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Re: tune up on a 1600

To: "Greg Hare" <ghare@bellsouth.net>,
Subject: Re: tune up on a 1600
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 22:12:00 -0400
I know definitely up to a 79 because I had one.

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hare" <ghare@bellsouth.net>
To: "'datsunmike'" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "'Adam Bradley'"
<ambradley@attbi.com>; <SPL311RDST@aol.com>; <roadstrdude@yahoo.com>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 6:12 PM
Subject: RE: tune up on a 1600


> what years civic?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of datsunmike
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 3:02 PM
> To: Adam Bradley; SPL311RDST@aol.com; roadstrdude@yahoo.com;
> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: tune up on a 1600
>
>
> Get dizzy  tune up parts for a 510, Honda Civic or 610. They are the same
> distributor.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@attbi.com>
> To: <SPL311RDST@aol.com>; <roadstrdude@yahoo.com>;
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 2:02 PM
> Subject: Re: tune up on a 1600
>
>
> > Timing should be 16deg BTDC on non-smog 1600, TDC for smog
> > distributors.  It's the distributor, not the smog pump that determines
> this.
> >
> > Spark plug gap should be .028 - .032, I believe.
> >
> > Kind of specified but not exactly mentioned was do the carbs LAST.
> Syncing
> > the carbs really means getting the air intake the same, not the fuel.
> Turn
> > the fuel mix nuts all the way up then down about two full turns, I
> > think.  Sync the carbs like this, then worry about adjusting the
> > air/fuel.  For those without a colortune or exhaust gas analyzer, adjust
> > the fuel mix nut to the point where the car just keeps lopping along
when
> > you lift the other carb's piston.
> >
> > Also, when adjusting the idle screw, remove the dog bone connectors.
Once
> > done, adjust the dog bones so they have no impact on the idle.  You
should
> > not use the common idle adjust screw on the linkage.  This is only to
set
> > "high idle" to adjust the carbs when the car is running at about 1500rpm
> > (although I have yet to have anyone explain HOW you adjust the carbs at
> > high idle without modifying the low idle settings).  It should not press
> on
> > the linkage at all during normal operation, and the dog bones should not
> > pull up on the carbs when the car is idling.
> >
> > My local NAPA didn't have many of the parts in stock (cap, rotor) - I
> don't
> > know why.  The local CarQuest did, though.  Parts weren't cheap but were
> > good quality (Standard).
> >
> > At 01:42 PM 4/20/2002 -0400, SPL311RDST@aol.com wrote:
> > >Plugs... the consensus is NGK  BPR6ES - r is for resistor, these are
the
> > >short reach (equivilant to a 404 in Autolite)  Cap/rotor/points/cond is
> all
> > >basic Datsun single-point stuff, meaning -  readily available at your
> local
> > >parts store.
> > >
> > >  Get a cap with brass contacts - it'll last ya a lot longer than the
> alumn.
> > >ones. I like to go to NAPA for the tuneup stuff. Their Echlin line has
> good
> > >quality parts. If you're on a budget, at least make the points set the
> best
> > >quality you can get. It's worth the few extra $$. Cheap points have
weak
> > >springs/arms that tend to go off center rather quickly and will leave
you
> on
> > >the side of the road. use a dwell meter to set points rather than the
> gap.
> > >It's much more exact (55* btw)
> > >
> > >If the car has been sitting for any length, remember to do the wires as
> well.
> > >They can appear fine when you start, but if they are old/dried, they
will
> > >break up inside when disturbed. Have seen many follks try to return
> tune-up
> > >parts as "defective" when in reality thier wires went south on them in
> mid
> > >tune-up. Picture that old table lamp that has been squooshed up pluged
in
> > >behind the sofa for 10 yrs - ya can never get the plug bent back just
> right
> > >to make it work again.
> > >
> > >Don't try to get cute and bump up the timing way advanced (especially
if
> this
> > >is a  later smog distributor) Car won't be happpy. 10*btdc max ??
Someone
> > >will need to verify on that one.
> > >
> > >Make sure a carb balance is part of your tune up. Find someone w/ an
air
> flow
> > >meter and a Colortune if you don't have these. If you're carbs are off,
> the
> > >rest of the tune up won't really matter.
> > >
> > >
> > >Laurie :-)
> > >70 SPL311
> > >AzROC
> > >Chandler, AZ
> > >
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> > Adam Bradley
> > '70 Datsun 1600 Roadster SPL311-28181
> > '66 Datsun PL411 sedan PL411-022447
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