Gordon always has great tips! Disconnecting the primary wire to the
points will help save them. The electricity wants to go somewhere, if
not thru the plugs. I also like that idea of using a ketchup squeeze
bottle for gas, great idea.
One final point about draining the oil etc. A few years ago, my
next-door neighbor got his 67 mustang running after it sat for over 15
years. He and a friend pulled the oil filter and drained the oilpan, and
poured fresh oil into the engine. They cranked over the engine and got
it running, and started celebrating for several minutes. Then they
noticed smoke and oil running down the driveway. They had forgotten to
put on the new oil filter. Big oops! Luckily the engine was not damaged.
Fred - So.SF
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gordon
Glasgow
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 10:06 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: a few questions
A refinement on #2 is to remove the spark plugs so the parts aren't
working
against compression pressure. Also disconnect the primary wire to the
points. Squirt a little bit of oil in the cylinders, too. Turn it over
on
the starter (no more than 15 secs at a shot - don't want to overheat the
starter) until you see oil pressure come up. Then put the plugs back in
and
light it up. It'll smoke for a bit until the oil is burned out of the
cylinders, but that's okay.
If mine has been sitting for several months, I drain the oil first, pull
the
cam cover and liberally marinate all the valve gear with fresh oil. Oil
that
has been sitting for a while gathers condensation.
You'll probably need to prime the carbs, too. Before I switched to an
electric fuel pump, I used to siphon some gas into one of those plastic
ketchup squeeze bottles. The neck was the perfect size to fit into a
fuel
line, and I'd just squirt it in until it backed up in the line.
Gordon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of roadster68
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 8:19 AM
> To: James Hoffman; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: a few questions
>
>
> Hello Eric, My very basic understanding is that the 2000 engine
> started as
> a 1600 and an overhead cam was added. Apparently the biggest reason
for
> early failure was the fact that the upper timing chain was the
> last piece of
> the engine to receive oil from the pump. My manual confirms
> this. Guys on
> the list have recommended either 1.) removing the distributor and
> rotating
> the oil pump (counter clockwise) for a few minutes to get oil to
> the upper
> chain - if the car had not been run for a long time or 2.) disconnect
the
> coil and just turn over the engine with the starter. Mine has been in
> restoration mode for five years so hopefully other listers can
> give better
> advice. Good Luck! Larry.
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