Guest Anonymous Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Guys, Can anybody tell me about an apparent feature on early 240Z AM radios that seems to be some kind of "auto seek" feature? In a 71 240Z parts car that recently came in, I was amazed to see a feature work on a 240Z AM only radio that I did not know existed, some kind of station "auto seek" or scan feature. Pushing in the tuner knob would cause the tuner knob to turn mechanically (electric motor I suppose) and the dial to move back and forth across the face as if it were seeking a signal? Do you know about this feature? I had always thought that all Z car AM and early AM/FM radios were hand tuned only? Hopefully Carl or Les will know the answer to this one I collect as many early 240Z AM radios as I can, but have actually only had one original, working AM/FM radio in any of my own 240Zs and I do not remember seeing that feature before. Eric Neyerlin -- _____________________________ Eric Neyerlin of Z PARTS P.O. Box 70506 Pt. Richmond, CA 94807 USA Phone: 510-233-2624 ---------------------------------- E-mail: parts@zparts.com HTTP://WWW.ZPARTS.COM _____________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Yes, I've heard of it. Carl and Les will probably both be able to write a chapter on it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 28, 2001 Share Posted October 28, 2001 I have a bone stock '73 240Z with the original AM radio (semi auto electric aerial etc.) but it doesn't have an auto-seek feature (mine is an Aussie car though). I remember my dad had a 260C sedan in the mid 70's that DID have the type of feature you are refering to. In fact, if my memory serves me it had a remote radio feature in the back for the rear passengers with the auto seek and volume controls mounted alongside the rear air vents. Great fun for the kids but quite the distraction for the driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 Oopps, I lied. Cruising this forum got me thinking so I hosed my usual ride and drove the Z to work. The stock Hitachi AM radio does have an auto-seek function, it's just that I haven't used it before - sorry! It's kind of funky watching the little frequency pointer scrolling left and right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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