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stb210thegreat

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About stb210thegreat

  • Birthday 04/02/1987

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  • Location
    Corvallis, OR
  • Cars
    1974 Datsun B210, 1977 Datsun B210, 1986 Subaru GL
  • Occupation
    Student, teacher

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  1. sadly (well i guess its a good thing) the sea salt smell is gone...but it does start! hurray! i always thought a bad ground was the cause of these bad starts (i have onky worked on cars casually for about 5 years) i must be amature! always good to learn these things! the auto parts store said if i cleaned the new starter well enough that it doesnt look like its been installed then i could take it back. not sure if its worth my hassle haha it was $30 tho...
  2. So I found the issue: the positive terminal of the battery was fubar with corrosion and such. I had spent a while cleaning the negative but never thought of the positive. I cleaned it out, tightened it and now it works. Now is it worth my hassle to clean the new starter up and try to take it back...?
  3. tried that and i still got the click. Starter is literally brand new. Maybe a defect? When I did that, the positive terminal of the battery started hissing/steaming and smelling of surfer. I have yet to clean that terminal though...
  4. Yeah I have to sell that one to pay bills :blink: Battery is less than a year old. Ill try jumping it anyways. In the kick=panel fuse box, there are 3 fuses that say the their roles and "ignition" is pointing to them. One of these was out and was the wrong amperage. They are now corrected. What is the screw driver method to by pass the starter switch? Thanks!
  5. Hey ya'll My 74 B210 showed me a slow starter once, but has otherwise never given me any troubles. Went to start it, one click, no turn over. Replaced the starter, got rid of the corrosion on the negative battery and its ground and still no luck. Battery is showing 12.7 volts. The engine is an A14 from a 77 Datsun. The wiring is a mess in the car from the kid who owned it. Any thoughts on what I should start looking for? Thanks!
  6. Greetings! I bought a 74 B210 from a dude who chopped the front springs 2 inches and added fairly tall cooper cobras. I think I am going to crack my tailbone driving it! He did mention that the shocks were toast:cool: I am looking for a much smoother ride, but still having it lowered. What springs will work for the car? Will simply changing out the shocks fix the rough ride problem? The wheels also rub a bit on sharp turns :-/ Thoughts/comments? I have a 77 that can be used as a parts car. I can bring the springs over from that....but then it would be stock again. How boring!
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