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SATURDAY
MECHANIC
DATSUN
Car Care Guide
For
Models
B210
610
710
Edltor
LoUIS C Foner SAE

DATSUN
Car Care GUIde
Product Number 23077

ISBN 0 87851 9130
Published by
MOTOR
1790 Broadway New York N Y 10019
Prrnted In the USA @ Copyrrght 1978 by The Hearst CorporatIon
The data reported herein has been compiled from authoritative sources While
every effort IS made by the editors to altaln accuracy manufacturing changes as well
as typographical errors and omissions may occur The publisher then cannot be
responsible nor does It assume responsIbility for such omissions errors or

changes

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
MAINTENANCE
Positive Crankcase Ventilation
Engine Identification 4 PCV Valve 60
Maintenance 4 Fuel Evaporative Canister Filter 61
Maintenance Schedules 5
elECTRICAL
Approximate Fluid Capacities 12
Changing Engine 011 and Filter 13 Jump Starting a Car With a
Cool Ing System Service 15 Dead Battery 62

Thermostat Replacement 16 Battery and Cable Care 63
Hose Replacement 18 Alternator Replacement 64
Dnve Belt Replacement 21 67
Voltage Regulator Replacement
Air Cleaner Element Starter Motor Replacement 68
Replacement 23 Starter Clutch Replacement 71
Fuel Filter Replacement 24 Radio Replacement 72
Tire Care 27 Model B210 72
Model 610 75
TUNE UP
Model 710 79
Checking Compression 29 Windshield Wiper Blade
Spark Plug ServIce 31 Replacement 82
Spark PIug Wires 33 Windshield Wiper Arm
Dlstnbutor Service 33 Replacement 83
Electronic Ignition ServIce 33 Windshield Wiper Motor and
Breaker POint System 33 Linkage 83
Dlstnbutor Cap and Rotor Washer Fluid Nozzle
Replacement 38 Adjustment 85
Setting Timing 38 Light SWitch Replacement 85
Tune Up SpeCifications 41 Model B210 85
Model 610 86
FUel SYSTEM
Model 710 87
Carburetor Descn ptlon and Turn Signal SWitch Replacement 87
Identification 42 Stoplight SWitch Replacement 89
Carburetor Removal and
Ignition SWitch Replacement 89
InstallatIOn 44 Heater 91
Carburetor Adjustments 46 Model B210 91
Idle Adjustment 46 Model 610 92
Float Level Check and Model 710 95
Adjustment 49 Fuse Replacement 96
Fast Idle Clearance 50
Light Bulb Replacement 96
Choke Cover Adjustment 52
Choke Vacuum Adjustment 52 COOLING SYSTEM
Choke Unloader Adjustment 54 RadIator Replacement 100

Interlock Opening Adjustment 54 Water l Pum Replacement 100
Dash Pot Adjustment 55 Model B210 100
BaSIC Carburetor Disassembly 56 Models 610 and 710 101
Fuel Pump 57
BRAKES
Checking Pressure 57
Removal 58 Front Wheel DIsc Brake
Rebuild 58 Pad 103
Adjustment

Models B210 and 610 103 Cylmder Head Replacement 125
Model 710 106 Model B210 125
Rear Drum 8rake Shoes Models 610 and 710 128
Replacement 109
Front Wheel 110 CLUTCH TRANSMISSION
Bearing Adjustment
PROPelLER SHAFT
Parkmg 8rake Adjustment 111
Model 8210 111 Clutch Linkage Adjustment 130
Model 610 112 Clutch Replacement 130
Model 710 113 Manual Transmission
Replacement 132
SUSPENSION
Model B210 133
Rear Shock Absorber Models 610 and 710 134
Replacement 115 Automatic Transmission
8all JOintReplacement 115 135
Replacement
Automatic Transmission
ENGINE
Lmkage 136
Engme Mount Replacement 119 Model 8210 136
Front Engme Mounts 119 Models 610 and 710 139
Rear Engine Mount 119 Propeller Shaft Removal 139
Tlmmg Case Cover Removal 121 Models 610 and 710 139
AdJustmg Valve Clearance 123 Model 8210 140
Model 8210 123
Models 610 and 710 124 MAINTENANCE LOG 141

Introduction To Maintenance
This book will save you money even familIar with

becommg routme
If you have never before done your own mamtenance tune up and replacement
car
mamtenance and repairs It will not of easIly accessible parts All of the
make you a
professIOnal auto normal mamtenance parts that you may
mechanic It wIll not even make you a need are
readily aVailable at mass mer
dO It But
professIOnal yourselfer chandlsers at discount pnces So With
by bemg completely devoted to your you provldmg some tune and a reason
particular car and by tellIng you how to able amount ofeffort Will find that
you
care for the unportant
tlungs that re savmg money Will only be easIly
not
qUIre lIttle If any techmcal skill thiS poSSible but actually enjoyable
book Will help you to save
money In usmg thiS book you Will only need
Your own motIvatIOn IS all that IS a few tools and
you may already own
necessary to go along With thiS handy many of these You II need a can
slmply wntten confldence bUlldmg opener to open the 011 cans a funnel or
gUIde And even If you never do any of spout to pour the 011 and a rag You
the routme mamtenance and easy re Will also need a set of metnc wrenches
pairs which we have mcluded thiS socket open end and box a wire type
book may nonetheless stIli save you feeler gauge a flat blade type feeler
money How By bemg packed With gauge screwdnvers channel lock
hundreds and hundreds of tIps and 10 and
plIers pOSSibly an
mexpenslve
Sights about your car thiS book wIll dwell tachometer tImmg lIght A tor
mcrease your car savvy So when que wrench Will be desrrable If you
you do entrust your carto a professIOnal become mvolved 10 domg major work
auto mechaniC
you Will do so mtellI Generally we have aVOided those Jobs
and
gently confidently economically that reqUire the use of special tools
Jacks and IIftmg deVices where
In
producmg thiS gUide we frrst specified can be rented at your local
carefully selected only those money rent all center
savmg Items of maintenance and repair WIth thiS 10 mmd you can begm
that you can surely do yourself even If some of those dollars by ac
savmg
you are not a dO It
yourselfer Then we qUalntmg yourself With the contents of
prepared the step by step mstructIons thiS valuable gUide You may be sur
10 clear
simple everyday language FI pnsed at Just how qUickly you can learn
we Illustrated all ofthe the many ways of savmg money by
nally Important
pomts With scrores of show me domg your own car maintenance and
how and
drawmgs photographs As a repalTS
result do It
you Will qUickly find yourself Trust yourself you can

Introduction to Maintenance Datsun
ENGINE
IDENTIFICATION
In order provide good accurate

to
carcare It IS absolutely necessary that
We
you can Idenllfy your carproperly
are sure
you know the year of your own
carbut you may not know the year and
size ofthe engine The follOWing chart

lists the vanous engine code letters In
relallon to the engine size and year of

the
engine Fig 1 Engine code locatIOn
The engine senal number IS stamped
on the nght hand Side of the cylinder
block The first group Al3 AI4 LIS el The remammg numbers are the ve
and L20B deSignates the engine mod hicle senal number
Engine Code Displacement Application
Al3000000 1288 cc 1974 Model 8210
A14000000 1397 cc 1975 77 Model 8210
1973 Model 610

