Tristin Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Hmmm maybe I should adjust my valves too... Quote Link to comment
H5WAGON Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I'd say if engine is unknown condition it can't hurt to check them. I'd say about half of them were off a little bit either to tight or to loose. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I'll get on the fancy Google and look up a procedure... The adjustment would probably help me out. Quote Link to comment
H5WAGON Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Well if your eating oil, you know what that means... We adjusted them @ Intake .010 & Exhaust .012 Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 So yesterday I drove to Everette in the wagon, long ass drive... My wagoon burned a quart of oil and now she doesn't want to idle and she spudders pretty dam bad in low rpm's but smoothed out above around 3500. We adjusted the valves the day before and on my test run she did amazingly better, I talked to the local expert "h5wagon" and he said to change the fuel filter and I don't remember doing that when I bought the car so that's getting done. So I have tomorrow off and I'll change the fuel filter and look over some other area in the fuel system and hopefully find the issue. Any ideas on what else I should look at tomorrow? Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Came up to Everett for that hood? Quote Link to comment
devilsbullet Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 something wet that may just need to dry out. mine was doing the exact same sputtering and not wanting to idle this weekend. my dad and i had to bleed the clutch, outside, on saturday while it was pouring. drove it back to his shop but it wasnt a happy little goon most of the way. had it inside the shop trying to figure out what it may be for about 3 hours (more brainstorming and researching than anything. made sure my carbs fuel mix was set right and the timing was right and when i fired it up after it had sat inside and dry for a few hours, fired right up and ran fine. other than that, try the carb fuel/air mix and timing, those were the two things i kept turning up in my researching Quote Link to comment
H5WAGON Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 We adjusted the valves the day before and on my test run she did amazingly better, I talked to the local expert "h5wagon" and he said to change the fuel filter and I don't remember doing that when I bought the car so that's getting done. LOL.... :rofl: or your points..... :sick: 1 Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Came up to Everett for that hood? Yeah, had to go get it. Thx for holding it for me jenn Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Came up to Everett for that hood? Yeah, had to go get it. Thx for holding it for me jenn Quote Link to comment
DatWifey Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 No problem. Our place is always open for a little storage if needed..... if it can fit :blush: Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 must..... resist........ that's what she said joke............... :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Mike helped me adjust my valves in the l20b and it really helped a lot, good to know this motor will really hold up a while, sounds way better, feels more responsive, everything inside looked great I'll get on the fancy Google and look up a procedure... The adjustment would probably help me out. 90 frickin build thread pages between both of you ,,and neither of you know how to adjust the valves on an L motor???? Wow ,,, just,,,,wow 1 Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 90 frickin build thread pages between both of you ,,and neither of you know how to adjust the valves on an L motor???? Wow ,,, just,,,,wow Lol I'm not a motor guy, I do brakes and suspension, pretty well but I'm learning motor stuff now. Not everyone is a gear head yo, but I'm learning. I checked and the points don't look bad at all, cap and rotor are in very good shape as well, going to go get a fuel filer in a minute and see if that helps. My pops was also telling me that it might have let something pass the filter that is inside the carb now and causing problems. So I'll try the filter first, gap the points, and see what she feels like, then go from their Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 I got a fuel filter and installed it, it seemed to help for a little bit but now it's the same thing after I drove to work. Hopefully I'll have time after to take a better look at the points, maybe take the carb off and go through it and see if I have any shit in their Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Actually I'll take the plug wires off one by one and make sure that's clean and dry, then I'll do the points, , then if that doesn't do it ill go for the carb, and maybe the fuel pump also Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 And of corse as soon as I get another motor to work on my l20 starts acting up :( Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Did you open up your old fuel filter and examine for junk? Check your point gap before you buy anything else. Might get a new ignition condensor for the hell of it, they go out whenever they feel like it. 1 Quote Link to comment
DRIVEN Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 ^^Good advice on the condenser.^^ Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 By the valve gaps you adjusted hot? I heard you have to do them really fast for that to work well... I did mine cold intake .008 exhaust .010 Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 I'm hopin to check the points tonight once a devil woman passes out, and go over all my plugs and wires also. Points set to .017? Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 By the valve gaps you adjusted hot? The car was warned up, not hot but also not cold, I really don't think it was the valve job as it drove perfect going to Everett, the issue occurred while driving back home through this super huge fucking rain/wind storm Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Do you have a air compressor ?? even a tiny one Maybe spray under cap and breaker points with a little bit of WD40 and then dry with air ,,sometimes that helps with mine. when they get damp..But now imma E dizzy type-a-guy so it`s not such a problem any more Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 ^^Good advice on the condenser.^^ x2 Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Well the plug wires looked like super poopy, so I cleaned up the connections on both ends, the plugs looked good Now the coil had a bunch of water and grease inside it too. And the points. Burnt ass no gap points, took them off, filed them down and cleaned them up, regressed the little stick on the points, and gapped them to .017 at the lobe and she is running fuckin perfect again "besides a new valve tick and the oil issue" thx again mike and my dad and everyone on ratsun who was helpfull, I'm very please with my wagoon. I also bought new points and ignition condenser, I'll install them tomorrow. Spinning like a top! Quote Link to comment
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