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All plugs look even tan - have some jobs to finish up - will work on her on Sunday.

mraitch wrote:Aha
Thx Curtis - will check - also putting in new coil - cos it seems to make a diff when I make hard turns.

Will update.

I can tell you it was annoying as can be. I just had no idea what was causing it.

I'm going to put in a dizzy and probably spend for rebuilt carbs.

Where to get spark plug wiring??

Want 8mm high capacity that I can assemble myself - tried oreilly, autozone,rockauto - can't seem to find anything.
Any sources ??

I would also suspect the coil after the internal ground wire in the distributor.

MSD 8.5 red wires with very low resistance sold all over the net. Build your own kit where you cut to length and attach end boots and cap terminals. 50 Ohms a foot. Those sparks really fly!

Had a condition similar once where one of the old ign wire was arcing to the battery hold down hardware causing a miss. It's a close proximity there.

Might be worth checking the condition of your carb floats, if brass, one may have turned into a sinker.

Who knows the tread of the front axle castle nut.
I think it's 3/4 -20 UNS but I am not sure since I can't find any of them.

So, today Eliza ran like a top - all the way to Topanga & back - who knows??

1) Is there a way of testing the fuel/voltage regulator??
2) Is there any substitute out there for the above??
3) Testing fuel sender - is that merely checking for resistance?
4) Is there any substitute for headlight relay?

Thanks

mraitch wrote:1) Is there a way of testing the fuel/voltage regulator??
2) Is there any substitute out there for the above??
3) Testing fuel sender - is that merely checking for resistance?
4) Is there any substitute for headlight relay?

Thanks

You can buy a NIssan one for about $60.

See this post. Scroll down a bit to see the Nissan one and part number.
http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... ge#p209131

I bought one and it worked. You can build it cheaper of course.

Peter, Google MSD Wires. They have 8.5 mm sets. They only come in red.

mraitch wrote:1) Is there a way of testing the fuel/voltage regulator??
2) Is there any substitute out there for the above??
3) Testing fuel sender - is that merely checking for resistance?
4) Is there any substitute for headlight relay?

Thanks

from the tech wiki:

http://www.311s.org/pmwiki-311/pmwiki.p ... VoltRegFix

Peter, If you need a MSD Blaster 2 coil I can sell you one. Also had to buy a bag full of those 3 prong V-reg to build just one so I have extra I can give you if you want to make one like in the above Wiki post

mraitch wrote:1) Is there a way of testing the fuel/voltage regulator??
2) Is there any substitute out there for the above??
3) Testing fuel sender - is that merely checking for resistance?
4) Is there any substitute for headlight relay?

Thanks

The fuel sender is a variable resistor. Checking for resistance is it
There is a headlight relay article in the wiki.

I hate the VREG and created my own solid state version.
You were pointed in the correct direction by DEVO.

If your tank is not empty, you can place a 9 volt battery instead of the
VREG. If the gauge goes to the appropriate location, the VREG should send it to there too (or close).
If not the VREG is likely at fault.

The VREG is supposed to bounce around voltage wise to provide an approximate 8 volts DC on average.
I hate this thing!

Wanting to remove the tail section off my spare transmission to begin cleaning.

Step 3.) in my Datsun Roadster Book says

"Remove the two nuts securing the rear engine mounting from the tail shaft housing and catch the two
special bolts and set them aside for re-use later"

Are these the two nut securing the rear engine mounting?
... (rear engine term has me questioning this)