hi guys,
Been in love with the Z since High school (1990) wanted to own one forever and I finally got myself a 1982 280ZX T-Tops, Turbo (working), automatic.
It is a fixer (see picture) and am looking forward to fixing it. Want to fix is back to original parts as much as possible (starting with seats). Currently have few problems and would love to get your inputs.
As the car warms up the drive starts to get stutter, you know, like hesitation in pickup. I know that the fuel injectors and air flow meter is new but the airflow meter has been tampered with by the previous owner. The second problem is that it take up to 2 cranks to get it started in cold (crank for 2 - 4 seconds stop and then crank again and starts up like it never had any problem)
Also the car has been in non operation since 2006 although the owner said he started the car at least once a month and let it run for 20-30 minutes (don't believe that).
Any help would be really appreciated!


ok, so my pictures are just too big for attachments...so any ideas?
THANKS

 

try a general tune up. it surely needs it. dizzy cap, plug wires, plugs, FI cleaner, air filter, fuel filter. then check the compression. just the basics to assure that the engine is in a condition that can be worked with. which it probably is. and get that air flow meter tuned properly real soon too. that is likely the cause of some hesitation on acceleration. you should probably take it somewhere good to get that done, but if you want to do it, you just have to learn how to tune for mixture.

 

Welcome fellow `82 Turbo Owner!



Mine does that too... haven't taken the time to research it though, not that high of a priority on the list

 

X2 on getting the AFM tuned correctly. Also check the Air Regulator & all vacuum hoses / connections, as well as ALL sensor connections.

And another Welcome!

 

Thanks, I am still trying to get some pictures online...trying to figure out if I can post it somewhere give you guys a link....

here it is:
http://picasaweb.google.com/njgheewa...80zxTTopTurbo#

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That is a very nice picture style in your signature...mind if I use that same style?
Thanks for the warm welcome

 

Very nice! Its my car's Automatic twin.

 

Sweet dude....very nice Turbo 280zx. Looks to be in pretty nice shape. And welcome to a great Z website. With lots of friendly and helpful people. And just overall a cool place to be.

 

gotta clean those connectors like nismo said, focus on the tps and chts for sure, they are the usuall culprits

 

I've found the air flow meter to be trouble.... and vacuum leaks. If its new but been messed with, maybe mess with it some more. I did adjust mine at one point on a past car, but I clearly marked where it was before I modified anything so I could put it back to stock as a reference point. You don't have that option but you can always mark where it is now just for something to start with.
there is a thread on this website about opening, cleaning, and adjusting the AFM. find that, try it out and let us know how it goes.

 

Sounds cool

I took that picture when I got bored of watching paint dry

After that, all I did was crop the image, mess with the temperature and saturation... I'll have to retake the picture after I swap out the white mirrors for red ones!

 

I am loving this website already....thanks for all the help. I have all the tune-up parts ordered already and will work on the airflow this weekend. I will keep you all posted. Thanks Bleach for the reference point idea!
Thanks Duck Ryder, I will take the picture also this weekend and post it up on my signature.
WOW! looks like its gonna be a fun and busy weekend.