Have you checked your gas lately? Bad gas that has sat in the car for
several months can cause the same symptoms as you describe.
Mike Koken
----- Original Message -----
From: "audela2" <audela2@cox.net>
To: "Roadster Mail Group" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 3:21 PM
Subject: Timing, Smoke & Backfiring
> We tried adjusting the timing on the 1600 engine today. Loosened the rear
> bolt on the dizzy & using the timing light, set it to about the second
from
> the top notch on the pulley. The carbs were balanced & set next. When
the
> car went on the street, it billowed white smoke. We set the timing to the
> first notch from the top, and the smoke was significantly less but still
more
> than it was when the timing was about an inch above the top notch. We are
> also getting backfiring in the exhaust manifold.
>
> What are we doing wrong?
>
> Thanks!
> Charlotte & Leonard Hoover
> Phoenix, Arizona
> '64 SPL310 1500
> '64 SPL310 1600
> Plus various non-running projects
>
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