supra4life

Yeah i saw most of the events, unfortunately for me most of the events are happening pretty far from me, nothing wrong with that it's just that hey if there is closer ones I would love to attend, additionally having Datsun buddies near by has its advantages.

Well it seams like there isnt much bay area datsun action going on as of late. mostly central cali. I want to get a head count of how many Z's in the bay area we have, and if enough interest exist have a mini meet/drive or just plain have a neighbor we can wrench with or ask any questions. Im in the east bay. Castro valley area.. anyone else?

Oh and 620turbo the yellow and green wire i ran to a temperature sending unit i installed a digital temp gauge in the dash

Thank you all for the great reaponses i have gotten , i have taken all of your suggestions and concerns.. .... So far i have been driving without the fuel cap and i have not gotten any problems .. I think the fuel not venting was the issue. Im going to clean my fuel tank and look into a vented cap ... When i drive some distance the gas cap does release a lot of pressure and sometimes its hard to unscrew . I am also thinkig about buying a new coil im sure it will benefit from it..what would be the best way to solve the venting issue becasue i am convinced thats the problem.. Since my car behavea a lot better without the gas cap.

next question should i be using the ballast?.. if so how should it be wired.. this it how it look. it works but not sure if it supposed to be like this [/url]">http:// next pic [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// last [/url]">http://

so i drove back home from work with the gas cap totally off .. the problem did not arise.. i will keep driving with the gas cap off and continue to monitor.. if it is the venting issue how would i get around that.. buy a vented gas cap? or do i really gotta take the whole fuel tubing out and restart ? and king rat : i did touch the coil... it was pretty warm.. not hot .. used my heat gun and read 119f.. i could wrap my hand over it for like 5 min .. oh and its a bosch coil 12v

so this is my z what you guys think.. i still gotta do a few things to her.. .. i created another post in the engine forum.. i am having a lil trouble with her right now if you guys want to chime in ... i would greatly appreciate it ... [/url]">http://

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UPDATE... drove my car to work today same route i always do 30min drive anything from 70 to 10 mph. i looked under the hood and the ballast doesnt seem to be used only one wire is hooked up to it. if u were standing right above the ballast there is only one wire tied down to it on the left. i decided to unscrew the gas cap and loosely let it sit and see what happens on my way to work, i have the unvented cap btw. so my car didnt act up as much it kinda started jerking and acting funny at the end but not as abd as before, im going to keep driving woth the cap unscrewed and see what happens. yes i have stock points ignition, and no name brand red coil. and yeah the stock heat shield is there . a while back i changed the fuel filter cuz it will,accumulate crud in the bottom so i changed it and again the new one will have visible crud after a few months. any yeah i will post pics tonight of my z , the car you guys are helping me trouble shoot, as soon as i get off work .

well i have msd ignition box ... the coil itself is going bad you say?. hmmm could be . never once thought about the coil.. i checked the fuel pump.. it gushes out fuel when the engine is turned... but that does not accurately measure it right?

I am new to carburation but i am very mechanically inclined , this prob has been haunting me for a while and slowly i am eliminating the culprits. and i think i have narrowed it down but i would love some input and similar experiences to once and for all fix it... my z starts fine i let it warm up for about 5- 10 min and it does well,,.. it drives fine around town and in the freeway no problems. but after about like 30 40 min of driving it starts.. acceleration suffers and driving around is torture because it totally bogs down like its not getting fuel and i fear it will leave me stranded so im driving at that point with a handicapped engine sounds like its running on 2 cylinders and i just cant get it to go .. it does not shut down but instead loses power.. and want to die. next day rolls around runs fine and it starts again after i been driving it for a while wtf!! also my car feels like its skipping a beat when im driving down the street like it misses slight engine jerking at speeds u can feel it and you can also hear it when you open the hood and rev the engine.. my 73z has 3 screw round tops su carbs this is what i have done: float bowls ave been checked and adjusted to correct fuel level.. with new float bowl gaskests fuel filter under the hood has been changed , spark plugs and wires have been changed, synced carbs, timing is correct checked the fuel needles they are ok. removed those tiny fuel screen filters. checked the dampening oi fluid all good . my 73 240 z does not have the rear electric pump already checked ,, not there the wiring is there but not the pump what i think is the prob.. it still has what it looks like the original mechanical fuel pump could that be the prob? my z does leave a lot of crud in the fuel filter, i heard of ppl saying all that crud clogs the fuel line maybe thats it? and could explain fuel starvation?? i have never checked the fuel tank i know its the original.. any idea or input or similar problems would greatly be appreciated .

i cant figure out how to post pics.. just joined i know im a newbie. im guessing you need another site that hosts pics?? if so will get to it.. you guys will like my z .. not stock at all

I have always been a supra guy , i love supras, owned 3 of them but the z has always had a special place in my heart and i finally stumbled on one and i bought it.. carburation is not my strong point and i tell ya its like learning how to walk again,,im learning slowly but surely and i have tinkered with the car quiet a bit. im very mechanically inclined so i know a few things, but there is one thing that is eating me inside that i cant figure out on my z , i will post this elsewhere , anyways its great that these forums exist its somewhere that you can share knowledge and insight offered nowhere else. if anybody has supra questions let me know.., . i bought a red 73 z with round top su's and 5 speed tran .. i got big plans for her im here in the bay area..are there any z guys out here or datsun guys dont seem to see much in the bay area... and if anybody can tell me how to post a picture that would be awsome.