L 18000000 1770 cc
1973 74 Model 710
1974 76 Model 610

L20B 000000 1952 cc
1975 77 Model 710
car owners A
duty aIr filter can
MAINTENANCE by
cause a drop off 10 engme performance
or fuel mileage Hard starting may be
To With the easiest traceable to spark plugs With badly
acquamt you
kinds of marntenance fIrSt we have in worn electrodes due to theIr not bemg
cluded factory recommended lubnca replaced at proper Intervals Engme 011

lion and mamtenance lists and charts that has not been changed In ages can
These lists contain the vanous
mileage often cause engme nOise yet clean 011
Intervals at which certam car services and filters are perhaps the cheapest
are necessary Good car habits are Im Items In good car care Start now to
to carlife A small invest keep track of your car s needs A few

portant long
ment of your lime here Will
payoff hours a month devoted to your car care
many limes over 10 the long term Lack can saveyou many dollars and keep
of proper mamtenance IS the direct your car runmng 10 top form And acar
cause of many problems expenenced
In
good tune uses less fuel

Datsun Introduction to Maintenance
1974 DATSUN 8210
EMISSION RELATED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Maintenance Operation Recommended Intervals
Months or Thousands
of Miles WhIchever
Comes First
12 24 36 48
Intake Exhaust Valve Clearance A A A A
Engine Compression I I I I
Drive Belts I I I I
Engine 011 R 4000 Miles or 4 Months

011 Filter R 8000 Miles or 8 Months
R
Engine Coolant R
Connections I I I I
Cooling System Hoses
Vacuum Fittings Hoses Connections I I I I
Carburetor Idle RPM Mixture Ratio A A A A
Choke Mechanism Choke Plate Linkage A A A A
Boost Controlled Decelerallon Device or
Throttle Opener I I I I
Fuel Filter R R
Fuel Lines Hoses Piping Connecllons etc I I
Carburetor Air Cleaner Element R R
Automatic Temperature Control Air Cleaner I I I I
Ignlllon Timing A A A A
Distributor Breaker POint R R R R
Spark Plugs R R R R
Distributor Cap Rotor Condenser I I I I
Operating Parts or Distributor Ignition

I I
Wifing Ignition COil
ElectriC Advance Control System I I
POSitive Crankcase Ventilation PCV Valve R R R R
PCV Hoses I I
Exhaust Gas Recirculation EGR Control System I I I I
Vapor Lines Fuel Vapor Control Valve I I I I

Fuel Tank Vacuum Relief Valve I I
A Adjust
R Replace
I Inspect Correct or Replace as
Necessary

1974 DATSUN 8210

NON EMISSION RELATED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Months 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
Thousands of Miles 40 44 48 52 54 60
Brake Clutch Fuel Exhaust lines Hoses

for Proper Attachment Leaks Cracks Chafing
Abrasion Detenoratlon Etc I I I I I I I I I I
Transmission Differential Gear 0 1 I I I I I I I I R I
Steenng Linkage Gear Box Suspension Parts

Propeller Shaft Flange Bolts I I I I
Steenng linkage Suspension Ball JOints Grease R

Propeller Shaft JOints Lubncate If Necessary I
Engine 011 for Leaks I I I I I I I I I I

Accelerator Clutch Parking Brake Choke
Speedometer Hood Release Cables or
Linkage Lubncate If Necessary I I I I

Brake Clutch Coolant Automatic Transmission
Steenng Gear FlUid Level Leaks I I I I I I I I I I
Brake Fluid R R R R
Brake Master Cylinder I
Master Vac Vacuum Hose Check Valve I I I I
Battery Terminals Fluids SpeCIfic Gravity I I I I

Tire Road Wheel for Wear Damage I I I I I I I I I I
Rotate Wheel Position Inspect Wheel
Balance Alignment I I I I
Headlight Aiming I
DISC Brake Pad Other Internal Brake
Components for Wear Deterioration Leaks I I I I I I I I I I

Brake Drums Linings Other Internal Brake
Components for Wear Detenoratlon Leaks I I I I
Wheel Bearing Grease R
Starter Interlock System I I I I
I Inspect Repair or Replace

L Lubncate
R Replace
More frequent maintenance If dnven In areas uSing salt or other corrOSive matenals
If vehicle IS operated under road salt or other corrOSive matenals Inspect diSC brake
every 5 000 km 3 000 miles or 3 months

1975n DATSUN 8210
Maintenance Operation Recommended IntOlrvals
Thousands of Miles 625 125 1875 25 3125 375 4325 50 5625 625
Months 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Brake Clutch Auto Transmission
Steering Gear Fluid Levels for Leaks I I I I I I I I I I

Brake Fluid R R R R R
Master Vac Vacuum Hoses Check Valve I I I I I
Brake Clutch Fuel Exhaust Systems
for Proper Attachment leaks Cracks
Chafing Abrasion Deterioration Etc I I I I I I I I I I

Manual Transmission Dlfferentlsl
Gear 011 I I I R I I I R I I
Steering Gear Box Linkage Suspension

Parts Propeller Shalt for Damaged
Loose MIssing Parts I I I I I
Steering linkage Front Suspension
Ball JOints L L
I Hotate Wheel POSlllon Inspect wheel
Balance Wheel Alignment I I I I I
DISC Brake Pads Other Brake
Components for Wear

Deteroratlon Leaks I I I I I I I I I I
Brake Drums Linings Other Brake
Components forWear
Detenoratlon Leaks I I I I I
Wheel Bearing Grease R R
Master Vac NP Valve for Operation I I I I I I I I I I
Air Condltlonmg System Hoses
Connections
Refrigerant Leaks I I I I I I I I I I
Road Test to Verify Maintenance I I I I I I I I I I
I Inspect Repair or
Replace
L Lubricate
R Replace
If vehicle IS operated In areas uSing road salt or other corrOSive materials

Inspect every 5 000 km 3 000
miles or 3 months whichever comes first

1973 DATSUN 610

1974 DATSUN 610 AND 710
Months or Thousands of
Miles Whichever Comes First
12 24 36 48 60
Intake Exhaust Valve Clearance A A A A A
Engine Compression I I I I I
Dnve Belts I I I I I
Engine 011 1 A 3000 Milesor3 Month Intervals

011 Filter 2 A 6000 Milesor6 Month Intervals
Engine Coolant A A
Cooling System Hoses Connections I I I I I
Vacuum Fittings Hoses Connections I I I I I
Carburetor Idle APM Mixture Aatlo A A A A A
Choke Mechanism Choke Plate Linkage A A A A A

Boost Control Deceleration Device or
Throttle Opener I I I I I
Anti Dieseling Solenoid I I I I I

Fuel Filter A A
Fuel Lines Hoses Piping Connections Etc I I
Carburetor Air Cleaner Element A A
Automatic Temperature Control Air Cleaner I I I I I
Ignition Timing A A A A A
Dlstnbutor Breaker POints Condenser Spark Plugs A A A A A
Dlstnbutor Cap Aotor I A I A I
Operating Parts of Dlstnbutor Ignition
Wiring Ignition COil I I
Electnc Advance Control System I I

