violacleff Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 hahaha some of us are forever attatched to our z's beyond rationality and good sense! Glad to see your'e keepin at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Here comes trouble Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 last time I drove my Z.....I was pulled back home with a 10 foot tow chain and the old 620 1978 Datsun Pick-up... Lap dance hell... all you need to do is get in ol' Blue and comandeer a tow job around the block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 So apparently you didn't wash the head and the block when they came back from the machinist... is that right? You need to THOROUGHLY wash any part that goes to the machinist with soap and hot water. Sorry to hear about your problems though. Hopefully you can still use what you've got. I'm with Dr Hunt when he suggests a full tear down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 73Turbo240z Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 So apparently you didn't wash the head and the block when they came back from the machinist... is that right? You need to THOROUGHLY wash any part that goes to the machinist with soap and hot water. Sorry to hear about your problems though. Hopefully you can still use what you've got. I'm with Dr Hunt when he suggests a full tear down. i can't speak for mikes initial build, but i can speak for the second time it had to go to a machine shop... the second time was to fix a head stud being crooked from the 1st machine shop that mike took it too and they royally messed it up. the second time it was at a machine shop it never actually got machined, they ended up having to heat and bend cause the 1st machine shop heli-coiled it like crap and it was going to be damn near impossible to get 100% straight again. so any aluminum in the engine has to have come from machine shop 1's work. i believe they did a full valvejob on the engine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Still need to wash it out, especially when they ported the head IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusPuppis Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 all you need to do is get in ol' Blue and comandeer a tow job around the block Back when I first got my Z, before I got rid of it for many years, it was down and I was depressed as hell I couldnt drive it. Didnt know what was wrong, etc.. and a friend said "I'll take you for a ride man, c'mon" We went outside, I got in the Z, he got in an 89 Mazda 323, got behind me and pushed me around the neighborhood for like 20 minutes. It was some funny shyte.. but it really did perk me right up. Good your sticking with it man very good. I wish ya the best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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