Datsun B210 User Manual

Datsun
Tune
Up
SPARK PLUG
WIRES
These wires
and
end connectors
should
be
mspected
at
regular
mtervals
to
determme If
they
are 011
soaked
cracked or
burned
If
they
are m
need of
replacement
new wires can be
pur
chased at
most automotIve counters
m
large department
stores
Try
to obtam
wires
that
are exact
replacements
for
your
car
Such
sets
wIll
have the
Wires
cut to
correct
lengths
and
contaIn the
termmals on
both ends of the wires
Umversal
sets
which are
more
readily
avaIlable
Will
only
have the
spark plug
boot
end
attached to
the
wire You Will
then
have
to cut
the wire to
proper
length
and attach the
termmal
and boot
on
the
other
end
which
goes
mto
the
dlstnbutor
cap Figure
2
3 hours for
a
relaxed
quality Job
To
replace
wires
on
umversal sets
proceed
as
follows
Remove the
longest
wire first
This
wIll
usually
be
the
wire lead
mg
to the
spark plug
farthest
away
from the dlstnbutor
2
Match thiS
wire to the
longest
wire
of
the new set and
cut
It
to
length
If
umversal
set
IS
bemg
used
3
Slip
the
boot
on
the unflmshed end
and then
affIx the
tenrunal
4
Replace
thiS new wire
to
the
spark
plug
m the
same
routmg
as the
old
Wire
and
push
It
firmly
mto
the
cap
Then
slip
the
boot
tIghtly
over
the dlstnbutor
cap
tower
5 Contmue
replacmg
the
rest
of the
wires m thiS fashion
DISTRIBUTOR
SERVICE
BegInmng
With
some 1976 models a
Ingh energy
electromc
IgmtIon
system
was
mtroduced m Datsun
cars TIns
system
replaced
the
farmlIar breaker
pomts
With a
reluctor
and
pick
up
umt
and
consequently
much
service has
been elImmated Other Datsuns are
eqUipped
With the
conventIonal
breaker
pomts
IgmtIon systems
that
reqUlreser
vice
about
every
16 000
to 19
000 Ian
10
000
to 12 000
miles
ELECTRONIC
IGNITION
SERVICE
If
your
Datsun IS
eqUipped
With
an
electromc
IgmtlOn system
mamte
nance IS reduced to a few
Simple
penodlc
checks Check for cracks and
metal
depoSits
on the
electrodes on the
mSlde of
the
dlstnbutor
cap
Check
the
end of
the
rotor
for
pIllmg
and
corm
slon Never
remove
any
spark plug
Wire
as the
Ingher voltage produced by
an
electromc
IgnitIon system
can
pro
duce
a severe
shock
Replace
the dls
tnbutor
cap
and
rotor m the same
man
ner
as
those
on
tradltIonallgmtIon
sys
tems
Fig
29
BREAKER POINT
SYSTEMS
Breaker
pomts
can be
expected
to
deliver
good
service
If
they
are
attended
to as
scheduled Breaker
pomts
and
condensers should
be
replaced together
to
aVOid the
poSSIbility
that
a
poor
con
denser
may
qUickly
burn
up
a new set of
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Datsun B210 Specifications

General

Brand	Datsun
Model	B210
Category	Automobile
Language	English