ZDriver.com

280ZX (S130) Forums Dedicated to 79-83 ZCars

Holy Crap...

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 09-29-2007, 01:40 PM
  #26  
The Cake Is A Lie!
 
entropy31's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: WA
Posts: 5,690
just so you know my numbers aren't a fluke.




BAM!!!
entropy31 is offline  
Reply
Old 09-29-2007, 01:53 PM
  #27  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
I am sooooo going to knock you right off the board if I can get the FiOs!!
thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 09-29-2007, 01:55 PM
  #28  
The Cake Is A Lie!
 
entropy31's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: WA
Posts: 5,690
Originally Posted by thxone
I am sooooo going to knock you right off the board if I can get the FiOs!!
i'll just go hook up to the line we use at work for our real time HD Videoteleconference system .
entropy31 is offline  
Reply
Old 09-29-2007, 01:56 PM
  #29  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
My Turbo ZX is Faster than YOUR Z!!!
thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 09-29-2007, 02:02 PM
  #30  
The Cake Is A Lie!
 
entropy31's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: WA
Posts: 5,690
Originally Posted by thxone
My Turbo ZX is Faster than YOUR Z!!!
o rly? come to WA and race.
entropy31 is offline  
Reply
Old 09-29-2007, 02:06 PM
  #31  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
Sure...you pay for the trip, fuel, new TurboZX, some hookers, food, beer....I am game.
thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 09-29-2007, 03:54 PM
  #32  
Queen of Yachts
 
z-hag's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: warmspott, trollville.......somewhere sailing the seas--fla, virgin islands...wherever....warm water....LOL
Posts: 2,957
geez, thx-----my sailboat moves faster than those numbers........but no one is as slow on the net as mine is.....cannot be-----any slower, it would be standing still----kinda like yer siggie, sugah..... and my 50 AE will smoke yer 280......
z-hag is offline  
Reply
Old 09-29-2007, 06:06 PM
  #33  
lww
Head Muckraker
 
lww's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 9,221
.50 Action Express has WAY more power than a little .280!
lww is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 10:29 AM
  #34  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
Crap Crap Caaaaaappppppp!!!!!!
The '79 is not doing so good. Water in - Water out. Somewhere in the front of the engine compartment is a hell of a leak. I almost fried the engine on a 2 mile trip. I watched the temp needle move to the 270 degree mark very quickly. I also watched the water pour out of the car almost as fast as I poured it in, but i could not spot the leak...it is somewhere on the passenger side of the radiator, or the right front of the engine. The engine is not happy and has now started acting weird...I hope it is just the lack of water. ****ing Nissan.
thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 10:37 AM
  #35  
The Good Twin
 
NismoPick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Wild Wild West, UTAH!
Posts: 20,639
Originally Posted by thxone
****ing Nissan.
pft... nice. Apparently you are a "fair weather fan." I have a feeling this isn't a "Nissan" error.
NismoPick is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 10:50 AM
  #36  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
It is actually very nice outside...apparently Nissan can't make disposable parts that last more than 130,000+ miles I am not mad...I am just not looking forward to pulling apart two cars to fix one....but then again, I have nothing better to do.
thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 10:54 AM
  #37  
lww
Head Muckraker
 
lww's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 9,221
Sounds like water pump.
lww is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 11:05 AM
  #38  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
Originally Posted by lww
Sounds like water pump.
I just went out and filled the radiator and BAM it is the water pump. The water started pouring out from behind the pulley as soon as the water level rose to it...cool, I have a good water pump on my turbo...should take 45 minutes or so when I get to it. We have now downgraded from "****ing Nissan" to "Damn Nissan"
thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 11:05 AM
  #39  
The Good Twin
 
NismoPick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Wild Wild West, UTAH!
Posts: 20,639
Originally Posted by thxone
It is actually very nice outside...
LoL... Fair weather fan is someone who flip flops a lot...

"I love the Raiders!"

then they lose...

"I hate the Raiders... They suck! I'm cheering for the Bears now!"

The Raiders win...

"I love the Raiders! They never let me down!"
NismoPick is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 11:06 AM
  #40  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
Originally Posted by NismoPick
LoL... Fair weather fan is someone who flip flops a lot...

"I love the Raiders!"

then they lose...

"I hate the Raiders... They suck! I'm cheering for the Bears now!"

The Raiders win...

"I love the Raiders! They never let me down!"
Hey, I am still with the Nissan...doesn't mean I have to be happy with her when she screws me.
thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 11:11 AM
  #41  
The Good Twin
 
NismoPick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Wild Wild West, UTAH!
Posts: 20,639
Am I crazy or are you? Apparently Nissan is the only company who makes water pumps that go out? Who's to say the pump is even original?

I must be crazy.
NismoPick is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 11:18 AM
  #42  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
Originally Posted by NismoPick
Am I crazy or are you? Apparently Nissan is the only company who makes water pumps that go out? Who's to say the pump is even original?

I must be crazy.

I think it says NISSAN on the pump...I am almost sure I saw that...it's no big deal...even if it isn't original I still have to pull it. My mood has been calm the whole time, I am just being a ...well a smart ***...I ain't mad aboot it. Hell, maybe THAT is the screeching sound...my ears are screwy. I will let you all know...since I will be working on it I might as well swap the fuel pumps...anyone want to buy the T3 and J-Pipe?
thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 01:14 PM
  #43  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
Ok, I found part of the problem...the fan is missing a blade...the whole blade is gone...just gone. I think this may be part of the reason the water pump went out...out of balance. Looks like the Turbo has achieved P. C. S. "Parts Car Status"
thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 01:24 PM
  #44  
The Good Twin
 
NismoPick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Wild Wild West, UTAH!
Posts: 20,639
What was wrong w/ the turbo motor?
NismoPick is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 01:29 PM
  #45  
The Evil Twin
 
Bleach's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 9,296
Nissan is the only company that makes a water pump for the L-series that can last 130,00+ miles.

Buy one from Shucks that is made in Thailand and see how long it lasts...
Bleach is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 01:30 PM
  #46  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
Originally Posted by NismoPick
What was wrong w/ the turbo motor?
Other than the ECU connection...nothing as far as I know. Don't say it....I have no way to swap it...trust me, I would,

Back on the water pump...as soon as I loosened the belt, the pulley just started flopping around...pretty sure the shaft broke. OUCH!
thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 02:01 PM
  #47  
The Good Twin
 
NismoPick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Wild Wild West, UTAH!
Posts: 20,639
So render a turbo motor useless to save a non turbo... by swapping on an already used pump. Why not buy a new pump that will last more than another 5k miles?
NismoPick is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 02:41 PM
  #48  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
Originally Posted by NismoPick
So render a turbo motor useless to save a non turbo... by swapping on an already used pump. Why not buy a new pump that will last more than another 5k miles?

The turbo car is a hazard...brakes, leaks, rust...it's a long list...a Z is a Z so I want to save the one I can drive. unless I get rid of the turbo I can fix it later or part it out or whatever...I am keeping the head in case I get another turbo car. But I don't want two cars I cant drive so I must sacrifice some parts to keep one running.

Here is a video of the water pump problem...

thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 03:04 PM
  #49  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
Oh man...I think my radiator id screwed too:



thxone is offline  
Reply
Old 10-01-2007, 03:05 PM
  #50  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
thxone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 2,827
And a couple more....




thxone is offline  
Reply



Advanced Search
Quick Reply: Holy Crap...


Reply Closed Thread Share

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:06 PM.