New cap, rotor, condensor, points, recent silicone wires, 6 month old coil and
plugs
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From: Brian <brogsme@msn.com>
To:
Richard Shepard <sales@rslaserkits.com>
Cc: Roy Haslett
<hrhaslett@yahoo.com>; Tim <tputland@charter.net>; datsun-roadsters:
autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 9,
2012 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 1600 tuning issues
Also check dist cap
for arcing
Brian
On Dec 9, 2012, at 8:56 PM, Richard Shepard
<sales@rslaserkits.com> wrote:
> How old are the wires? Try staring it at
night with no lights and check for
> starks
> rich
>
>
>
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> From: Roy Haslett
> <hrhaslett@yahoo.com>
>
To: Tim <tputland@charter.net>; datsun-roadsters:
> autox.team.net
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 9,
> 2012 8:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 1600 tuning issues
>
> Sadly I am still
> in
tuning hell. I have set the dwell to 52 degrees. Checked
> all connections
>
that they are clean and tight. When car ran it was rough but
> I set the
>
timing to 16 degrees at 600 rpm and verified the vacuum advance was
>
operating
> correctly and no leaks when revving engine. But, the car runs
like
> shit..super rough with the engine shaking like hell. Now, the car
won't even
> start?? Could I have some bad new iginition parts? Could my 6
month old
> Diamond coil have failed? Previous to attempting this tune up the
car ran a
> little weird with some very slight backfire but it ran great on
the highway.
> I don't think its a carb thing. Valves were checked 3 times.
I don't get it.
> Thanks
> Roy
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
From: Tim
> <tputland@charter.net>
> To: datsun-roadsters: autox.team.net
>
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:22
PM
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 1600 tuning issues
>
> I have (as usual)
nothing new to
> add. But, I will echo what others have said as well as Paul
below. And also
> add that my running issues got worse and worse on my tired
1600 as the exhaust
> leak at the manifold got worse.
>
> Still waiting on my
machinist to finish the
> head on my stroker. One step forward, two steps
back.....sigh
>
> tim
>
>
> On Wed,
> Nov 28, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Paul Kort
wrote:
>
>> Even on the race R16s, spinning
> up to 8000 rpms, we never had a
timing
>> chain jump.
>>
>> back to basics,
> set the valve clearance, set
the ignition timing, then
>> work on the carbs.
>>
>> Paul
>> Ohio
>>
>> On
Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Pete Peters
> <ppeters914@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> According to Roy, the head was rebuilt
> at 5k; the motor at 20k (was the
>>> timing chain/gears replaced at that
> time?). Engine was running fine up
>>> until
>>> a few hundred miles ago, then
> slowly deteriorated.
>>>
>>>
Wouldn't a timing chain jumping be instantly
> noticeable? And, while
>>>
possible, has anyone experienced a 1600 timing chain
> jumping? Isn't that
>>>
more likely in the OHC engines (U20, L-series)?
> My money is on something
more simple like floats and/or exhaust/vacuum
> leaks.
>>>
>>> This has been
a fun thread. Eagerly awaiting the resolution!
>>>
>>>
>>> Pete
>>
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