Good to see she's alive! Don't stress about the head gasket, the engine bay is very overwhelming but once you take its makeup off its not actually too bad.

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

Rusted bolts im finding are my worst enemy 🥲 the next episode is going to be a very long one I think

Welcome to the joys of Z ownership. Hopefully you have a good place to pull the motor and place it on a stand so you can strip it down. Runs really well despite the bad head gasket.

Looking much better than before. Congrats on getting it running 🎉

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

It’ll look even better when it runs 😮‍💨 Thank you mate 🙏

At fist I thought you owned it and let it sit for 8 years, but I see its a project car you bought. Good save

Glad your most importantly enjoying the ups and downs of cars, with all the head scratching moments the rewards are brilliant 😊😊

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more! The end reward will be well worth the effort I’m putting in now 💪🏼

you got this!! not easy, but not hard either!

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

Going to give it my best shot! Thank you mate 🙏

She liiiiivvvvvvveeeeesssssss! Taking down the engine will be interesting. You can pull it off mate 💪

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

Thank you mate, it’s going to be a learning experience for sure 👀

She’s aliveeeee

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

Like one of Frankenstein’s creations 💀

on first start with fresh petrol it dosen sound as if need new spark plugs or injectors do need some time running with a cleaner through the gas tank so all carbon / rust can be cleaned off the injectors and they can have a clean and even spray pattern

Great vid. I had a similar issue with one exhaust was clear but the other was smoking. We took it apart it was piston rings. Good luck with build.

@vincenthanna2162

Ай бұрын

I have a 1989 300zx tt swb t top manual. It’s mint.

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

I didn’t even think about the piston rings… but now you mentioned it I’ll definitely check them all out when I get to them 👀 Thank you mate!

@vincenthanna2162

24 күн бұрын

@@Joshcharlton13 Also check exhaust valves. That can cause smokey exhaust.

first start in 9 years, def bad fuel and youre lucky!!! most cars sat that long have injectors that are all stuck, and fuel hanger all rusted out frm fuel spoiling. i had a customer car sat for 7 years, tank was so rusted the wires off the pump fell off the hanger and were free floating live power inthe tank. i was wondering why it wouldnt prime. scary shit. thankfully all fixed now. even the rings in the piston were frozen in place so compression was shit, i let atf sit in cylinders for a week, that plus hand cranking motor freed rngs, had to clean injectors. finally got motor runing good. took so many systems being serviced or replaced.

bro youre rear spoiler is rare as fuckkkkkk, thats MONEY!!

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

Apparently it’s a Monza spoiler… whatever that might be 🤷🏼‍♂️ Definitely keeping it on!!

@11:50, great way to flush all the rust out of the system. like a gieser lol, hope no one badly burned.

100k kil. low odometer. nice score homie

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

I believe it’s 100k miles… but still not bad for 31 years old 👀

Really looking forward to the next episode. Also always connect the positive before you connect the ground. It didn't short out because you left the ignition on

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

Thank you mate! Yeah massive rookie mistake 😂

It wasn't that you left the key in the ignition or even on you connected both the positive and negative terminals at the same time and tried to tighten them The proper way is to put the positive cable on first and tighten it then do the ground you will never have that happen

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

Someone else told me that... which in hindsight makes a lot more sense 😂 Something to avoid next time

head gasket job, sorry. but worth it.

Great sir

Are you completely sure the wet bank is head gasket related? I'm asking because I'm having mine worked on at the moment. I've ended up buying new injectors, coil packs, new plugs (the list could go on) but the garage working on it are adamant my head gaskets are fine yet my exhaust is wet too on the same side. It's ultimately running too "rich" at the moment and pushing out more fuel to air ratio. My 300 project has been paused for now, but only because the garage that has it also build race cars and they've taken priority more recently as it's season

@Joshcharlton13

Ай бұрын

I'm 100% sure it's the gasket, there is literally no other way it couldn't be. If you've bought all of that stuff and it's still wet I could only suggest the gasket and the garage are trying to swerve the job, as it's an absolute pain in the backside. Have you done a compression test of chemical test from the radiator? That should tell you right away whether or not the exhaust fumes are being pushed back into the rad... which means you have definitely got a blown gasket. They're not expensive to buy and will tell you right away:)

@wishybishy

Ай бұрын

@@Joshcharlton13 This is what I've currently had done: •New injector set (370cc) •New injector wires •Set of new coil packs •New NGK Platinum Spark Plugs •Smoke tested •Pressure tested •Silicone hose kit (Silicon Coolant Pipes / Silicone Booster Pipes / Silicone Breather Pipes / Silicone Ancillary Pipes) •Auxiliary Belts (2) •New Thermostat •New Mishimoto Radiator •Coolant flush and top up •Vacuum Pipe O' Rings •Reset TPS to 0.48v and adjust idle speed to 750rpm •Complete Head Gasket Kit (not all of it was used) •Throttle Bodies balanced Plus a host of loosening and lubricating of other components too. All other wires have been tested for corrosion but are fine. Despite all of the above, it continues to run too rich on idle only. But the moment it's revved, it instantly disappears. There's no performance air filter on, only the standard air box. The garage is more than prepared to do any job that's required, but only if it needs doing in the first place.