Repair Manual

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For all the details, pictures, procedures and accurate information it is a must to get a Repair manual (service or maintainence book). It will pay for itself. The recommend book is a two volume set of Nissan factory service manuals (FSM). Also recommended is to get an original Owners manual. These contains wiring diagrams and specifications for fluids and lubricants. The repair manuals also include detailed troubleshooting guides and pictures or drawings of all repair procedures.

Factory Service Manual

A factory service manual can be purchased for as little as $10 on eBay, though $20 is a more typical price -- they are not rare. The factory service manual (FSM) is in two parts:

• A12 Engine Service Manual (1971: A10 and A12 Engine)
• Chassis And Body

For 1973, these were combined into one book.

They were published in various editions and revisions by:

• Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Tokyo [for JDM and USA markets]
• Nissan Automobile Company (Canada) Ltd.
• Nissan Motor Co. (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

Not only is the FSM from the designers of the Datsun 1200, but they generally have the most and best photos and diagrams. The other brand of repair manuals usually have reproductions of the Nissan photos, or just drawings, sometimes of poor quality.

Owner's Manual

Also recommended is to get an original Owners manual. These list general maintenence schedules, capacities, specifications for oils, etc. Owners manuals come up for sale on eBay from time to time. An online manual is here.

Owner's manual includes among other things:

• Gas station information
• Daily Care
• Operational guide (e.g. when to shift, towing information, etc)
• Wiring diagram (some owner's manuals, other's don't)
• Maintainence schedule

Sources/Shops

Places to get a service manual:

• Local library
• Local booksellers
• Amazon (used or new): Datsun 1200 repair manuals on Amazon.com
• eBay: eBay Datsun 1200 search. These are *not rare* in USA or Australia, so you should be able to get a new or good used one for $5-$10 or less if you are patient and wait for one to become available at that starting price.
• Online: Nissan A12 Engine Manual (in Spanish)

Repair Manual Brands

Brands: The following publishers make repair manuals specific to the Datsun 1200:

• Autobooks 753 (by Kenneth Ball) 1000, 1200, 120Y (Autopress, LTD)
• Autobooks OWM 753 B10, B110, B210, B120 1968-1978
• Datsun 1200 1970-73 Autobook [includes pick-up (B120)] (by Kenneth Ball, Autopress, LTD)
• Chilton (many various editions)
• Clymer (many various editions)
• Gregory's

  

• Haynes (many various editions)

  

• InterEurope No. 206
• Motor
• Nissan (recommended)
• Petersen's Datsun Tune-up & Repair
• Petersen's Complete Book of Datsun (1975 and 1977 editions differ)
• Popular Mechanic's Car Care Guide (covers all Datsuns)
• Repair Guide (by Peter Russek)
• Road Emporer
• Scientific Publications No. 87

  

• Others?

Specialty Manuals

There are also some specialty manuals (these are rare):

• "A look inside the 3N71B Automatic Transmission"
• "3N71B Automatic Transmission Service Guide"
• "Datsun Electrical Service Guide" - Service Department, Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A.
• "Differential Service Guide"
• "Race and Rally Tuneup Manual" (in Japanese), Nissan Motor Co., LTD.
• "Service Manual B110 Series Rear Axle Borg-Warner Model 60" - Nissan Motor Co. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.

  Borg Warner 60

• "Service Manual B210 Series Rear Axle Borg-Warner Model 68" - Nissan Motor Co. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.
• "Service Manual Datsun 1200 Model B110 Series Engine Emission Control"
• "Service Manual Emission Control System For 1972 Year Models" (USA edition, Nissan Motor Co., LTD.
• Tuning the Datsun (Petersen) Specs, Carb, tips etc. for 1200, 510 and 240-Z