On a couple occasions I've looked at my stock 1000 rear springs and I couldn't imagine it working. But then I figured that the other two leafs would still curve the main spring abit. Yeah - I had wondered.

Aiden (aka "Dat141") told me about how he did this on his 1200 sedan and might be a good source of info for for anybody wanting to do this mod.

my spare 1000 parts car has 180B seats in that were quite good when I used to drive it.

How about seats. does anyone no if exa seats fit in? im not sure whats in ther now but im sick of having a sore back.

my a14 wouldnt turn off either when i first installed it, the alternator was not workering properly so i put another alternator in it and then turned off fine.

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I have a feeling that you cant do the reverse eye spring thing in a 1000.

For the idle problem, try removing the throttle cable from the carb first, then do your idle adjustments. If the idle comes back properly, then you have a throttle control/sable that will not let the shaft rotate back far enough & that would need to be addressed.

If it still does not come back, try gently rotating the shaft back with your hand. If the carb is still cruddy, it's possible that the last tiny bit of shaft rotation is prevented by some varnish or other buildup.
Make sure that the 'idle kicker' cam that is part of the choke mechanism is fully returned to it's at-rest position as this will also give you this symptom if it is not.

Once you have got it all right again, reconnect the throttle control/cable & ensure that you have full & free movement of the throttle.

Happy motoring.

thanks everyone for the help i have to get a new barrel anyway because it can be started with almost anything (screw driver ect) il see if that helps. Hey beattie i have got it licensed its been on the road for about a month now. Another question its been idling a bit high the timing seems to be allright and ive turn the idle right down could it be the advance sticking or something?

http://wiki.datsun1200.com/index.php/WiringQuote:Yep, that happened when I put an A14 into my car. I wired up the alternator incorrectly, it wouldn't stop by turning the key off. See here for ideas: wiki - Wiring

1) Some people doe the 'reverse-eye' thing. do an advanced search in the photos section. It involves pulling apart the springs and inverting the longest leaf. The springs in the race car are too hard for a road car so its no good copying them.

2) Only got a fibreglass race seat so far. I'll be attempting this in a couple months time with my road-car resto

3) electrical. get a new switch. or at least install another switch to completely cut the juice.

Quote:Since there is no mention of the engine 'running on' or coughing & farting after switch off, just that it continues to run, then the chances of it being a faulty anti dieseling solenoid are slim.
The most common problem with this solenoid is a broken wire, causing the engine to stall at idle, not to keep on purring away.

From the description provided, it would seem that there is a problem with the ignition switch & the only method of repair if this proves to be the case, is replacement.