my 280zx was starting intermitently because it was not getting spark at times. i did the ignition system check in the fsm it turned out i had a short in my pickup coil( i believe) and i got a new pick up coil and installed it. the car started right up. i let it warm up and decided to take it for a drive. it had a little less power than befor. i just assumed the timing was off. and i started heading back home. and all power just cut out. it would not restart at all so i went home. when i came back it had a really rough time starting the tach would kinda hop but it wouldent start. i tried a little longer and it started and i tried to accelerate and it died. it started again faster and died again. i got it moving and got it down the hill home. it would idle fine but when i tried to accelerate it would just lose all power and the tach would drop to zero. does this sound like an icu problem, timing, or something i might have done when i was inside the distributor.

mine had similar problems, died in the middle of an intersection. turned out to be the temp sensor on the block on pass side. it had a bad connection and would cut the car off whenever i hit a bump or something.

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Murfreesboro,TN
'82 280zx T-tops 5-spd.Jade gray,new intake, NGK wires, new coil, complete brake rehaul all around.Diff and tranny changed to royal purple, new muffler, new clutch and other upgrades. also looking for a turbo version!

The temp sensor would not make the Tach Bounce.

Get Freez-It from Radio Shack and search the Archives on how to use it to diagnose intermitten heat-related failures of the ignition module.

It's what should have been done before you started replacing parts.

Sounds like a failing module to me...

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yeah, mine did tony. my problem was in the wiring though. the engine movement, stop and go, pretty much any movement would cause a bad connection.of course im talking about the CHTS, not the temp sensor around the tstat housing.

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Murfreesboro,TN
'82 280zx T-tops 5-spd.Jade gray,new intake, NGK wires, new coil, complete brake rehaul all around.Diff and tranny changed to royal purple, new muffler, new clutch and other upgrades. also looking for a turbo version!

The connections on the modules are kind of tricky and short to ground if you're not carefull. Norm K.