New World Datsuns...

Checked the exhaust bolts and they are tight although the manifold is really rusty. Anyone know someone who could throw a new exhaust on for me for cheap? I did some more research and I'm thinking it might be the valves still. I see a few purple suggesting to adjust the valves to 0.014 and put each ...

Wayno, I checked the fluid and it is a clear honey color. Whats the verdict for that? I also noticed quite a bit of oil or tranny fluid (not sure which) on the undercarriage that wasn't there last time I checked something under the truck. http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii278/ryansk854/Mobile ...

I don't have time to go look at the spark system until later. Wayno, if the clutch is not pushed in while in neutral it makes a quiet noise, but not the ticking I hear while driving. There is no change in sound for any gear you put it in if the clutch is pushed in. It's hard to distinguish where the ...

*I was teaching a friend to change the distributor....

Flatcat19, the threads did not pull out, just the core of the plug blew out. The electrode was fine and from what I could tell there were no chipped or missing pieces. I am positive they were/are the right plugs. Also, I've gotta get the diesel in better shape before I start compiling for the gas ...

Sorry I didn't make it very clear. That picture of the spark plug isn't the plug that blew out of my truck, its just the closest picture of what mine did. I had all NGK plugs in it that were new 2 weeks before starting my trip through the Blue Mountains. A new head is what I was thinking but wasn't ...

Since I'm new I'll intro my trucks, then get to the questions. My first truck is an '81 720 4x4 Longbed with the stock z22, 32/36 Weber, and 131, 000 miles. Since I've had it, it's gotten new gaskets, u joints, tires, a canopy, and a new clutch system. I stopped driving her because I had a spark ...