Robotsan
Club Member
Simple as it sounds! I've been told that the water temp switch (top right on my pic below) isn't strictly necessary on the 280z - it just advances (or retards - not sure which?!) the timing on the dizzy slightly when the engine is cold.
So, as I'm in desperate need of a thermostat housing to get the car on the road, and as 260z thermostat housings are the only ones I can get hold of in the UK, I'm wondering if the other sensors are usable in the 260z housing?
Bottom left is the Thermotime switch. Do all S30s share this? From memory, this acts like a 7th injector on cold starts, so I'm guessing it's 280z only.. but also hoping that I could get away with it while it's summer!?
Top left is my destroyed water temp sender for the dash gauge, which is stuck in there - hence need for new housing. I know all S30s share this part so no problem.
Top right is the aforementioned water temp switch for the distributor. I know 260s have *a* water temp switch, but not sure it's the same.
Bottom right is the water temperature sensor for EFI. I think this is the potential sticking point.
I've found this helpful image online which shows the 280z housing's thread sizes. I'm hoping this will help.
Does anyone know if the 260z housing shares the same thread sizes for the Thermotime, and more importantly the water temp sensor for EFI, which is M12 x1.5?
So, as I'm in desperate need of a thermostat housing to get the car on the road, and as 260z thermostat housings are the only ones I can get hold of in the UK, I'm wondering if the other sensors are usable in the 260z housing?
Bottom left is the Thermotime switch. Do all S30s share this? From memory, this acts like a 7th injector on cold starts, so I'm guessing it's 280z only.. but also hoping that I could get away with it while it's summer!?
Top left is my destroyed water temp sender for the dash gauge, which is stuck in there - hence need for new housing. I know all S30s share this part so no problem.
Top right is the aforementioned water temp switch for the distributor. I know 260s have *a* water temp switch, but not sure it's the same.
Bottom right is the water temperature sensor for EFI. I think this is the potential sticking point.
I've found this helpful image online which shows the 280z housing's thread sizes. I'm hoping this will help.
Does anyone know if the 260z housing shares the same thread sizes for the Thermotime, and more importantly the water temp sensor for EFI, which is M12 x1.5?