Yup, there was a cloud of black smoke blown out the first time I fired it
up. Thank goodness for vinyl garage doors - cleaned up easily. <g>
Thanks for the info, but now it looks like "tune/adjust/whatever the carbs"
gets added to the project list.....sigh....
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Lake Forest Park, WA
1966 1600 (SPL311-00799)
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith0alan@aol.com [mailto:Keith0alan@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 11:28 AM
To: ppeters914@comcast.net; datsun-roadsters@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Standard BP6ES plugs okay?
Black and sooty means running too rich. The PO might have been compensating
for worn, out of adjustment, carbs. Go with the BP6ES and adjust the carbs
properly. If they had been black and wet that would indicate oil. You would
have had blue/white smoke out the exhaust also. Running rich you should have
had black smoke and even some black liquid droplets coming out the exhaust
on startup.
keith
In a message dated 11/29/2004 11:22:25 AM Pacific Standard Time,
ppeters914@comcast.net writes:
Sorry, guess my earlier post was too long-winded, so let me try again.
Whilst installing my new GB EI dizzy, I discovered the PO installed BPR5ES
spark plugs, which were black and sooty.
Any reason for me to -NOT- replace these w/ the standard BP6ES spark plugs?
Bonus question: Any thoughts on why the PO installed the hotter plugs?
Thanks.
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