guess what.... i changed my coil & the problem is not as bad anymore! so i think it was the coil among other things... i think my engine needs some TLC...

but if my firing order was not right, it would be a constant problem, correct?

this isnt a constant, sometimes it runs smooth, sometimes, it runs like a tractor... I can be driving along, no change in throttle & it will start its nonsense, then maybe go back to running smooth... or more than likely the other way round. running kak, then run smooth for a while then back to kak - all the while I will be keeping a constant pressure on the throttle... speed changes when the running of the engine changes.

guess what!? I bought a new condenser & points (both of the brand name echlin - or something like that) for US$10 & it kind of improved for a couple of hours.

So, I've cleaned & re-gapped my plugs, changed condenser & points as well as played around with air mixture & idle screws on my carb, yet still i have a problem.

a more accurate description of the problem is that at times, it sounds as if its not firing on all cylinders. when i took the plugs out to clean em, I noticed that the two on the left (closer to the dashboard) hard a much darker deposit than the two plugs on the right. the plugs on the right had a brownish deposit & the ones on the left were black! i can be driving down the road & then it starts - sounding like its missing - not firing on all cylinders, hesitating, loss of power.... then all on its own it can come right and run smoothly. this is after i've done maintenance, it can be any time of day (but i've noticed especially when i'm warming the car up in the morning)....

I'm planning on trying to find a new cap & leads to try, i've got a coil that's in my mini that i wanna change across. but otherwise, i dont know what could be causing this!

help guys, please?!?

Hi guys,

I'm getting a little frustrated in this place. I'm trying to find the equivalent of a pertronix conversion kit in zim or SA...

What exactly is it because most car spares guys here know not of what i speak!!!!

Im sick of points & my datto's developed a flat spot that seems to be getting worse - slowly. (only in the mornings is it there - after about three hours it goes away.)

Can anyone help me out?

Well, I had another go at my carb about 2 days ago & found that the slow idle jet was blocked! The high idling was my main issue & I sorted that out. Apart from being generally worn, it gives me about 10km to a litre (maybe with more tuning i'll get better? but i dont wanna mess with jets now)

I think my next port of call is the dizzy... I wanna change it from points to electronic. Commercial Auto Parts have the things I need? A conversion kit here will cost me US$100 (at todays rate that would be Z$200 billion dollars - get your head around that one! - & you can only draw 10 billion dollars PER MONTH from the bank). Everything is priced in US dollars anyway...

Thanks for the tip about C.A.P. I'll try email em & see if I can get some stuff!

Hi guys,

I'm looking for a stock replacement carb for my stock datsun. the nissan champ1400 uses the same hitachi carb, or looking to put a weber dgv 32/36 with adapter plate.

Does anyone know where I can get this carb from in South Africa or if it can be shipped to Zim?

I know a guy who just got a carb with intake pipe & cone filter for his VW van in SA & he told me it cost around R600 for the whole setup! thats about US$60. in zim, the guys wana charge that much for a second hand hitachi carb!

hi guys,
Have a look at his site & let me know what you think? Is it just a gimmick - anyone actually used this thing? going for R180 on bidorbuy.co.za - about US$20.

magnetic fuel saver

Hi guys, I have a two month old baby & this is worrying me now. Wen I have over 15ltrs in the tank, theres a strong smell of fuel in the cabin - especially when I turn a corner! Is there supposed to be an anti slosh thing in the tank?

A while back, I noticed the filler neck hose is cracked near the top (where the clamp holds the hose onto the filler hole on the body.

What else could be the problem though?

If there's spark & fuel at the plugs, it's probably firing order. but what about flooding? I know the damn condenser has caused me such headaches in past tho...

Ok, Thanks guys... I was just worried it would be a safety issue...

I'll sort it out.