First thing is to insure that you have spark. Crank it and get to the 'no
fire' state. Remove a spark plug wire, stick a screw driver up the boot,
and hold it about 1/8" from bare metal. (If you are the adventurous type
you can use your little finger in place of the screw driver. Effective but
it hurts like hell. ;^))) Have someone crank it. You should see a fat blue
spark jump the gap. If you do, it leaves only timing or fuel. If not,
you'll have to check the ignition system to see where you are losing it.
Let us know what you find.
Best regards,
Fred Schroeder
'70 2000
SRL311-13359
TDROC
Home page http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Tyler" <marc@animalfirm.com>
To: "Roadster list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 12:47 PM
Subject: Spark?
> I've encountered a new problem with the roadster. It won't start. I
> crank it and it fires, stumbles, and dies. After that first try, it
> won't fire at all. I thought I'd flooded it, but since I've had the
> car (15 years) don't recall ever doing that. If it sits for hours
> (overnight) I get the same fire stumble, die, and then no firing at all.
>
> This is a 1970 1600 with a recurved dizzy and pertronix unit. Any
> suggestions on where to start troubleshooting?
>
> -Marc T.
> ===============================================
> Marc Tyler Sisterdale TX
> 1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
> 1965 L-320 #L320 013642
> http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/datsun_homepage.html
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