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I have some free time this week so I am digging into the 620 a little deeper. For some reason the PO decided to adjust the carby and now she won't idle. Starts up and runs fine on the choke but dies once the motor is warmed up. Oh wait I see the problem, there's only one carb on this thing.:cool: That's right, all my other Datsun iron have dual sidedrafts so I am at a loss with this thing. I picked up a carb rebuild kit today and there's ball bearings in the bag. Muffler bearings I can deal with but I might put my eye out with one of these carb BB's. I have a real problem with dirty engines. Harder to work on and you can't see the leaks to fix if there are any so I took about an hour and a half and got Blue in a more presentable state. I highly reccommend Awsome Orange from the Dollar Tree Store. Works great and doesn't attack the paint if you rinse in a timely manor. The results speak for themselves. First thing I do is de-grease the engine and bay when I pick up a new car. Saves time later on. So what I need to know is what are the initial settings on the carb screws? Anyone? The rear screw was out about 3 1/2 turns and the front was out about 1/2. I am going to mess with this a bit more tomorrow and if I can't get it to go I am going to tear down this carb and do a rebuild but I am still going to need the initial screw settings. Sound off all you L20 guys. I will just keep adding pics to the Picasa blog as I move along on this project. Enjoy. http://picasaweb.google.com/exit64/Datsun620

Here are some pictures of the addition to the 10th St. Datsun Fleet. This truck only has 108K, all put on there by the original owner. There is a good chance that I am only about the 5th person to drive this truck. Paul didn't let anyone drive her, not even his son in law, and he bought it new in 1978. Check out those mud flaps and stock hubcaps. This Dat will go and live with Shifty until I get the Roadster situation under control. I am going to give her a full spa day today and work on the carb a little bit. Other than that, it has way more get up and go than my 83 Toyota that has a fresh engine. Blue needs her lube changed and valves adjusted and then I think she will really go. Some fresh gas wouldn't hurt much either as she was last fueled in September. There is an anti freeze leak in the heater system somewhere but it is downright spacious under that dash compared to a Roadster so it shouldn't be a problem. Enjoy. http://picasaweb.google.com/exit64/Datsun620

By this afternoon I should be the proud owner of a 1978 620 KC. It was my neighbor guy who lived down the street. He bought it new here in Hood River back when we actually had a Datsun dealer. The truck is in fair shape over all, not much but surface rust and the L20 doesn't smoke at all. Fired right up after sitting most of the winter. One minor dent in the driver side rocker behind the door. Paint is coming of the roof but nothing a rising sun won't fix. The valves need to be adjusted and the air con copressor has a sqeal but over all she is a solid little beasty. For now she is just going to be an around towner with just the little stuff getting sorted out. Down the road, who knows. I do have a spare SR20 and tranny floating around .:cool: Pics to follow once the camera battery charges. Mike aka exit64

Yea, so am I. Hope you get her rolling for the weekend. If not, I should have an extra Roadster you can drive if you want. Almost got the 69 2000 squared away.

Here is the "Official Announcement" for the Hood River run in April. Hope some of you guys can make it. Next year we will use Pete's 411 for the poster art if he drives it down for a photo shoot. Rumor has it that he is almost road trip ready. http://www.shiftco.com/hood_river_run/ Mike aka exit64

Hey guys, A couple of us Roadster nuts in Hood River are having a get together April 19. This is open for all Datsuns, not just 311's. We are going to meet in the morning for a drive and then get together for a BBQ in the afternoon. That is Blossom Fest weekend so there is tons of other stuff to do if the spouse is not into the whole Datsun expirience. This is the first of hopefully many out here. The weather is usually very good that time of year and we have lots of smooth twisty roads. There is an ongoing thread about this over at http://www.311s.org in the events section. Hope some of you guys can make it. We are one hour east of Portland down I 84. Mike aka exit64

Check out http://www.311s.org and all your questions will be answered.

Call Kiwi Carriers out of Port Townsend. Not the fastest but by far the cheapest. $400 to get a Roadster from Livermore to Hood River, OR.