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RE: Engine Missing, any ideas?

To: thomas walter <roundrocktom@yahoo.com>, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Engine Missing, any ideas?
From: "Gary K. McCormick" <gkmcc@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:12:13 -0800 (PST)
--- thomas walter <roundrocktom@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Joe,
>    
<snip>

>   Second is the wire INSIDE the distributor. Cloth covered,
> originally
>   white, but connects the ignition points to the connector on the
> side
>   of the distributor.  I'm pretty sure long since NLA, but only trick
> is
>   to make a new wire that is very flexible as the breaker plate moves
>   back and forth. 


This failure - though a complete break that left the car completely
dead - happened to a 510 I had for a while in college. It left me
frustrated, and afoot, for several days until I figured it out (I had
help doing it, though).

Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
'70 2000 SRL311-13291




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