere. Doesn't help the mystique. rturbo930 deleted his youtube link for some reason, but supplied another that shows the same car at a show.

Obstructions at the edges of flow are the main problem you might have. The liners exit inside the edges of the exhaust manifold. Without the liner you might get turbulence and flow obstruction. Put a gasket on the head and you'll see how bad it might be.

The video is just some clueless British guy selling match box car's from his bedroom. Looks like he still lives with his parents. The video gets worse and worse as it goes on.

1979 and 80 look like they have the star-shaped spacers. But they use a snap ring, not the wire ring you show.

L6 for L6 engine swap? What kind of "restore" are you shooting for?

Only one guy from "the community" has posted over the past week. ? It's kind of non sequiturial also, since rsicard only made a comment about the mainshaft. Doesn't follow.

I actually knew that, and realized the words were wrong after I wrote it. But left it anyway. Horsepower is measured with a big brake. Brake Horsepower. Edit - or torque is measured, horsepower calculated.... I got lazy. My point was really that the horsepower used to move the car is only relevant in that it's used to bring the mass of the vehicle up to a speed where brakes are necessary to stop it. But the horsepower of the engine in the car cannot be used to determine the horsepower required from the brakes. There is no need for a car's engine's horsepower to determine a brake system's horsepower. As you show above. "I have more horsepower, so I must need better brakes" is essentially a nonsense statement, unless you add the condition "because I will be going faster". The last part is usually assumed, but for a street car is probably not that relevant.

Or an enlarged combustion chamber. The head's been worked on. "Stage 3". Could also be the gauge. Using a metal adapter tube instead of the hose will drop a 180 down to about 120.

That's close. He wanted you to tilt the head so that the oil would be completely covering a valve seal. But it looks like your engine is still in the car so that might be difficult. Added a picture showing where the valve seals are (they sit around the valve stem and on top of the valve guide, where it passes through the head to the combustion chamber, inside the valve springs) and a squiggly line representing oil level for the test. There's a thread in the FAQ, L-Series section, about honing and re-ringing. Probably worth checking those valve seals first though. Since you have the engine apart and it's been sitting, take a good look at each valve to see if oil has been leaking by. http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/81528-replacing-piston-rings-with-the-engine-in-the-vehicle-l-series-faq/

There are dimensions in this thread that should be useful. http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/40192-transmission-dimensions/

The pieces that sit on the axle are designed to match the inner race separation with the outer race separation of the bearings. The outer races are controlled by the hub. Not clear why you have shims in yours unless someone was making a worn or damaged "distance piece" work correctly. The Rear Axle chapter describes things, with some good drawings. You can make your own distance piece/spacer if you get the critical measurement from the hub and can create a good squared end on a piece of pipe.

Just connect the wires the right way. The point is that Megasquirt needs to tell the MSD box when to fire. All that you've done is show that the MSD box will do that if controlled properly. The fact that nothing is happening is an indication that MS is either not doing the controlling or that the MSD box and MS are not connected properly. Chill out and understand out what the Megamanual is trying to tell you. Then figure out how to make it happen. By the way, "square wave" just means off-on with a set voltage in the on state. Sounds more complicated than it is. And, actually, if you look up the definition of square wave you'll see that what's happening isn't really a classic square wave anyway since the off and on periods aren't of the same duration. It's really just a switching voltage from MS to the MSD box. Just some trivia... Anyway, in short, MSD isn't getting that switch from MS on the white wire, probably.

If it's not bad, switching to Redline MT90 gear oil, or a blend of Swepco 201 and ATF might get you by for a while. Here are a few links on the 71C swap - http://www.motortopia.com/cars/1973-datsun-240z-11118/car-pictures/240sx-transmission-swap-14041/DSC04293JPG_Thumbnail1.jpg-266482 http://home.comcast.net/~zheimsothtn/transmission.htm http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/240sxtransmissioninstall/index.html

It's been fine for years (how many and how many miles since?), or you just noticed it now? Or you just started engine braking on the hills? I don't think that cylinder pressure measurements will pick up worn oil rings, which would be the rings causing the problem. A leakdown test won't show it either. Stage 3 might just be somebody's cam grind label. Did you buy the head used or new? If the seals are leaking, the backs of the valves will be pretty oily and grimy, I believe. The seals on my old high mileage head let oil past them on to the valves just sitting on the bench after I removed it. I don't think that new ones will do that. Iffy lobes are not good.

Ask the guy that started this thread - http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/120458-cylinder-condition-advice-glazed/?do=findComment&comment=1127898 He's having problems, but it's been a year since he had the work done. May not be the mechanic's fault.

There is no reverse synchro unless you've swapped in a late model 71C transmission. You could have sucked in a little air when the slave rod extended, as it was removed from the transmission. Bleeding would be the thing to do.

from "a square wave signal on its white wire" http://www.megamanual.com/ms2/msd6a.htm

You tested the MSD ignition module but you didn't test what triggers it. The MSD module is probably not getting what it needs from MS .

Most important - did the engine start and stay running? Put everything back together and just use starting fluid. You're kind of mixing variables, and jumping to hopeful conclusions. Your description is a little fuzzy also - the whole car clicks and hums? In the on and the off postilion? Can't understand. Could be that the click is a relay and the hum is the fuel pump. That would be normal. Also, you might have actually jumped the pressure sensor side of the switch connection. Pretty sure that the way to bypass the oil pressure switch is to just disconnect it. It's open when the engine is running, I believe. It's a flaw in the design. The diagram is hard to understand since Nissan says "On" instead of "closed", but I've seen others describe disconnecting the switch to make the pump run when the key is On. Just pull the connection and turn the key to On. I could be wrong. I have a 76.

That's a good one too, and very easy. I did have an ignition module go bad once though, that produced a spark only strong enough to start on starter fluid. Odd but true. Tools at hand usually determine which path people take.