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    It sees the outside world for the first time in 3 years

    My 260Z finally got out of the garage for the first time in ages and ran it up and down a couple of local streets for a pre-MoT check. The good: Oil pressure good, noise good, gearbox and clutch smooth, brakes straight The bad: Need new carb float chamber valves (adjusted repeatedly, but...
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    Dome top carb float chamber top removal

    OK my car is now running at 1500 revs plus, but won't idle. I appear to have massive over fuelling on the rear carb and this is down to overflow from the float chamber. The workshop manual says 'Remove the four screws from the float chamber cover. The float chamber cover and float lever can...
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    Offering / Asking for an occasional extra pair of hands

    I am getting my 260Z (2 seater) back on the road after a few years laid up and am trying to do as much by myself rather than use garages this time around. I am fairly mechanically minded (engineering degree) but lack much in the way of practical experience with fixing cars. Both I and the car...
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    Replacement carb trumpets

    Hello, I'm Julian and I'm new here, I will put down a proper hello thread somewhere else, but have a question for the mechanics among you first. I have a 260Z that had 240Z dome top carbs put on it a while back with nothing but stubby trumpet inlets. One of those inlets has broken (the tumpet...
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