POSitive Crankcase Ventilation PCV Valve A A A A A
PCV Hoses I I
Vapor Lines Hoses ConnectIOns Etc

Fuel Vapor Control Valve I I I I I
Fuel Tank Vacuum Aellef Valve I I
Exhaust Gas Aeclrculatlon EGR Control System 3 I I I I
A Adjust
A Aeplace
I Inspect correct or replace as necessary
1974 models listed only for 48 months or 48 000 miles whichever comes first
1 1974 models 4000 miles or 4 month Intervals

2 1974 models 8000 miles or 8 month Intervals
3 1974 Models Only

1973 DATSUN 610
MaIntenance Operation Recommencled InIllrV8le
Thousands of Miles 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30
Months 33 36 39 42 45 48 51
54 57 60
Brake Clutch Pedal Free Play I I I I I I
Brake Clutch System Cylinders Hoses

Etc for Leaks and Detenoratlon I I I I I I I I I I I
Foot Parkong Brake Operation I I I I I I I
Foot Operated Pedal Bushongs L L L
Parkong Brake Lonkage L
Brake Llnmgs Drums for Wear I I I
DISC Brake Pads I I I I I I I I I I
NP Valve lor OperatIon I
Brake Cylinder Caliper Assembly 0 0
Transmission Differential Gear 011 Level I I I I I I I I I R R
Retighten Steenng Gear Box Lonkage I I I I I I
Steering Lonkage Ball Joonts L L
Shock Absorber I I I
Retighten Suspension Parts I I I I I I
Suspension Ball JOints L L
Retighten Propeller Shalt Universal Joont

Flange Bolts I I I
Wheel DISCS lor Damage I I I I I I
Propeller Shalt Joonts L L
Rear Axle Drive Shalt Joonts Ball Spline L L
Engine 01 for Leaks I I I I I I
Accelerator Lonkage L L L L L L
Brake FlUid R R R
Master Vac for Operation I I I
Master Vac 0
Steering Gear Box 011 Level I I I I I I
Automatic Transmission 011 Level I I I I I I I I I I I
Battery SpecIIIC Gravlly I I I
Wondshleld Wiper Blades I I I I I I
Wheel Balance Rotation I I I I I I
Front Wheel Alignment Turning Angle A A A
Headlight Almong A A
Road Test to Verily Maontenance I I I I I I I I I I I
A Adjust o Overhaul
I Inspect Repaor or Replace R Replace

L Lubricate

Introduction to Mamtenance Datsun
1974 DATSUN 610 AND 710
NOTE Use 1974 8210 Maintenance Schedule With the following additions
Melntenance Operation Recommended Intervals
Months 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
Thousands or Miles 40 44 48 52 46 60
Rear Axle Drive Shaft JOints Ball
Spline lubricate If Necessary 710 Only I
Air ConditIOning System Hoses Connections

Refrigerant leaks I I I I I I I I I I
I Inspect Repair or Replace
1975 77 DATSUN 8210 610 AND 710
Thousands of Miles 12 24 36 48
Months 125 25 375 50
Intake Exhaust Valve Clearance A A A A
Drive Belts I I I I
Engine 011 Filter 1 R 6250 Mile Intervals

Engine Coolant R R
Cooling System Hoses Connections I I I I
Vacuum Fitting Hoses Connections I I I I
Carburetor Idle RPM Mixture Ratio A A A A

Choke Mechanism Choke Plate linkage A A A A
Boost Controlled Deceleration Device

or Throttle Opener I I I I
Fuel Filter 2 R R
Fuel lines Hoses Piping Connections Etc I I
Carburetor Air Pump Air Cleaner Filter 2 R R
Automatic Temperature Control Air Cleaner I I I I

Ignition Timing A A A A
Distributor Breaker POint R R R R

Spark Plugs R R R R
Distributor Cap Rotor Condenser I I I I
Operating Parts of Distributor Ignition WIring I I
Vacuum SWitching Valve I I
Spark Delay Valve R R

POSitive Crankcase Ventilation PCV Valve Filter 2 R R
10

197577 DATSUN 8210 610 AND 710

Continued
Maintenance Operations Rscommendsd Intarvals
Thousands of Moles 12 24 36 48
Months 125 25 375 50
Ventilation Hoses I I
Exhaust Gas Recirculation EGR Control System I I I I
Exhaust Gas Recorculatoon EGR A A A A

Warning System
I I I
Vapor Lines I
Fuel Tank Vacuum Relief Valve I I
Charcoal Canister Filter R R
A Adjust
I Inspect Correct or Replace If Necessary
R Replace
1 If vehicle IS operated under severe conditions short distance driVing extensive Idling or
driVing In dusty conditions change engine 011 every 5 000 km 3000 miles or 3 months
whichever comes first
2 More frequent maintenance If under dusty driVing conditions

NOTE Not all maintenance operations Will apply to all Datsun models If not applicable to
your model Datsun skip the operation
1975 77 DATSUN 610 and 710
Mlllnlenanca Oparatlon Raeommended Intarvala
Thousands of Miles 625 125 1875 25 3125 375 4375 50 56 25 625
Months 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Brake Clutch Automatic Transmission

Steenng Gear Fluid Levels Leaks I I I I I I I I I I
Brake Fluid R R R R R
Master Vac Vacuum Hoses Check

Valve I I I I I
Air Conditioning System Hoses

Connections Leaks I I I I I I I I I I
Brake Clutch Fuel Exhaust Systems
for Proper Attachment Leaks Cracks

Deterioration I I I I I I I I I I
Manual TransmiSSion Differential Gear 011 I I I R I I I R I I
Steering Gear Box Linkage Suspension

Parts Propeller Shaft for Damaged
Loose or MISSing Parts I I I I I
Steenng linkage Front Suspension

Ball Jomts L L
11

1975n DATSUN 610 and 710

Continued
Maintenance OpereUon Recomme Intervals
Thousands 01 Moles 62S 125 1875 25 3125 375 4375 50 5625 625
Months 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 till
Rear Axle Drive Shaft JOints

1975610 Only L L
Reto9hten Body Mountings
1976710 Only I I
Rotate Wheel Position Inspect Wheel

Balance Wheel Alignment I I I I I
DISC Brake Pads Other Brake Components
forWear Detenoratlon Leaks I I I I I I I I I I

Brake Drums linings Other Brake
Components for Wear Deterioration

Leaks I I I I I
Starter Interlock System I I I I I
Master Vac NP Valve lor OperatIon 0 I I I I I I I I I
Road Test to Varlfy Maintenance I I I I I I I I I I
I Inspect Repair or
Replace
L Lubricate
R Replace
If thevehicle IS operated In areas uSing road salt or other corrOSive matenals InSpect every 5 000 miles
or 3 months whichever comes first
APPROXIMATE FLUID CAPACITIES
Engine Series Cooling System Ots Engone 011 Ots

