sunny310

11 hours ago, datzenmike said:

I'm looking for an anomaly, something not normal. Well, some good reason for pulling the head.

 

When a car is left for 7 years and not used there is usually some reason. 

Yeah that’s what I’m thinking also. I bought some push rods on eBay. Waiting for them to get here. Want to put them in n see what happens. 

Today after work I found out it has bad front wheel bearings...they were pretty shot. Ordered some new ones. That’s pretty much all I did with it today. Will drain the tank this weekend

I check em today after work n see what’s up 

The car sat since 2009...car does have a little bit of old gas in it but I added fresh gas which probably wasn’t a smart idea. I did start running it out of a gas can tho. I’m starting to think cranking it over n over with that bad gas n all lead to this happening. The guy who I bought the car from did send me a video of the car running n it ran well. Don’t know what happened between that time n when it got here. I’m kinda trying to avoid pulling the head not because it’s hard but all the smog stuff is kinda intimidating. This is my first US spec B310... both my Caribbean spec RHD B310s didn’t have all that crap on it. But I will if I really need to. Also plan on flushing da fuel tank.

Ok thanks again...will go ahead n get that done. Havin a hard time finding pushrods online though. Forget to mention one of em is bent 

So I did a compression test. 165 on #1 and 170 on #4. 2&3 were 30 and 0 respectively. So decided to take the rocker cover off and two of the pushrods were dislodged from under the rocker arms on the same cylinders...intake rod on #2 and exhaust on #3. The rockers arms were kinda loose too. But is that enough to lose compression or could there be something else?

So turns out the wires are not switched. Car still runs the same but it starts and idles just fine although from a cold start it idles pretty high. I'm thinking maybe the head gasket is blown between cylinders 2 and 3. Need to get a compression test done. How hard is it to get all that smog stuff off the engine if I had to replace the head gasket? Its a bit puzzling to me cuz my caribbean spec b310 didnt have all this crap on it

Was cleaning inside the car today and opened the glove box and the lid fell off. Anyone know how to fix this? I put it back in n shut it but when I open it just falls off 

So turns out the choke was stuck open so I got that sorted and the car starts and idles much better but it still misfires. I pulled #1 and 4 plug wires and it died...pulled#2 and 3 plugs and nothing happened. The carb works fine...i replaced all the plugs n stuff so everything should be all good. Gotta figure out why its misfiring. 

Another thing....none of my lights and accessories work on the car. I need to replace my fusible link wire. Where do I get one of those?

Ok cuz we have a hard time starting it and when it does runs like crap n then dies again

I will check the carb tomorrow. Btw can the egr valve cause it to misfire as well?

So I didn't get to work on the car today. I'm going to try checking compression, vacuum lines and make sure the timing chain didn't jump a tooth. I noticed the carb was back firing too when I tried to start it. Backfired to while it was running. I just hope it's nothing major

I have no idea. Not sure how to check the choke.  Timing was at 10 degrees if I remember correctly.

Trying to get my 210 to run but I’m having a hard time. It actually started and idled for about 5 minutes n then it died. It sounded like it’s not running on all 4 cylinders. I put in new plugs wires cap n rotor. Helped a lil bit but still having trouble. Can anyone give their input? Here’s 2 videos I posted on YouTube. 

Took delivery of my 79 210 today from California. Feels like I’ve been waiting for ages for her to show up. It’s a 79 Cali spec 4 door with an A14 and auto with 71k miles on it. Has some issues that I have to figure out tho. I put a battery in it n some gas n it wants to start but it won’t. I bought plugs wires n stuff that I have to install. Also only my headlights work. My park lights, brake lights, turn signals/hazards, wipers, fuel gauge, dash lights all don’t work. Checked all the fuses n they seem to be good. I’ll have to look at it some more but it’s puzzling. Hopefully one of you guys can chime in. 

Geez??  RIP Dave????

Update. I bought the 79. Got in touch with the owner n we made a deal. He sent me a  14 minute long video of the car running and did a walk around. Car is pretty solid. Already arranged for shipping. I’m pretty stoked. Finally back in the Datsun game?????????

11 hours ago, Dirtyowlnumber4 said:

That first one looked great

yeah i really want that one

The crazy thing is when I wasnt looking for em i kept seeing a bunch of em on CL...now im hardly seeing any.

40 minutes ago, datzenmike said:

Wonder what that plastic shit is covering.

Man who knows. These cars are harder to find than I thought. Posted some wtb cl ads but no replies at all

Still on the hunt guys. This owner quit responding to my messages so guess he don’t want to sell it to me. Got my eye on this one in Oregon 

https://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/d/82-datsun-210/6705697504.html

My b310 back home looks like that now. Sad??

I like that car cuz it really reminds of my old car back home in Trinidad which I still own. It’s my first car. When I get one I’m definitely getting jdm bumpers lol

4 hours ago, paradime said:

Spend some time googling shipping companies and I'm sure you can find a carrier for $800-$1000 door to door. Less if it's brought to specific pick up and drop off points. The seller is likely marking it up for his effort. 

 

That said, I DO NOT recommend buying a car sight unseen. Why are there no photographs of the engine bay in the ad. Seriously suspicious. Can he provide video of the car running and driving with a statement of date and time? Can you have someone look at it for you?

Found a few companies that can ship it for a cheaper rate. I understand what u mean about buying a car sight unseen...Im actually looking here in my area too but here in the Dakotas and Minnesota these cars are extremely hard to find...dont know anyone in Cali who can go check it out for me unfortunately. If I could get time off from work I would go see it in person. The ad does have an engine bay pic tho

posted a wtb ad on cl...https://sd.craigslist.org/wan/d/wtbdatsun-210/6704971874.html

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/d/79-datsun-210-hlb-310-runs/6693789865.html

Thinking about getting this 79 210. Only trouble is I'm in South Dakota and the car is in California. I emailed the guy and he sent me a quote for about $1300 to ship it. Im not able to go get it in person so this is my only option. Anyone know if i can get it shipped for a cheaper rate?