A Note from DracoZX

**DracoZX** · 09-28-2009, 06:56 PM

Just got back to Richmond. Had a great drive back home from Greenville SC where I stayed last night finally getting to go have a drink and not stress over the dragon's health.
First i want to thank any and everyone who offered diagnosis, loaned tools, held the hood open, provided lighting, or turned a wrench on draco. I have to say it was quite overwhelming finally going to a big Z event and being around a large group of guys and girls who shared the same love of the Z as I do.
State of Draco: He is better than ever with all the help he recieved. I kind of hate saying what the final fix was cause it only cost $10 bucks and took 3 minutes to fix. Now that I think about it I will leave that as a clue and see who guesses it right,lol. Z1 guys can't play along.
Even though it was a simple fix, the symptons of the car could have been so many different things....injectors, dirty connections, bad ptu, bad ecu, burnt wire, dead cylinder........and so on. Glad it wound up not being internal.
Special thanks to John and Spencer at Z1 who after a call at 9a.m. sunday morning allowed me to come by and see if they could figure out what was still ailing the red guy, even after all the stories I heard of there saturday night/sunday morning party. Damn I wish I could have went. There is no place that compares to Z1 near me in Va. so I decided I would try them before limping back home. Spencer I will try to find out where I got that din drawer/cupholder for ya.
Special thanks to Chris on the left and David on the right for the plenum pull. Like ya'll said it will make my next pull easier.
Thanks to Chris who had the blue z32 for taking some great video of me on the track friday. At least I have those memories, before the car got ill.
It was great getting to meet everyone else at the show..Z1, AMS, 3ZC guys and everyone else, I have terrible short term memory. Alot of beautiful cars and good spirits kept the pain of my car being sick to a tolerible level. I hope that alot of you guys are at Zdayz. It looks like a blast.
Thanks Again!!! Hope everyone else made it home safe.

P.S. did anyone take a pic of us under the hood in the parking lot?

**TnkrsToyCo** · 09-28-2009, 07:45 PM

I have a couple under the hood. When I get them off the camera I'll get them to you.

That's great news about the fix. Fraid I was betting on a burnt valve.

sunset123 · 09-28-2009, 07:52 PM

Hate to hear it was a $10.00 fix well anyhow it just goes to show how much love there is with those whom own a Z. I have been in NO other club ,group what ever that would stay up til 4 or 12 in the morn to FIX SOMEONES car let alone a business lend a helping hand late late at night thanks Z1. I can stay it was really a time to bond with people from around the country and from that I am greatful and hope to see ALL OF YOU down the road especially you DracoZX (Chris)
in a running car Ha!. Again it was great meeting all of you take care and my son Robert says Hello too. Sunset123 Columbus ,Ohio ZROC member.

90 coupeconversion · 09-28-2009, 08:01 PM

replaced the injector connector @ cyl# 1

**DracoZX** · 09-28-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 90 coupeconversion

replaced the injector connector @ cyl# 1

Nope, but getting warm.

**TnkrsToyCo** · 09-28-2009, 08:21 PM

#1 coilpack connector where we heard it arcing.

What was causing the lite smoke on the drivers side.

Andy · 09-28-2009, 08:25 PM

Man , you were one awesome dude with you attitude about the whole thing. Enjoyed talking with you and getting to know you a little. Ok , I will guess....the temp sending unit to the ecu?

my_300z · 09-28-2009, 08:44 PM

man your one cool dude hated to see you go threw that
but heres a video for you to check out
get tony ,aaron ,eric and nate to check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77_I1NFSkZc

**DracoZX** · 09-28-2009, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TnkrsToyCo

#1 coilpack connector where we heard it arcing.

What was causing the lite smoke on the drivers side.

Nope but getting warmer.

Smoke was the air being so humid and the hot exhaust.

**DracoZX** · 09-28-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ANDY93Z

Man , you were one awesome dude with you attitude about the whole thing. Enjoyed talking with you and getting to know you a little. Ok , I will guess....the temp sending unit to the ecu?

You too Andy. getting colder on the temp sensor.

Andy · 09-28-2009, 09:03 PM

no way it was the fuel pressure regulator , no way!!

**DracoZX** · 09-28-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ANDY93Z

no way it was the fuel pressure regulator , no way!!

Nope.

sumguyfromtx86 · 09-28-2009, 09:09 PM

bad spark plug??...or coil pack boot?

