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After spending a small fortune on car covers over the years i eventually went the full Carcoon route....while its disappointing in some respects ( but then i live in derbyshire where it gets very stormy in the winter and the carcoon lives outside ), the ability to keep my 280zx dry has been...

For the moment the problem still seems to be on 3 cylinders and not a general fault - which means 'general' parts like the coil, air flow meter, should be ok... You need to confirm if the injectors are firing on the cylinders where the problem occurs, cheapo stethoscope ( is that the right...

Lots of good advice given, I had a similar problem years ago and now agree with the theory that the fumes can be drawn from the back of the car and roll along the bodywork to get into the cockpit....on that occasion i had to replace the sunroof seal to eliminate the problem...i sh1t you not ( i...

First thing I'd do is see if it will start and run from cold on easy start - friend spraying it in to keep a good flow. If not then compression or more likely ignition or possibly big air leak... I've known air leaks into the intake when cold which 'seal' as the general engine bay warms up...

Chaps, following on from the '280zx - where are they all' post....it was nice to see all those examples :thumbs: it then made me think what values have each of you actually managed to get AGREED with your insurance company ?... My car is a 280zx 2+2 targa 5 speed manual, 109k...

The ecu fires in banks of 3 ( ie 1+2+3 and then 4+5+6 ). One single 12v feed supplies the injectors via the series resistors. I think the series resistors control 4+2 not 3+3. I would check all efi connections and earths - wont take long, and definitely remove the main ecu connector to check...

Heres mine, just before it went on a trip to get an MOT...:driving:

In the late 1990's Sabine used to own / run a bar near the nurburgring - and I have had many a happy evening in there while on holiday in the area, the place had a great atmosphere and was just full of 'normal' people having a good drink after a day blowing money on laps of the ring. She (...

just my 2 pence worth - my car had the digital clock and it worked when it wanted......and to me it always looked a bit naff......so I bought a set of clocks with the old analogue style in ( and as we all know these old analogue clocks never work due to age and rusty internals ) so I removed...

Some superb lists, so here's mine; my 'Zed' motivation started with the blue 260z in my scalextric set when I was a kid....but it had to be a targa top. Starting in 1989....usually owned 2-3 cars + bikes at a time as i like a choice of what to use in a morning ;) 1978 Morris marina - my...

Chaps, One of my sealed headlights is not working and I considered changing over to a standard 7 inch headlight with a replaceable bulb..h4 I think.... ( I'm not into any other fancy sort of upgraded lighting as the car is only used on dry days for a nice blast out ..) Are there any...

Sunroof of some kind is always a useful way of keeping the cabin cool rather than having to run the fan at full tilt and / or have the windows down...and then you cant hear the radio for all the racket so you turn the volume up.....eventually you may be mistaken for a 'chav'. ;) I only have...

My opinion from personal experience of many years of driving old cars and to agree with some comments above, Modern high performance oils in old engines can lead to low oil pressure and burning oil, ie you'll probably waste your money putting mobil 1 in it... Thicker oil, say 20-50 can...

I've used many different car covers throughout my life to protect various 'classics' that I've owned...I never once thought about using a more eco-friendly alternative like this owner.... Ash

Had a similar problem last week in my 280zx - got stranded in local town and had to borrow a battery to get home !...turned out to be a wire loose inside alternator....so a cheap fix on that occasion :rolleyes: my advice is to get a multimeter ( go to a local garage ? ) and check voltage at...

Chaps, Following a recent breakdown ( caused by ye olde alternator ) it made me think about the other old parts under bonnet.....I've rebuilt / replaced most other stuff to maintain reliability but I think the oldest part is now the ignition coil....its obviously a critical part and it looks...

Just adding my 2p into this....moons ago I read that the lambda sensor should be mounted no further than 42inches ( or something like that ) from the exit of the engine block, and there was a minimum distance to. This is to ensure the sensor gets plenty of exhaust gas to sniff rather than the...

The only thing to add to this ( as gone through the same loop recently in my 280zx ) is that with a new slave cylinder it will put strain on an 'old' master cylinder and it will shorten the life of it...so best to get a master cylinder kit as well ( easy to rebuild ) and replace the whole lot at...

in old cars in general the rack can move on the mounts a little bit - are you saying that this noise is because of the rack moving or is this something you have observed and is just an 'as well as'...? On a fault finding basis then cheap choice is to skim the rack clamps a very small amount...

Chaps, Had a look through the access hole in the boot floor, and the problem seems to be an intermittent connection on the yellow wire going into the tank....mines a 1983 car and the wire goes into a plastic 'nipple' on the top of the tank, this rotates (!) and presumably is pushed onto a...