A13 51 2 33 4
A14 6 3 3 8
L1S 6112 4
L20B 7 3 4 4114
Capacotles are rounded to nearest whole number when a smalllractoon IS Involved
General practice IS to use a thermostat In the 1900F 1950F range for proper emISSion
control systems operation
Does not onclude extra 1 2 htre 1 2 quart required when 011 fllter IS replaced
12

CHANGING
ENGINE OIL
OIL FILTER
The best lime to

change the engme
OllIs after the engme has been runmng

for a whIle ThIs allows the warm 011 to
dram more
qUIckly and helps to remove
sludge that may have accumulated m
the 011 pan The OIl pan dram plug IS
located m the large bulge of the pan It

found at the rear lower
IS
usually edge
or side of the bulge Fig 2 Pig 2 Drammg engme OIL
Use a
large plaslic pan capable of
holdmg about 6 quarts Place the pan
under the dram plug and remove the the Oil to dram mto the pan and then
dram You can use an
adjustable replace the plug Screw It 10 a few turns
plug
wrench m some cases to remove the with your fingers to make sure It IS not
plug In other cases

you may find a cross threaded
TIghten the plug If
recessed head on the dram plug which you should cross thread the plug
means you may need to get the tool and Strlp the threads don t worry
used for thiS purpose Auto parts stores The parts stores carry replacement
carry thIS tool and 11 IS mexpenslve plugs made Just for thiS reason
compared to the money you save by Next usmg an OIl fIlter strap
changmg your own 011 and filter Allow wrench unscrew the 011 filter Fig 3
FILTER WRENCH
Pig 3 Removmg OIL filter
13

UC 1 Ie u
FIg 4 DIpstIck locatIOn
The filter IS found on the sIde of the tools to tIghten thefilter DIspose of
engme block and It resembles a
large the old 011
m a
large empty plastic
can WIth fluted edges so you can
gnp It bleach bottle generally found around
WIth your hand As unscrew the the house Do not pour the old 011 down
you
f1lter keep Itover the dram pan because a water dram or sewer as
pollute
It can
It contams 011 Pour the 011 out of It and the water
supply Dispose of It m the
dISpose of the old filter m the box the trash can Fmally refill the engme WIth
new one came m Next httle the 011 makmg sure
you do not
smear a new
011 on the rubber seal at the bottom of the extra 2 quart to be added
1
forget
the new 011 fil ter and screw the new for the filter Consult the chart for the
f1lter mto place the engme
proper quantity but also after filhng
on
the engme use the dIpstick to make

Follow the mstructlOns on the box of sure It IS filled to the proper level FIgs
the new f1lter and do not 4 and 5 You should be able to
overtighten complete
the filter Use only your hands not thIS task m about an hour
f
E L I I j Ii
I SAFE I
ADD DRAIN SOME
OIL OIL CRANKCASE IS
OVERFULL
FIg 5 Reading dIpstIck
14

ber other contammants dram and

COOLING SYSTEM or
flush the and save

SERVICE coolIng system now
the headache that could come while
One of the dnvmg on the freeway

simplest services you can
It IS good practice to thoroughly

perform on your Datsun IS to dram the
check every component m the coolmg
cooling system of the old coolant and
at thiS time
refill It With fresh all year coolant And system Any hoses or belts
It will take you about an hour to do tlus
that show signs of wear or cracks
should be replaced now so you can be
More and the name anti
Job more
assured the IS good order

m
freeze dlsappeanng from these con
IS system
ve been
tamers and bemg replaced by the name
Also Ifyou havmg trouble get
summer wmter coolant RIghtly so tlOg heat from the heater 10 cold
because these coolants do more weather It IS adVisable at thIS t1Ille to
too
the wmter replace the thermostat with one ofthe
than Just prevent freezmg m
They also prevent bOiling over m the proper opemng temperature

summer Cars with air conditioners Proceed as follows on a cold engme
I Open the radiator
petcock at the
especIally need tlus all year coolant or
bottom of the radiator Fig 6 and
they Will be likely candIdates for over
heatmg dunng hot summer months If allow the coolant to dram mto a
the coolant m
your car s radIator IS pan Remove the radIator cap to
thiS process
dIrty rusty or con tams partIcles of rub speed
Fig 6 Radwtor petcock locatIOn
15

2 When the coolIng system IS com
pletely draIned close the petcock

and refIll the radIator wIth plaIn
VACUUM VALVE
water and a coolIng system flush
wluch can be purchased locally at PRESSURE VALVE
auto store GASKET
any
3 Replace the cap start the engIne
and allow It to ron untIl warmed
up About 15 rmnutes should be
enough
4 Stop the engIne and allow It to cool
thoroughly before attemptIng to
removethe radIator cap
5 When suffiCIently cooled down
agaIn open the petcock and remove
the radIator cap allOWIng the sys
tem to draIn RemOVIng the lower
radIator hose at the radIator Will
help In
draImng the engIne block
6 When the coolIng system IS com
pletely draIned close the radIator

petcock and attach the lower hose
FIg 7 Inspect radiator cap
If removed Refill the system With
fresh coolant In at least a 50 50
solutIon of water mIxed With the
and 9 A thermostat that stIcks open
new coolant
causes slow engme warm
up poor hea
7 Start the engIne and allow It to
ter operatIon and may prevent emISSIon
warm up and Circulate the coolant
to elmunate any air systems from operatmg properly A

pockets m the
thermostat that stIcks closed WIll cause
system
8 Check the coolant level add cool engIne overheatIng
If you suspect you have a thermostat
the system agaIn as needed
ant to
and wash off the radIator cap and problem replaCIng the old one IS a sIm
seat In the radiator filler neck ple task But before you replace the
thermostat check for broken or dam
Remstall the cap and check the sys
aged hoses Inspect the radiator for
tem for leaks FIg 7
proper coolant level or loose radiator
cap and check for coolant leaks or other
THERMOSTAT damage If all these checks prove OK
REPLACEMENT replace the thermostat as follows
I Allow the engIne to cool If hot
Thermostat replacement takes about Open the radIator petcock and
half an hour The thermostat IS a
key draIn the coolant Into clean pan
a
part of the coolIng system because It The petcock IS located at the bot
regulates coolant cIrculatIon Figs 8 tom of the radIator
FIg 6
16

FIg 8 Thermostat locatIOn Model B210
FIg 9 Thermostat locatIOn Models 610 and 710
17

2 Disconnect the upper radiator hose coolant or accordmg to the m
at the thermostat water the coolant

housmg structlOns on con
outlet tamer Fill the cooling system to

3 Remove the two secunng nuts the recommended capaCIties See
water outlet gasket and thermostat Refill CapacIties Chart
from the thermostat housmg
Fig 10
4 Before make sure the
replacmg
gasket surfaces are absolutely HOSE REPLACEMENT
clean of the old gasket matenal or
the connection may leak Install a Penodlcally but at least at the be
thermostat and the new make It
new gasket gmmng of Spnng and Fall a
thermostat pomt to mspect all hoses for crackmg

