[Roadsters] 1600 tuning issues

[Pete Peters]

Lots of good suggestions, but did it ever run & idle correctly, and not backfire, i.e. are these long-standing issues, or did they appear after replacing the parts? If these are new issues, when and/or how many miles ago did it run properly?

Pete

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Haslett" <hrhaslett at yahoo.com> 
To: "Datsun Owners List" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 8:56 PM 
Subject: [Roadsters] 1600 tuning issues 


> Hey All, 
> I just replaced my fried points, condensor, cap and rotor...plugs 
> too. My 1600 was running poor and backfiring, alot of hesitation too. 
> Adjusted valves as well to .017 hot. 
> 
> My problem is its still running weird, backfiring on deceleration. 
> I have adjusted the timing as best as I can and 
> acceleration is strong, just the sputtering and backfires when backing 
> off...idle is not great either....its high at about 1100 rpm and I can't 
> get it lower.
>
> Any suggestions as to tuning? 
> Thanks, 
> Roy Haslett 
> 67 early 1600