As a side note to Victor's comment. When I drove my 2L for the first time
Saturday it died about 2 blocks after I got to a point where I could experiment
(stand on) with the throttle. The reason was the the male spade was sticking
straight up and did not allow the wire connector to go on as it should. I bent
the spade slightly away from the distributor cap and the connector went on very
solidly and is now quite secure.
Tom
69 2000
Portland
Victor Laury wrote:
> Craig,
> Before you change the coil, as Ron suggested. Try cleaning and tightening
> the spade connector on the distributor. I had a loose one that would fall
> off at un-opportune moments, killing the engine. Yours might just be a
> little loose, causing the problem you described.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: C. Halsted <chalsted@adelphia.net>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 6:10 PM
> Subject: engine cutting out
>
> I'm trying to get the old "honeymoon" roadster on the road and have come up
> against a strange problem. car sits there idling fine, then all of a sudden
> it dies just like no spark at all. just before reaching terminal
> non-velocity, sputters and catches and runs fine again until the next time
> it happens. seems to happen more often under load. what's the consensus-
> condenser maybe? have checked to see if any vacuum buildup in gas tank,
> that's not the problem. fuel bowl shows fuel at all times, so not passing
> clots thru the fuel system. electrical stuff tends to leave me guessing.
> high beams aren't working either. maybe that's in the switch on the column.
> any input appreciated.
>
> Craig Halsted
> roadsters
>
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