molly210

Ok - is bending the rod different/preferable to adjusting the fast idle screw?

Thanks - yes, I had taken the cover off to view it better. The spring was in the right spot when I removed it. And choke plate was operating correctly - completely closed when cold and fully open when warm. But for some reason the idle is SUPER rough when cold (wants to die).

Thank you datzenmike. I did a visual inspection of linkages vs blow out diagram in manual, and can't seem to spot anything off. Here's the inside of my electric choke w/ cam "steps". I think you're right - the steps on the cam do seem to catch, despite being faint. Also added some linkage photos.... see anything off? https://imgur.com/a/ugSDWwA (.. hope these images come thru)

Thank you. Ok did this ^^. Linkages seemed to all be moving freely. However, the cam steps on this one are inside the choke housing, so I couldn't watch them operate. I'll take it apart more tomorrow. Just greasing up the linkages didn't help the situation, unfortunately. I do recall when I took the choke apart before that the cam steps were VERY faint - almost invisible. Is it possible the steps have worn down to the point that they don't reliably catch?

I have a '79 210 with stock Hitachi carb. It's been a daily driver for years. I recently rebuilt the carb and cleaned the nozzles, which solved some jerky acceleration issues I was having. However, after that, I've been having issues with my cold start. Choke seems to be properly adjusted - butterfly plate fully closed and fully open when warm. However, I struggle to get the car to enter a normal high idle in a cold condition. It reluctantly fires up and chugs to life, spewing lots of rich smelling exhaust in the process. rpms are very low and it wants to die. After a minute or so, if I give it lots of gas, RPMs will go up, but nowhere near the high idle I used to get during a cold start. Then, once warm, it runs like a dream. It will re-start easily if warm and run fine. I confirmed there's a strong spark from the ignition coil at start. Also confirmed that distributor rotor points towards plug #1 at 10 deg from TDC. I've tried adjusting the fast idle screw both ways, but it doesn't improve cold start. If I move the screw too far in either direction, it won't start at all. Other potentially relevant information... the car was stolen last year, and when I got it back my ignition switch got pretty messed up. I am still finding other weird things that got messed up during that period... so nothing's off the table here. Appreciate the help.

I can't quite believe it - but this happened to me in my 210 (lock cylinder stuck in "ON" position), and the hammer trick worked (atleast for now...) I never would have tried this - thanks for the tip. Graphited it up good afterwards.

rusty red 210 in seattle is mine, 2050z! ya found me was at blue lake today...

can anyone recommend a good campground nearby? psyched to check out this show - my 210's first show ever

hey that's a nice lookin BPT valve. ;)

Just a quick feedback: I followed these instructions step by step for my broken pump, and the repair worked like a charm! no more shameful stops at the gas station just to get the bird poo off the windshield. LOL. thanks cobra269!!

thanks jseoung! i actually think i'm getting one from ggzilla on thurs. good luck though!

I had an issue with this for a while with my 210 hatch. kept having to prop it up and it drove me nuts. I got new lift supports from O'Reilly's but theirs weren't strong enough to hold it up either. Had to get them from RockAuto (which was cheaper anyway). Kind of a pain to get them in, but now just a light lift and the hydraulics do the rest.

love this. mine is definitely in need of a cleaning. thanks for posting!

Haha. Boy, that's sad! I really do like the guy, but he sure failed today. Had me thinking the worst. My man ggzilla also recommended O'reillys. I called and they're looking for one. Guess I'll do it myself. I'm hesitant to just have the thing brazed back on. It's pretty corroded and it's gonna happen again eventually... would hate to have something bust far away from home. I think the new one's the way to go if I can find it (which it sounds like I can). thankyou