5 Install the water outlet and tighten rottmg extreme softness when
the two secunng nuts
evenly from squeezed or extreme weathenng Fig
Side to Side so as not to warp the II Replace any hose whose condItIon
housmg Also be careful not to IS questIonable Figure about an hour

overtighten the nuts because you per hose to do the Job It IS a lot less
might crack or break the thermo trouble to mspect and replace hoses at
stat housmg your convemence than It IS to find your
6 Inspect the used coolant If It S self away from home with a broken
dirty or contammated replace It hose no coolant and an overheated

With fresh coolant m at least a engme And If one hose IS found to be
50 50 mixture of water and new m
poor condition It would be safe to
Pig 10 Removmg thermostat
18

ALWA YS CHECK hose for SOFT hose indicates inside

chafed or burned areas that deteriorationThIs deten
may cause an tlmely and oration can contaminate
costly failure the cooling system and

cause particles to clog the
rad lator
HARDENED hose can fad

1
SWOLLEN hose or 0 1
at any time Tightening soaked ends indicate
hose clamps Will not seal danger and possible failure
the connection or stop from 011 or
grease con
leaks tammatlon Squeeze the

hose to locate cracks and
breaks that cause leaks
Fig II Hose conditIOn chart
assume that the rest of the hoses are 3 TWist the hose back and forth to
pretty much In the same conditIon loosen the hose from the connect
or SlIde the hose off connector
To replace hoses proceed as
when free Fig 12 If the hose IS
follows
dried and cracked and remants of It
DraIn the coolant Into

remaIn on the connector clean
a
pan by
connector thoroughly With
opemng the petcock at the bottom
a
of the radiator When the radiator scraper kmfe Do not pry

or putty
draIned close pet underthe hose as the connector

IS
completely
cock so you won t
forget It later
IS
soft and may be damaged
4 Pos1l10n the
2 Loosen the clamps at each end of new
clamps on the
the hose to be removed new hose at least 3 mm 18 Inch
This can
be done qUite easily wIth a screw from each end of the hose and slIp
driver but do not place your free the hose on the connector Fig 13
hand beneath the clamp 5 When

In case
tIghtemng a clamp be sure
the screwdriver slIps If the clamps the clamp IS positIoned beyond the
are old and of the It bead and In the center
qf the clamp
wire
type
would be well to the surface of the
replace Ing connector
clamps Fig 14
19

UPPER HOSE
FIg 12 Removmg radiator hose
HOSE
HOSE
REMOVED
CLAMP
3mm 1 8 INCH
BEAD
CLAMP
HOSE
INSTALLED
FIg 13 PosltlOnmg clamp on hose
20

6 Add the fresh coolant In the proper

amount as lIsted In the flUid
capacllles chart or the chart found
on the container to maIntain
protecllon
DRIVE BELT
REPLACEMENT
Proper tensIOn IS Important to dnve

belts not
only to mlDlmlze nOise and
prolong servIce hfe of the belt but also

to protect the parts beIng dnven by the
Fig 14 Installmg radiator hose belt A loose belt may cause
Improper
SMALL CRACKS ON THE UNDERSIDE
2
CAN BE ENLARGED FOR INSPECTION
BY FLEXING THE BELT CRACKS EX
POSE THE INTERIOR TO DAMAGE AND
BELTS CAN BREAK WITHOUT WARNING
GREASE ROTS ORDINARY RUBBER BELTS

MAKING THE BELT SIDES SLICK AND
CAUSING SLIPPAGE
V BELTS WITH NEOPRENE ARE RESIS
TANT TO GREASE
GLAZED BELTSWITH HARD SURFACES

SLIP CAUSING OVERHEATING AND LOW
BATTERY VOLTAGE IN THE CASE OF
ALTERNATOR BELTS
ALWAYS CHECK THE UNDERSIDE OF THE

BEL T SPLIT BELTS MAY APPEAR SOUND
FROM THE TOP BUT SIDES AND BOTTOM
MAY BE SEVERELY SPLIT AND READY
TO FAIL
Fig 15 Belt condition chart
21
alternator fan and water pump opera m the belt This Will make It
POSSI
hon A belt too light places a stram on ble for the belt to be worked offthe
the water pump and alternator beanngs pulleys and over the fan
You should be able to adjust most belts 3 When replacmg the belts mstall
m a half hour and replace dnve belts m the rearward belt first and each belt
less than an hour or two m turn towards the outermost one
All belts should be mspected at regu 4 When all belts are m
poslllon
lar 12 month IDtervals swmg the umts away from the
en
Carefully
examme the belts by tUrnIng a
portIOn gme to lighten the belts Tighten
of the belt over so you can see the pivot bolts but nottoo light Usmg
underside Fig 15 a ruler depress the belt at the nud
Belts that are frayed cut
glazed or pomt between the pulleys and
show uneven wear should be replaced measure the amount of deflecllon
It IS also reasonable to assume that If Fig 16 The amount of deflectIon
one belt requIres replacement the others should be about 13 mm 2mch
may as well Replace belts as follows Move the umts until you get a 13
1 Loosen the pivot bolt on the alter mm 2 mch deflecllon
1 A good
nator power steenng pump or au belt IS too loose If a squeal IS heard
cond1l10ner compressor when the accelerator IS depressed

2 After loosemng the bolt force the rapidly
umt towards the engme to get slack 5 Tighten the pivot bolts
613 mm 1 41 2 1
6
r
PIVOT BOLT
Fig 16 Measuring belt deflectIOn
22

Datsun Introduction to Mamtenance
Fig 7 Removing air cleaner element
AIR CLEANER
ELEMENT REPLACEMENT
Clogged aIr cleaners contnbute to

poor engme performance and low
gasohne rmleage
Check and replace the au cleaner
element at the mtervals recommended
m the mamtenance charts m the front of
tlus book The top of the au cleaner IS
secured by a wmg nut whIch must be
removed m order to hft the cap from the
au cleaner body Fig 17
After the cap IS removed hft out the

element and check It by lookmg
through the element towards lIght
a
Fig 18 If you cannot see the

hght the
element IS
dIrty and should be replaced
WIth one ofthe same type Au cleaner
element replacement usually takes only Fig 8 Checking condltlon of air
a matter of mmutes cleaner element
23

To replace fuel fIlter

FUEL FILTER
I DIsconnect the fuel Inlet and outlet
REPLACEMENT
lInes from the fuel fIlter and re
move the filter as an assembly

2 Attach the fuel Inlet and outlet
A fuel fIlter hard Imes to the new fIlter and start the
clogged can cause
startmg contrIbute to
poor dnveabllIty engine to check for leaks
or even cause the engine to stop entue Be careful when working on the fuel
Iy The fuel filter used In your Datsun IS system Make sure the engine IS cool to
a cartrIdge type that paper fIlter
uses a reduce the
danger of fire from spilled
element which cannot be cleaned See gasolIne Residual pressure In the fuel
Figs 19 and 20 for local1on Replace Ime may cause gasolIne to

spray out as
the element at the specIfied Intervals you rnsconnect the fuellmes To be on
shown In mamtenance charts In front of the safe Side have an approved type
thiS book or as It becomes clogged or fue extingUIsher readily aVaIlable for
restrIcted Fig 21 use
FUEL FILTER LOCATION

ON FIREWALL INSIDE
OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT
Fig 19 Fuel filter locatIOn B210
24

