n00blar

When I bought my '81 ZX, the windshield was cracked on the driver side.
Later on, I bought an '82 ZX for parts...which happens to have a good windshield with no cracks.

My question, can I use the windshield from the '82 ZX and install it on my '81?
Is this advisable, will the windshield get damanged or something once it's removed?

jfairladyz

If you're careful you can get it off and back in without damaging it. Just make sure you've got the windshield completey released before applying too much pressure on it to push it out. As far as whether it will fit, all year 280zx windshields are identical.

Skully

get this tool ..it simply cuts the rubber that the windshoeld is glued on with..it will make it so much easier and less chance cracking...

n00blar

Nice, thanks guys. I think I'll do that tomorrow.

jfairladyz

My personal favorite is to take two wooden dowels cut short enough to comfortably fit in your hand. then drill a hole through the middle (hotdog style) of each dowel. Feed a piece of thin wire through one dowel and tie it off. Then feed the other end of hte wire through the windshield adhesive and then tie it to the other dowel. Now you and a buddy just cut the adhesive like you're using a cheese slicer. Of course, you'll have to get the adhesive removal started before hand in order to feed the string though. A little heat from a blow dryer makes the cutting process easier too.

n00blar

This brings me to another question..my Warning Display light is showing a blinking STOP followed by a picture of the radiator. I've had this warning for quite some time now.
I've replaced almost all the sensors by the thermostat housing, including the thermostat, water pump, fan clutch and the radiator.

Any ideas as to what might be causing this blinking STOP and the radiator picture to come up on the warning display?

nismo619

i do belive its the radiator resovor pull it out and look at the connections underneath... also check to see if " the floater" inside your radiator revsovor is working right... that should be your problem right there..

n00blar

Ohh, that may be it! I haven't fill it yet!

jfairladyz

The stop lamp warning seems to be pretty common. The system works on a difference of resistance. First off have someone hold the brake pedal down while you verify that all the stop lights are working. If all the lights are coming on then check the connectors and bulbs for corrosion.

As for the radiator warning, Nismo hit that one on the head.

n00blar

Nismo and J...Thanks!! That fixed that problem.

Question, what's the proper idle rpm for these cars? Mine idles at 800RPM (the mark below 1K, so I'm assuming it's 800rpm) Is that the right idle timing?

Also, what could be causing for the Hazard fuse to blow? It's supposed to be a 20A fuse, but something keeps blowing it. Obviously if I put a 30A, it works fine, but I want to fix whatever's blowing the 20A fuse.

jfairladyz

drawing too much of a load through the circuit causes fuses to blow (too much heat). That probably means theres an area of high resistance somewhere. Make sure you dont have any wires burned up and make sure the circuit isn't gounding before it gets to the components.

Proper idle is about 700RPM give or take 100. So 800 is still within specs.

lww

J is right and I prefer to run the idle a little higher than spec, so that's about right on in my mind.

81 Black L28E

There is a eazy way to see if the your zx is set to the right rpm idle range..
If you look in between the tachometer and its mounting hole then you will see two little lines on the edge of the tach right at the 700 rpm spot..
If the needle is right in between the lines , Then your idle IS good to go.. : )

n00blar

Nice tip!

Mine sits just a tad below the bottom line.

n00blar

Any particular area where to look for burned wires? The dashboard has tons of wires, so want to make sure that I'm looking at the right ones. Not to mention that I don't even know where to begin.

The dashboard lights come up now, the only thing not working now are the turn signal lights.

jfairladyz

do you have a wiring schematic? If not, I can email you a few. But otherwise, you'll want to get one. That way you can trace the wires in that circuit til you find the problem.

n00blar

I have somewhat of a schematic. The Haynes book comes with something of wiring a schematic. I'll have to try to follow it.