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true, it was running the night before, and the next morning it never started which was really weird! first thing i did, countless times i should say, is adjusting the distributor but with no luck :(

GREAT NEWS! it started right up when i took everything apart again, -set it to TDC, noticed that the narrow part of the oil tang is actually facing the firewall -went by the cam lobe positions. -the rotor was facing the firewall aswell. -set the wires according to the rotor position. meaning that #1 went on the metal part and counter clockwise 1-4-3-2. and she started right up!!! now all i have to do is time it with a timing gun! Thanks everyone for the help.! i was descriptive with the steps i did so people can find answers if they ever encounter the same problem

Thanks mike! tomorrow morning ill try to redo all that again with one variable; the rotor position and the firing order.

i apologize. it fully reads: d4k9-020504 22100 05w00

will do. Will do sir. thank you! and just a picture that i took to confirm what kind of dizzy i have. is it a single points, dual points, EI, a match box?

unfortunately i am not even able to start the car :(

I sincerely apologize if this has been covered before, but i really have no where else to go. i'v searched as much as i could before posting this, because i hate people posting questions when it is so easy to find an answer. Well my case is, a 72 510 with an L18 swapped, clean and rebuilt motor with weber carbs. I drove the car with no problems what so ever, decided to install an oil cooler for the summer (texas summers get really hot). drove it home from the shop. next morning hopped in to go to work and all i hear is back firing from the exhaust and even fumes from the intake. after checking everything, i realized that the dizzy was loose! i could turn it left to right fairly easy. after tightening everything up, the engine kept back firing. Things i'v done to troubleshoot: -set it to TDC -Made sure the spindle is at 11:28 with the narrow side facing the radiator. -Rotor facing the radiator aswell. EDIT: car won't start basically followed this thread "http://community.ratsun.net/topic/6072-ignition-timing/" this car is my daily, and i have no clue what should i do :(

why not go with a 76-77 F10 60amp direct bolt on? $32 at advanced auto parts... sorry for bringing this old thread up, but this is something people might find useful

found the answer to my question! http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/240sxtransmissioninstall/index.html and this http://community.ratsun.net/topic/41146-which-transmission-is-in-89-240sx/ just incase anyone will ever search this again. ignore tags for search: 200sx tranny onto L18, 200sx transmission onto L18

First i apologize if this has been asked before, but i really have searched everywhere for this answer; reading countless threads but no answer. Just got my first dime. I have a 86 200sx as a donor car for parts. So i was thinking maybe i can swap the 200sx tranny onto the L18, taking care of the driveshaft at a shop. Question is, will it bolt right up? anybody else done this before? Thank you for the time.

willing to work out shipping on shell?

you have a PM sir

PM sent on ebay. would prefer to talk here. PMED you