thisismatt Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Didn't hear back from him. Must not have checked his brakes. 2 Quote Link to comment
Daryl Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 It's got distributor ground issues on and off. I'll have to figure out slowly. LoL Break lines are garbage, yet I was able to get it rolling out on the road at 20mph! It's a runner, but not a great one YET! 15+/- year of hibernation. yES, It's awesomeness! I'll keep ya'll updated for the $50 rattle can paint job coming up! hahaha Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Congrats man. Banzai510 saves another Datsun motor! If you are considering disk front brakes look into the Mike Klotz kit. He solves a problem with the inner front wheel bearing that makes your 520 use the common 78 to 2005 truck front wheel bearings. I had his set on my 520 before swapping out chassis to 1980 720 chassis. Gene knight know has this kit on Grimace. 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Don't rattle can it. It's way better, and worth more whether you care or not, with stock paint. Plus rattle can and bare primer always look like crap. 2 Quote Link to comment
Daryl Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 I'd love to leave it the way it is, but some idiot put a thin coat of bondo all over it (of course it's all cranked and falling off) and I'd love to get looking pretty decent. It's stock color was red so I'm going to paint it the same color. This is my fathers datsun with a $100 rattle can job. Sanded to factory primer and primered a second coat. 3 coats of paint. Then a good compound and finally polish it.) Looks like a matte finish not glossy so much. (I hate clear coat just FYI !) I also plan to give the underside a rust preventive coat (medicine as some call it) and give it a coat of rubberized undercoating for extra protection. 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Pertronix will fix that distributor. dont ever deal with points again. clean contacks, wireing where the bondo is just tape it off then get soem can spray and paint close to same color)in time its less noticable than say gray or black primer as other people use). in time it will fade and blend in. keep the patina what you have its cool. I would run 2 fuel filters till get know the gas tank is clean 520s have a glass filter if I remember right 2 Quote Link to comment
Daryl Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Motors tuned and sounds great at low idle. Here's the next thing. Is there supposed to be any oil in the valves? 1 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 If you are considering disk front brakes look into the Mike Klotz kit. He solves a problem with the inner front wheel bearing that makes your 520 use the common 78 to 2005 truck front wheel bearings. I did Mike's kit back in May... absolutely the BEST upgrade I have done to my 520. It stops like it is supposed to, and I don't have to wiggle around in the truck a stop lights to get the drums to unstick so I can continue driving when the light turns green! Not only is Mike's kit incredibly well designed, he's also a wonderful person to work with. 1 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 I think Pertronix makes a electronic conversion for those distributors also. 1741 pn Second best upgrade I did to my 520 (see previous post for #1). Pertronix #1741 and #45011 0.6 ohm coil. 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 XXL use the stock coil. a .6 ohm is too much for a 4 banger Use the stock coil. the 520s were funky I never did find a ballast resisitor so it must be a resistive wire in system but those coils are like 1.6 ohm or maybe more otherwise the points will burn up. So use the stock coil. The Pertronix might work for a while but this is commom failure among the Pertronix and Unilite conversions. Fine print say use the stock coil and ballst I run 2 ballast on mine as its too is a .7 ohm coil(Accel SuperCoil) and needs the stock ballast and the one supplied with the coil(yes there is one in the SuperCoil box) this is not the same as the Superstock accel coil when installing put some paper in the holes in case scew fall inside the distributor 1 Quote Link to comment
XXL Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 XXL use the stock coil. a .6 ohm is too much for a 4 banger Use the stock coil. Pertronix specifies the 0.6 ohm coil for their Ignitor II module. Their documentation also says-- "High RPM performance is improved when used with the Flame-Thrower II super low resistance (0.6 ohms) 45,000 volt coils" the 520s were funky I never did find a ballast resisitor so it must be a resistive wire in system but those coils are like 1.6 ohm or maybe more otherwise the points will burn up. So use the stock coil. Yes, the stock coil is 1.6 ohm with the external ballast resistor, which is appropriate for points ignition. There is (at least on mine) no "resistive wire" in the circuit. It buzzes out at essentially zero ohms with a DVM. The Pertronix unit is a Hall effect electronic ignition module. There are no points to burn up. 1 Quote Link to comment
Daryl Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 I'll keep in mind the upgrade. Just got the clutch slave cylinder rebuilt and working tons better! Lots of rusty goop in there. How do I know if the oil pump is working or not? Im not getting any oil in the valve cover. 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Sounds like the oil passage to the head might be clogged. No oil to the valves I would stop running the engine until I fix the problem. PM me your email address and I will email you the Datsun 520 Factory Service Manual pdf. 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 XXL the Pertronix can fail. I forgot about the newer Ignitor 2 model. Most coils will fire well before the 45K volts Use resisitive plug wires will help id reach a higher voltage before it sanps also. Daryl the pertrinix is one of the best up grades. Most newer datsun owner cant handle points and thats why they in the back yard rotting away 1 Quote Link to comment
Daryl Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Going to be ordering the pertrinix today and hope they get here soon. :rofl: Sent ya a Pm Charlie69. It would be best to get a image of where the passages are so I get them unclogged without tarring up the entire motor. Quote Link to comment
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