FUEL FILTER LOCATED ON

RIGHT HAND INNER FENDER
SKIRT INSIDE OF ENGINE
COMPARTMENT
FIg 20 Fuel filter locatIOn Models 610 and 710
FIg 21 DIsposable fuel filter cartridge
25

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ro
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i
AND
OF
A LI G
TIRES OR
LACRKOTA ION OF NM ES U
OR
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WORN OUTIO R O T A E T I R E SI NS P E S
C U
T P E N S I O
SCALDPE
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I 0
f
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STATICaAL NCEWHE LS
OR
DEF CT DYNAMIC 00
UNBALNCEWHE L
OR
SPOTS TIRE
0
TO CA
aALD I
IN
ADJUST TOE SPECS

FEATHRED EDGE INCORECTTOE
TO 0
1
01
SIDE EXCSIVECAMaER ADJUSTCAMaER SPECS NO
ADJUSTMENS
1
WEAR ONE r
TIRES
I Ii
II
UNDER INFLATION OR
E X C S I V E SPE D
SPECIFATONS COOL NECSARV ATE
CRACKEDTREADS
11
ROT
OF TO
ANV
LACKROTA ION
0
WEAR
CRAPIDENTER
AT
ER
1
0
INFLATION
OR
I
PRES URETIRES SHOP ARE
NOS FOR
0
OF
ADJUSTWHEN
UNDERINFLATION ROTA ION 6
END
WEAR L A C K
APID
AT
SHOULERS 2
OR
FRONT
0
CONDITON
CAUSE CORECTION
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Tia

Datsun Introduction to Mamtenance
TIRE CARE Tire pressure should be checked

while the tIres are cold before dnvmg
Get 10 the habIt of makmg Ure 10 the car any distance An out ofbalance
spectlon a
part of your routine car tIre and wheelassembly or Improper
wheel
check Inspect tIres for wear which may alignment Will have to be
be caused by mcorrect wheel align checked by a skIlled mechamc usmg
ment Improper Ure pressure or an out eqUipment made for thiS purpose
of balance condilIon It Will take you Fig 22
about a half day s work for tIre
mspec Tire rotatIon IS as Important to good
tIon rotatIon and pressure check so tIre life as any of the Items mentioned
plan ahead for thIS servIce

prevIOusly Look at the vanous rotatIon
FRONT
I 0 FRONT
0
BIAS PL Y
ROTATING TIRE ROTATING

5 TIRES ROTATION 4 TI R ES
l l
u u
w CJ W CJ
J a J
a
0 1 m 0
m FRONT
I I fRONT
m
ROTATING
I RADIAL
TIRE
ROTATING
ROTATION
5 TIRES 4 TIRES
l l
u u
w CJ CJ
w
a
a
m 1 m I
Fig 23 Tire rotatIOn plans
27

plans shown m Fig 23 and follow the

plan that apphes to your type of tire
ObvIOusly your local garage can rotate
tires qUIckly usmg a hft and power
tools But smce the name ofthe game IS
savmg money let us show you a httle
tip that money tWice

can save you a
year Thmkof how many times you

may have had your local garage mstall
and remove your snow tires A small
mvestment 10 a set of extra wheels Will
enable you to mstall and remove your
have Fig 24 Tire wear bars shOWing
own tIreS qUIte easily Simply
your snow tIreS mounted on the
extra
wheels Then when It IS tune for theIT show about 90 of all flats and blow
use no speCial eqUipment Will be outs occur 10 the last 10of tire hfe so
needed by replacmg tITes that are excessively
Remember too that studded or radial worn you can aVOid the upset of havmg
snow tireS must always be remstalled 10 a tIre problem on the road when you
the same posItion on the car So when least expect ItHavmg to purchase a tITe
under these conditIons can be costly
you remove them be sure they are
marked either nght or left whereas replacmg It beforehand will

Most Importantly replace any tire allow you to shop and take advantage of
that IS worn to the pomt that thread wear the many tIre sales offered locally by
bars are showmg Fig 24 Statistics tITe chams or department stores
28

Tune Up
Why do we need a tune up The at least 75 of the highest readmg cy
whole Idea of keepmg the engme tuned hnder With no cylmder readmg lower
IS more
Important today than It ever was than 700 kPa 100 pSI VariatIOns be
m the Air and the scarcity
past quahty tween
cyhnders should be less than 140
of fuels makes necessary for
It us to kPa 20 pSI If the engIne does not
change our old habits meet these reqUirements a tune up Will

You benefit drrectly by keepIng do lIttle to and you deCide
your help must
car In good runmng conditIon It wIll whether you should consult a profes
operate more
effiCiently wluch simply SIOnal mechamc about
havmg the en
means more miles per gallon or less gme overhauled It be
might more
money out of your pocket each tIme economical to swap the engme If you
you pull up to the gas pump And the air can locate an at
engme a
salvage yard
we all breathe wIll be cleaner because from a wrecked car
of thiS better runmng engme
Here s how to test compressIOn
Don t be afraid of not havmg the
Label each of the spark plug wires so
ablhty to do tlus kmd of work We are
to be
you can easIly IdentIfy which plug they
gOIng helpIng you These
were removed from Then remove the
str3Jghtforward routmes easily un are
air cleaner assembly and all of the
derstood and by their nature wIll save
spark
plugs Block the choke valve and the
you money A tune up takes some tIme
throttle valve the Wide open positIOn
m
though so
plan a half day s work after Remove the thick wire from the center
gettmg all of your new parts of the distrIbutor cap and connect It to
Spark plugs and
alllgmtIon parts can ground the engIne block Obtam a
be purchased at local auto accessory
compressIOn gauge and mstall It Into
stores at
greatly reduced pnces All one of the
spark plug holes USIng the
supphers may not carry all brands of IgmtlOn key crank the engIne about
spark plugs but your suppher Will have four revolutIons and record the readmg
a cross reference chart which Will en from the
gauge Contmue thiS process
able him supply you with another
to
until all of the cylInders have been
kmd of spark plug havmg the same checked Compare the readIngs If
qualitIes readmgs low squut about a tables
are
poon of engme 011 mto the cylInders at

CHECKING the holes where the spark plugs belong
COMPRESSION Check the compressIOn agaIn If the
readmgs are now much higher worn
Before domg any tune up work It S

piston nngs are mdlcated and an engme
Idea to check the
a
good engme com overhaul may be m order If the read
preSSIOn especially If your car IS usmg mgs do not Improve burned valves or
too much oIl You don t have to make a valves not seatmg properly may be the
compressIOn test but If you do have a likely cause and a valve Job may be
compressIOn problem a tune up won t needed If low
readmgs are obt3Jned
be much help from two adjacent cylInders the cause
If the engme compressIOn IS normal may be a leaky head
gasket which
then the lowest readmg cyhnder Will be would pemut coolant to get Into the
29

Tune Up Datsun
GAP BRIDGED Oil FOULED CARBON FOULEO
IOE Tlf lED BV DepOSIT IDENTIfiED lIv WET BlAe I