**Twisted Six** · 09-28-2009, 09:35 PM

Well, #4 injector was definitely bad, it was open on the OHM meter, and the plugs were burnt up, so atleast our plenum pull wasn't in vain. I too am curious as to what Z1 found as well, given the circumstances, we all kinda came to the same conclusion as to the internal damage. One time I'm glad I was wrong if it's indeed true!

dirt114 · 09-28-2009, 10:22 PM

^shit i was betting a thousand it was bad rings so im glad im wrong too.
i cant imagine you being able to go through all that then have to pull the whole motor for a rebuild!

i would agree with steve on the coil pack but you didnt say so idk. i just wanna say, i was the one who yanked out the first egr pipe!! brute force for teh whin!

dirt114 · 09-28-2009, 10:31 PM

looks like david is working on the right and chris is killin time on the phone letting him catch up haha

my dad sitting at the bottom and me takin the pic

dirt114 · 09-28-2009, 10:33 PM

pcv hose?

**DracoZX** · 09-28-2009, 10:43 PM

Drum roll please................... ......................... ......................... ..........#4 coilpack connector.

dirt114 · 09-28-2009, 10:46 PM

hey, tnkrtoyco said that! well he said number one.. snap, it was moist from gas with no spark...

**DracoZX** · 09-28-2009, 10:52 PM

Lol , I said he was getting warmer.

dirt114 · 09-28-2009, 11:01 PM

hey, random, but i got my own red lights in today! lol red dash wins at life (cuz SBL's cant make a good white haha)

**DracoZX** · 09-28-2009, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dirt114

hey, random, but i got my own red lights in today! lol red dash wins at life (cuz SBL's cant make a good white haha)

Kool, just be patient installing them and make sure you get a very skinny tip for your soldering gun.

dirt114 · 09-28-2009, 11:38 PM

huh? what lights do you have? i installed mine in 5 min... they plug in just like the old bulbs. and i can do it only taking off that top dash cover and reaching down behind the dash. ive done it several times in the last month going through all the diff whites.. btw, the red ones i have seem even more deep red than yours. if you ever have any desire to change, its the WLED-RHP5 from superbrightleds.com i think.

dirt114 · 09-28-2009, 11:40 PM

and ill add that their service is amazing. dont get any white dash lights they suck but there red and blue are great and there white pod lights are phenomenal. i sent back probly 4 sets of lights and they keep turning around and sending the next ones i want to trade for with no hesitation.

sumguyfromtx86 · 09-29-2009, 12:40 AM

(^ could have just added to the post before that instead of making another off-topic post in this thread)

anyways...well Draco i'm glad you got your car up and goin finally after everything. After doing the plenum pull and still having that misfire, I couldnt really convince myself that you had a burnt valve like most ppl concluded.

Nonetheless you did atleast get some useful work done on your car by some great guys...true enthusiasts!

sunset123 · 09-29-2009, 11:38 AM

Good to hear it was a simple electrical issue. Chris see ya next year running!

eagle2284 · 09-29-2009, 05:19 PM

im glad to see it worked out for you in the end.. like i said to you before, this really couldnt have happened at a better (or worse) time.
i am still kind of in aw about how nice Draco looked!!! i am going to pm you soon to bug you on details on how you painted your car

jschrauwen · 09-29-2009, 10:12 PM

I love happy endings.
Good for you Chris, I'm glad that you didn't have to "limp" home after all.

I think a big kudos has to go to Z1 for filling that shopping list of all of those tiny little bits as part of the plenum pull / injector change and deletes of a few systems. To fill out that shopping list of parts in the middle of the busiest days of their year is a testament to their support and dedication to the customer.

**DracoZX** · 09-29-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jschrauwen

I love happy endings.
Good for you Chris, I'm glad that you didn't have to "limp" home after all.

I think a big kudos has to go to Z1 for filling that shopping list of all of those tiny little bits as part of the plenum pull / injector change and deletes of a few systems. To fill out that shopping list of parts in the middle of the busiest days of their year is a testament to their support and dedication to the customer.

That was impressive, but not as impressive as what John and Spencer of Z1 did most of sunday morning/afternoon to the car while nursing there hangovers,lol.

zxrider13 · 09-30-2009, 12:31 AM

I was going to step in and help man but it seemed like you had more than enough help and figured one more may get in the way.

