[Roadsters] Timing: I'm not that dumb (am I?)

[Barry Bowden]

I spent a week a few years ago trying to get a 510 to fire and finally found
the 
problem to be a cracked retaining spring on the distributor rotor. It
would turn 
at low speed when cranking but stay stationary at higher crank
speeds. You could 
pull rotor off and it looked fine since retaining clip was
still there but had a 
fine crack in it relieving of its retaining strength.
You might check for that.

Barry Bowden




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From: Graeme <graemes at internode.on.net>
To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, September 7, 2010 10:14:40 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] Timing: I'm not
that dumb (am I?)

Sounds like the results of at least one stray Gamma ray ;)
If you have removed and replaced the distributor and or drive gear, make
sure
that the distributor timing is correct at TDC for #1 ON COMPRESSION
STROKE!!!
You can check for spark at TDC but since the cam is 1/2 crank speed it may
still be 180Deg out.
Apart from that it sounds like Murphy has been helping
you. 


"I was messing with my timing a little bit and now I can't seem to get
the
car to start.  I've used all my standard tricks: 1) cleaning the spark
plugs, 2) rotating the distributor to visually confirm that at TDC the rotor
is pointing at the number one plug, 3) confirming spark, 4) confirming fuel,
5) recharging the battery.  And still, no start.  I get a very occational
detonation when I spin the engine but not enough to even get the engine to
sputter over, even once.  

What am I missing? Does anyone have any tricks
that I can try?  I've tried
with choke, without choke, with throttle and
without (but I don't know which
of these works best).

For further background,
the car was running rich before I diabled it.

Nathaniel Leeds
'69 2000 ->
frustrating."
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