DBY BLACK
eUllQ CLOSING CAli lIE
OSITSO NSUl TQRSHElL CARBON
BETWEEN LECTROOES BORE LEer RODES CAUSED BY DEPQsrrSON NSUlATQR
C USEOBYOlLOR w CESsIV
E OIL E n RING CQMeus IPS E POSEDSHELL
RBON FOULING l 10i CHAMBER ROUGH WORN SURf ACES ND ELECTRODES
DEPOSITS NOT l
CES vf j N 1110 101115 llCESSlv CAUSED By TOD COLD
THE UG CAN BE CLEANED CLE
A NCE BE 1WEE VE U WE I IGNITION DIRTY
GUIOESANDSTEMS ORWOHNOR CLEANER DEfECT vE vEl
LOOSE BEARINGS CAN BE I NEO
CLE UMP TOO fUEL
lNGINE S NOT REPAHtEO uSE I
TU E
HOTTER UG OR EXCESSIVE NG
CAN BE CLEANED
WORN NORMAL LEAD FOULED
IDENTifiED 1 SEVEAEL
8 IDENTIFIED BY IGHT OR lOENTI IED BY OA RI
ERODED DR WORN LECTROOfS GRA OE I OSITSON HE BtACI YELl OW
GAA
CAuSEe 1 NORMAL weAR 0 OR OEPOSITSOR
SHOULQ BE REPLA CEO CA NBE ClEA NEO USED AZED COATING
ON HE tOR
SULA
CAUSED BY uHL
l EADED GA SOL NE CA
BE CLEA
ED
PRE IGNITION OVERHEATING FUSED SPOT DEPOSIT
JOENTIFIEO BY MELTED DU TI ED WHITE OR IGHT

1
8 IOENTI IEOBY MELTED
ELECTROOES NO POS IBL GRAY NSULATORWtlKSMALL OR SPOTTy DEPOStTS
BLISTE RED N UL TOR OR GRA Y BROWN SPOTS
BLAC ReSEMBLING BUBBLES
ETA
M LLlC OEPOSITSON NOWITH BLLnSH BURNT APPEAR OR BLISTERS
NSUl
ATOR NDICATE ENC INE NCE OF ELECTRODES CAUSEr CAUSED Ii
SUODE
OAMAGE ENe E VERHEAl
IG WRONG ACCELERA T10N C l8E
CAUSED WRONG PE PE O UEL LOOSE SPARK CLEANED
OF UEL INOORRECT IG I1I
N PLUGS TOO HOT UG i LDlI
IMING OR ADVANCE TOO HOT UEL UMPPRESSURE OR NCOR
UG t BURN VES OR fUCllGNtTlON IMI
j REPLACf
ENGINE OVERHEATING HE LUG
REPLACE HI uc
FIg 25 Spark plug conditIOn chart
30

Datsun Tune Up
Fig 26 Filing spark plug electrode
engine 011 or
engine 011 Into the coolant
BLADE TYPE FEELER GAUGES
This could lead to senous Internal en
gine damage
SPARK PLUG
SERVICE
o
PLUG GAP ADJUSTER

Spark plugs should normally be re
WIRE TYPE FEELER GAUGES
placed at the mtervals listed In the

maintenance charts In the front of thiS Fig 27 TYPical feeler gauges
book earlier If
fouling crackmg etc
IS notIced Spark plug service normally Use a
system that you are comfortable
takes less than an hour with to get the wires back In therr cor
Before removmg any spark plug rect posItIons Proceed as follows

label each of the wires leadmg to the I After the Wires
tagging remove
plugs In some way that wIll enable you them from the
carefully spark
the correct
to
get the Wires back on
plugs Do not pull on the wires
plugs You nught tag them With num Grasp the rubber boot down at the
bers as I 2 3 4 from frontto rear You spark plug and twist It to free It
might also choose to remove
only one from the plug
spark plug at a tIme thereby havmg 2 Loosen the spark plug one quarter
only one wire disconnected at a tune turn usmg a spark plug socket ex
and nummlzlng the chance of error tension and ratchet
31

Tune Up Datsun
3 Crank the engme over a few turns the Side electrode Fig 28 to the
to blow dIrt away from the base of dllTIenslOn shown m the Tune
Up
the
plug Speclficalion chart at the end of
4 Stop crankmg and remove the thts chapter
7 If new spark plugs are bemg m
plugs
5 Check the condIlIon of the old stalled It IS a good praclice to also
spark plugs by companng them to check the gaps as they are not al
the chart Fig 25 ways correct
6 If the old spark plugs are to be 8 Screw the spark plugs back mto the
reused file the electrodes square holes To properly thread the spark
With an Igmlion fIle Fig 26 Be plugs use your fmgers first to
sure all depoSits are cleaned from screw them m pOSItion before you
mSlde the shell and mspect them to lighten them with the socket
make sure the porcelam IS clean wrench Replace the spark plug
and not cracked Replace any wues accordmg to the tags prevI
spark plug that has been dropped ously placed on the wires
or has a cracked porcelam Check 9 Start the engme to make sure It IS
the gap au space between the two nmmng properly shakmg or

A
electrodes at the bottom of the rough runrung engme rrught mean

threaded end usmg a feeler gauge that the WireS are not pushed onto
Fig 27 Adjust the gap by bendmg the spark plugs l1ghtly enough
SPARK PLUG GAP TOOL
Fig 28 AdJustmg spark plug gap
32

Datsun Tune Up
SPARK PLUG DISTRIBUTOR

WIRES SERVICE
These and end connectors

wires
BegInmng With some 1976 models a
should be mspected regular at mtervals Ingh energy electromc IgmtIon system
to determme Ifthey are 011 soaked was mtroduced m Datsun cars TIns
cracked or burned If they are m need of the farmlIar breaker
system replaced
replacement new wires can be pur pomts With a reluctor and pick up umt
chased at most automotIve counters m and much service has
consequently
large department stores Try to obtam been elImmated Other Datsuns are
wires that are exact

replacements for eqUipped With the conventIonal breaker
your car Such sets wIll have the Wires pomts IgmtIon systems that reqUlreser
cut to correct lengths and contaIn the vice about every 16 000 to 19 000 Ian
termmals on both ends of the wires 10 000 to 12 000 miles
Umversal sets which are more readily

avaIlable Will only have the spark plug ELECTRONIC
boot end attached to the wire You Will IGNITION SERVICE
then have to cut the wire to
proper
length and attach the termmal and boot If your Datsun With
IS
eqUipped an
on the other end which goes mto the electromc IgmtlOn system mamte
dlstnbutor cap Figure 2 3 hours for a nance IS reduced to a few

Simple
relaxed quality Job To replace wires penodlc checks Check for cracks and
on umversal sets proceed as follows metal depoSits on the electrodes on the
mSlde of the dlstnbutor cap Check the

Remove the
longest wire first end of the rotor for pIllmg and corm
This wIll usually be the wire lead slon Never remove spark plug
any
mg to the spark plug farthest away Wire as the Ingher voltage produced by
from the dlstnbutor an electromc IgnitIon system can pro
duce a severe shock
Replace the dls
2 Match thiS to the
wire
longest wire tnbutor cap and rotor m the same man
of the new set and cut It to length
ner as those on
tradltIonallgmtIon sys
If umversal set IS bemg used
tems Fig 29
3 the boot on the unflmshed end