09-28-2009, 07:45 PM	#2
TnkrsToyCo PR Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Springdale, Arkansas Make/Model: 93' vert,95' 240sxse,05 350ZAE, 91 2+2, 92 slicktop Trader Rating: (10) Posts: 28,656	Re: A Note from DracoZX I have a couple under the hood. When I get them off the camera I'll get them to you. That's great news about the fix. Fraid I was betting on a burnt valve. __________________ ATTN NEW MEMBERS AND CURRENT MEMBERS!!! Required reading - Forum posting rules http://www.300zxclub.com/announcement.php?f=4 "Life isn't like a bowl of cherries, it's more like a jar of Jalapenos-- what you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow......"

09-28-2009, 07:52 PM	#3
sunset123 sunset123 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Columbus,Ohio Make/Model: 1991 300zx tt tee tops Trader Rating: (1) Posts: 93	Re: A Note from DracoZX Hate to hear it was a $10.00 fix well anyhow it just goes to show how much love there is with those whom own a Z. I have been in NO other club ,group what ever that would stay up til 4 or 12 in the morn to FIX SOMEONES car let alone a business lend a helping hand late late at night thanks Z1. I can stay it was really a time to bond with people from around the country and from that I am greatful and hope to see ALL OF YOU down the road especially you DracoZX (Chris) in a running car Ha!. Again it was great meeting all of you take care and my son Robert says Hello too. Sunset123 Columbus ,Ohio ZROC member.

09-28-2009, 08:21 PM	#6
TnkrsToyCo PR Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Springdale, Arkansas Make/Model: 93' vert,95' 240sxse,05 350ZAE, 91 2+2, 92 slicktop Trader Rating: (10) Posts: 28,656	Re: A Note from DracoZX #1 coilpack connector where we heard it arcing. What was causing the lite smoke on the drivers side.

09-28-2009, 08:44 PM	#8
my_300z my_350z Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: wilmington N.C. Make/Model: 2004 350z Trader Rating: (0) Posts: 33	one cool dude draco man your one cool dude hated to see you go threw that but heres a video for you to check out get tony ,aaron ,eric and nate to check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77_I1NFSkZc Last edited by my_300z; 09-28-2009 at 08:47 PM..

09-28-2009, 09:09 PM	#13
sumguyfromtx86 Z32-TECH Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) Make/Model: 1990 NA Trader Rating: (0) Posts: 1,868	Re: A Note from DracoZX bad spark plug??...or coil pack boot? __________________ Last edited by sumguyfromtx86; 09-28-2009 at 09:12 PM..

09-29-2009, 12:40 AM	#25
sumguyfromtx86 Z32-TECH Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) Make/Model: 1990 NA Trader Rating: (0) Posts: 1,868	Re: A Note from DracoZX (^ could have just added to the post before that instead of making another off-topic post in this thread) anyways...well Draco i'm glad you got your car up and goin finally after everything. After doing the plenum pull and still having that misfire, I couldnt really convince myself that you had a burnt valve like most ppl concluded. Nonetheless you did atleast get some useful work done on your car by some great guys...true enthusiasts!

09-29-2009, 11:38 AM	#26
sunset123 sunset123 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Columbus,Ohio Make/Model: 1991 300zx tt tee tops Trader Rating: (1) Posts: 93	Re: A Note from DracoZX Good to hear it was a simple electrical issue. Chris see ya next year running!

09-29-2009, 10:12 PM	#28
jschrauwen My Fairlady Z Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Frankford, Ontario, Canada Make/Model: 90 RHD 2+2 TT 5sp Trader Rating: (13) Posts: 19,762	Re: A Note from DracoZX I love happy endings. Good for you Chris, I'm glad that you didn't have to "limp" home after all. I think a big kudos has to go to Z1 for filling that shopping list of all of those tiny little bits as part of the plenum pull / injector change and deletes of a few systems. To fill out that shopping list of parts in the middle of the busiest days of their year is a testament to their support and dedication to the customer. __________________ Idle / Acceleration Questions - Click HERE, Audio Questions - Click HERE, TT Swap Questions - Click HERE, Buying a Z Questions - Click HERE, Crossreferenced Interchangeable Parts - Click HERE 572.1RWHP / 590RWTQ / 21PSI / Pump Gas

09-30-2009, 12:31 AM	#30
zxrider13 NA to TT swap Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Make/Model: 1993 Pearl white 2+2 Na to TT Trader Rating: (8) Posts: 318	Re: A Note from DracoZX I was going to step in and help man but it seemed like you had more than enough help and figured one more may get in the way. __________________