Yes, the cylinders are numbered from the front of the engine back, so #1 is the one closest to the front of the car. together, but 180 degrees out from #1 and #4. So the timing light will show the sa
Yes, yes, all the good old jokes: Q. Why do the British drink their beer warm? A. Because all their refrigerators are made by Lucas. etc. Just throwing this in for all the newbies who might hot have
I think you may be confusing the 7.5 marking on the distributor cam with the amount of initial advance. The 7.5 indicates that the cam will allow 7.5 distributor degrees of centrifugal advance (which
Personally, I always found the front end of the roadster a little busy, especially with round driving lights in front of the grille. That's why I did the valence thing on mine. But it's really just a
The engine and trans have to be removed as a unit. Well, okay, some might point out that it is possible to pull the engine without pulling the trans, too, but what would be the point of that? That's
On a brand-new engine I would definitely pull the distributor and run the oil pump with a drill first. Better safe than sorry. If it's a case of an already-broken-in engine sitting for a while (like
I bought a new Nissan thermostat a couple of years ago and had lots of problems. Replaced it with a Stant 180 for a Z-car from Shuck's and it's been fine since.