[Roadsters] starting problems

[Rich Ravizza]

I have been driving my 70, 1600 a lot lately.  Took it up to Sonora pass from
Fremont, driving it to work everyday.  Yesterday went to a grad party with a
load of stuff for the celebration, all was well until I went back out to move
the car out of the driveway and it was DEAD.  Only thing I could hear when I
turned the key was a slight click.
Push started it and got it home and this morning went to start exploring to
find the problem.
Battery is full of liquid and shows 12-13 volts on the multimeter but the
headlights and tail lights are dead.  Put a battery charger on it and all was
well but then went DEAD again.
Turned out to be the homemade battery cable on the common side.  Cleaned it
and re-assembled and am back on the road.


Rich Ravizza

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On Sat, 7/5/14, dave n <dave at ranteer.com> wrote:

 Subject: [Roadsters] starting problems
 To: "Datsun" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
 Date: Saturday, July 5, 2014, 6:28 AM

 so last night I bring the early 67
 1600 roadster back from storage (its about
 4 miles).  the revs slow down and it dies at a
 light.  it almost doesnbt
 start.

 I get it home, and we get ready to leave in it but it wonbt
 start.  I think
 maybe its out of gas and the gauge isnbt working.  I
 top it off with 4
 gallons of premium, and it overflows.  obviously that
 wasnbt it.   I can
 hear the electric fuel pump running so thatbs not it. (I
 have replaced the
 mechanical pump with an electric one)

 we take another car.

 maybe two hours later we come home, and it starts. 
 runs fine all the way back
 to storage.  car doesnbt get run that much, and the gas
 in it could easily
 have been months old.  you think bad gas?  stuff
 in the gas tank/line?  any
 other ideas?
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