[Roadsters] 2000 power loss--intermittent

[Tom @ Datsun2000]

Tim,

I had something similar happen to my 69 2L.  It nearly drove me crazy before
I accidentally found a loose screw on the side of the dizzy where the coil
wire connects to the dizzy.  Sometimes it made contact and the car ran
great.  Sometimes it made poor contact and I thought I would have to call  a
tow truck to get home.  By the time I found the problem I had a great
tune-up done on the car......

Start by assuming it is something simple before you tear too many things
apart.

Tom
69 2000 - Mr. Hyde
Portland
http://www.datsun2000.com
http://www.nowroc.org

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Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 6:08 AM
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Subject: [Roadsters] 2000 power loss--intermittent


Morning all.

I took the 2000 out Saturday for a quick run to see check a few things.

The car was not running hot but I now need to clean out the brake lines.

However, I have a more pressing concern. This has happened only a couple
times and (obviously) not every time. When driving down the road I started
to lose power and the idle was rough (with the clutch in and coasting down
the road). First time this happened I turned off the motor and let the car
sit for a few minutes. She started up and was fine. Last Saturday when this
happened I pulled off the road and didn't shut her down. I just sat for a
minute or so then she was fine.

Am I boiling the gas in the line somehow and thus starving the carbs? If so
what is the fix for this?

Or do I maybe have a clogged filter or crap in the fuel line? This one I can
deal with. I think.

I wanted to get some input from you folks out there before I started to tear
into stuff.

TIA

Tim
Belleville, WI.
'70 SPL AND SRL
Still clueless but always learning
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