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hey everyone! Ihave a 77 280 that seemed to be running perfect. Just lost all power from the engine. Everything else works,lights etc. getting spark and fuel also. any ideas?

compression? Timing? check check check check!!!!

you dont have any clicking or tapping do you? hope to god your timing chain didnt slip of fall off.... but i have only heard that happen very rarely(good ole reliable timing chains....)

also whats the story? you were driving down the street and????? or you were changing the distributor cap and?????? or you were doing a burn out and?????? when did it quit working?

n e e d m o r e i n f o . . .

Have you tried restarting the car? If it's getting PROPER spark and PROPER fuel... it's likely flooded.

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i was just driving about 30mph and she just quit. been about two hours,got it towed home and it started right up. did the same thing about a week ago. ran good since till today.:102:

Hmm...maybe your ignition control module? Kind of sounds like the symptoms. It is located on the distributor. That could be going bad...and that causes your Z to run. Until the module gets warm...then it will not start until. It gets cooled off. Am I off...or close?

yup
 

sounds about right! where exactly is the module? expensive? easy to replace?

on the distridutor and it can be expensive... i dont know what the price it for a 280z is though

i had the same problem so i changed my icu and pick up coil and it hasnt done it since

oh and wildman mine got so bad it would do it even right after i started the car when the motor was cool...:037: its a big problem for cars and trucks made in the 80's:022:

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i have a 76 parts car/project. would that one work on my 77? thanks for all your help everyone!:023:

probly:102: ... but im a zx guy

Yeah, it's the same engine so it will swap right over.

thanks
 

thanks all for your help