Thanks. I saw your message long after posting mine, and yours explains
it more professionally. This list server is a wonderful and horrible
thing at the same time. My post STILL hasn't appeared in my inbox,
although your reply to it has! This happens over and over again.
Adam
--- roadster <roadster@rcn.com> wrote:
> Adam,
>
> It doesn't really matter. As I said in an earlier post today, the
> only way
> to tell whether #1 on the distributor is towards the radiator or
> towards the
> firewall is to match the orientation of the valves at 0 degrees TDC
> (end of
> compression stroke before firing).
>
> If you look at the Clymers manual (copy of Nissan's) in the 2000
> engine
> section, they describe installing the thingee (distributor drive
> gear). The
> text says 11:25 position for the off-center slot, with the smaller
> semi-circle MUST be placed toward the FRONT. The picture (Fig EM-128)
> shows
> the LARGER semi-circle towards the FRONT. Even they were confused!
>
> Fred - So.SF
> BADROC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> To: "WILSON,BOB (A-SantaClara,ex1)" <bob_wilson@agilent.com>;
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 6:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Which is number 1 cylinder?
>
>
> > I had two 1600 Roadsters for a while and the distributors were
> exactly
> > 180 degrees off from one another. This is due to the distributor
> > having an off-center shaft slot and the oil pump shaft thingie
> having a
> > centered shaft slot. The oil pump shaft thingie (sorry about this
> > technical talk) can fit in two ways, but the distributor will fit
> in
> > only one. I asked and was told "it doesn't really matter". Please
> > correct me if I'm wrong about it not mattering...
> >
> > Adam
> > '70 1600
> >
> > --- "WILSON,BOB (A-SantaClara,ex1)" <bob_wilson@agilent.com> wrote:
> > > Hi list,
> > >
> > > This is an embarassing question but I must ask. Which is number 1
> > > cylinder
> > > and what is the pattern of the distributor wires?
> > >
> > > I thought it was this way, but when I tried to start my newly
> rebuilt
> > > engine
> > > yesterday, it wouldn't run until I reversed the spark plug wires.
> I
> > > am
> > > confused (again).
> > >
> > > This is what I thought was right:
> > >
> > > Block:
> > > ----------------------
> > > | |
> > > | 4 3 2 1 | Radiator is here.
> > > | |
> > > ----------------------
> > >
> > > Distributor:
> > >
> > > 1 2
> > > 3 4
> > >
> > >
> > > The above is how it looks when looking down from above the car.
> Left
> > > is the
> > > rear of the car (or firewall) and to the right is the front of
> the
> > > car (or
> > > radiator). So this view would be if you were on the passenger
> side of
> > > the
> > > car looking down on the engine compartment.
> > >
> > > The above does not work. I had to reverse the block spark plug
> > > numbers so
> > > that 1 was to the rear and 4 was to the front, to get the engine
> to
> > > run.
> > >
> > > What is going on? I seem to remember that the piston rods were
> > > numbered as I
> > > have shown above.
> > >
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Bob Wilson
> > > 1970 1600 stroker.
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