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Re: Loss of power

To: "Dana Scribner" <dscrib2@hotmail.com>,
Subject: Re: Loss of power
From: "Richard Brown" <reblues@reblues.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:11:43 -0400
Maybe the thermal valve is bad and letting gas flow back to the tank?

Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dana Scribner" <dscrib2@hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 12:05 PM
Subject: Loss of power


> I have a problem that I hope someone can help me with.
>
> This happens within 1/2 mile of leaving my garge. We are dealing with a
> 2000, the carbs have new needles & nozzles & hoses, new gas filter, with a
> points sytem & Pertronix, old & new wires.
>
> I start the car and it is running great I pull out and 1st & 2nd gears top
> out at 4,000 rpm. No matter how hard I try I can not get any more power
out
> of them. In 3rd gear it tops out a liitle higher but then I loose all
power.
> It starts running like it is on 1 cylender. Have checked the float bowls
and
> there is gas in them. My filters are see thru and I have gas before and
> after the pump.
>
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Dana S.
> 1969 2000




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