82 280zx wont start

[tpendergraft85]

First off, im new here so let me introduce myself, my name is tyler. this is my first datsun but i have some background with other cars. it is a 82 280zx 2 seater, non turbo FI L28.

kind of a long story:

i bought this car dirt cheap knowing that it was not in the greatest of shape and a salvaged title. a little rust here and there (to be expected from a 25 year old car in kansas) but other than that, everything looked straight. the one problem that i could see was that it would always bog down above 3k rpm. while i was trying to diagnose this problem i changed the distributor components (rotor and cap) and spark plugs and wires. this made it run fine in that higher rpm range, then it went back to bogging down. so i took out the plugs and they had heavy carbon deposits. this led me to believe that its burning extremely rich in the upper rpms.

then i got distracted with some other projects and when i got back to it about a month later, it will not start at all. it cranks but never starts. i cleaned off the deposits with carb cleaner but still wont start. i have checked the spark plug firing order and that is correct. checked the ignition coil and it looked to be toward the end of its life so i replaced that and still nothing. i dont have a pressure gauge to test the fuel pressure but im sure that its getting fuel. is there anything else i should try?

ps if it had a turbo ecu, would that cause it to run super rich in higher rpms, i assume it would, but would it even fit?

any help would be appreciated and let me know if you need more info. thanks!

[evildky]

it won't run with the turbo ecu, completely different systems

when you checked the firing order of the plugs you remembers taht the firing order goes countercloclwise from #1 on the distributor right?

a bad CHTS will cause it to run rich all the time nce warmed up, your motor I believe it's located in the lower thermostat housing

there si a little plastic box on the side of your distributor, I forget what it's called but it's a common item

timing, check the timing

MAS, could have a deadspot

try giving it a squirt of starter fluid and see if it fires up, if it does you know you have a fuel problem, if not then you know it's in the spark system