Slip
and then affIx the tenrunal
BREAKER POINT
4 Replace thiS new wire to the spark SYSTEMS
plug m the same routmg as the old
Wire and push It firmly mto the Breaker pomts can be expected to
deliver good service If they are attended
cap Then slip the boot tIghtly over
the dlstnbutor cap tower to as scheduled Breaker pomts and
condensers should be replaced together
5 Contmue replacmg the rest of the to aVOid the poSSIbility that a
poor con
wires m thiS fashion denser may qUickly burn up a new set of
33

Tune Up Datsun
0
t
l
fi7L
11
V
1 CAP ASSEMBLY 10 GOVERNOR SPRING
2 ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLY 11 GOVERNOR WEIGHT

3 ROLL PIN 12 SHAFT ASSEMBLY
4 RELUCTOR 13 CAP SETTER
5 PICK UP COIL 14 VACUUM CONTROLLER

6 CONTACTOR 15 HOUSING
7 BREAKER PLATE ASSEMBLY 16 FIXING PLATE
8 PACKING 17 O RING
9 ROTOR SHAFT 18 PINION
Fig 29 TYPical distributor With electronic IgnitIOn
34

Datsun Tune Up
3 Unfasten the old pOints and con

denser Refer to Fig 32 for loca
tIOn of VarIOUS parts Be careful
not to drop any screws or other
hardware you will need them to
Install new
points
4 Wipe offthe distrIbutor shaft wIth
a clean lint free cloth and apply a
coaling of lube to the

light carn
carn
5 Install a new set of pomts and

condenser
6 Connect the battery ground cable
Fig 30 D sconnectmg battery and crank the engine short spurts
ground
until the rubbmg block of the
points IS resting squarely on the
highest pomt of a dlstnbutor cam

points Here s how you service these lobe This opens the pOints Wide
umts
7 Refemng to Fig 32 use a clean
Disconnect the flat bladed feeler gauge ofthe Size
battery ground
cable listed In the tune up chart at the
negative to aVOid the pos
of aCCIdental shorts end of this sectIOn Pla It
SibilIty
Into the gap Adjust the
Fig 30 squarely
2 Unfasten the distrIbutor cap from opemng to the proper dimensIOn
and tighten the adjuster screw In
the distrIbutor The cap IS secured
wIth bale which can be snap Fig 33
clips
ped open wIth a screwdrIver 8 Reinstall the distrIbutor rotor and
Fig 31 cap Fig 34
DISTRIBUTOR
CAP
Fig 3 Removing distributor cap
35

Tune Up Datsun
Fig 32 Settmg IgmtlOn pomts
SET SCREW
PRIMARY
LEAD
TERMINAL
Fig 33 Inside the dIStributor
36

Datsun Tune Up
@
r
t
1 CAP ASSEMBLY 10 GOVERNOR WEIGHT
2 ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLY 11 THRUST WASHER
3 CONDENSER ASSEMBLY 12 SHAFT ASSEMBLY
4 GROUND WIRE ASSEMBLY 13 VACUUM CONTROL ASSEMBLY
5 LEAD WIRE ASSEMBLY 14 TERMINAL ASSEMBLY
6 CONTACT SET 15 CLAMP
7 BREAKER PLATE ASSEMBLY 16 FIXING PLATE
8 CAM ASSEMBLY 17 GEAR SET
9 GOVERNOR SPRING
FIg 34 TYPIcal breaker pOint dIstributor
37

Tune Up Datsun
DISTRIBUTOR CAP gme fIreS 10 relatIon to the posItIon of

AND ROTOR the pIston There are several other prob
REPLACEMENT lems that could be tunmg related so
use a lImmg check as part of your dIag

At tune up tIme It IS a Idea to nosIs when they occur They mclude a
good
check the cap and rotor cond1l10n Too loss of engme pep knockmg dunng
often these Items are merely taken for acceleratIon and dIfficult start 109
charactenzed by an uneven crankmg
granted and assumed to be OK when
actIon Each of these may also have
they may be the cause of an engme mIss
due to carbon trackmg or a worn rotor other causes
tIp
To check your turung you wIll need
two pIeces of eqUIpment a
tunmg
Carefully examme these parts and If and a combmatIon tachometer
lIght
the cap needs replacmg get a new rotor dwell meter Thesemaybe purchased at
at the same lime
FIg 35 Replace the a local discount auto supply or
cap as follows hardware store They are reasonably
Unfasten the old cap from the dls pnced and an excellent mvestrnent 10
tnbutor and leave the wires plug provldmg a top runnmg automobIle
Allow about 2 hours of your tIme for
ged mto It
2 old thIS Job
Hold the new cap next to the
cap 10 the same relallve posItIon Check the spark plugs and dls
3 Then carefully remove one WIre
tnbutor pomts for cond1l10n If not
from the old cap and mstallll mto
Just mstalled Correct any defects
Its same relatIve hole 10 the new beforeproceedmg
cap By followmg thIS procedure 2 Thoroughly WIpe off dllt and dust
of replacmg one wire at a tIme from the tInung marks on the crank
there IS lIttle possIbIlIty for error 10
pulley and front cover
the wlfes mto the wrong 3 Start the engme and allow It to
gettIng run
cap holes untIl the thermostat opens The

4 When
completed pull the old rotor thermostat ISopen when you feel
off the dlstnbutor shaft and push warm arr from the heater Stop the
the new rotor mto place engme
5 Install the new cap on the dls 4 Install a lInung lIght on No I cy
tnbutor 10 the same relatIve POSI lInder accord 109 to mstructIons
tIon as the old one occupIed supplIed WIth the IOstrument No
I cylInder IS the spark plug closest
to the front of your car

SETTING
5 Install the comblOatIon tach
TIMING
ometer dwell meter accordmg to
IOstructIons supplIed WIth the
After
replacmg breaker pomts and mstrument
condenser or sImply adJustmg the 6 Check to be certam that all tools
pomts you should check the engme and wlfes are clear ofthe fan Start
tumng that IS at what pomt the en the engme
38

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C0
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oIII
CARBON
Of
1110111
8
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INSf R010R
Of AND
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11
INSERl
Of
R010RCOR OE CAf Of
OU1SIDE 110R
OIS1RI8
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lOWERS
INsPEC1O0ISNlR8U10R CAf OR
S
BLOWING INsPEC10lENRMINA
8URN OERODEINSERlElRMINAI cIt
5 S l
It
l l
C
lciO

Tune Up Datsun
Fig 36 AdJustmg tlmmg
7 Adjust the engIne Idle speed to the

speclficalions In the tune up chart
at the end of thiS seclion These
speclficalions are determIned by

the year model engllle and
transrmSSlOn In your car
8 Pomt the lirmng hght at the tunIng
marks located on the crank pulley
and cover Fig 36 Check the
dwell as Indicated on the
tachometer dwell meter If these
two readmgs meet the speclfica
lions hsted at the end of this sec
lion stop the engIne and discon 37 Holddown bolt locatIOn
Fig
nect the test equipment If not
proceed to the follOWIng steps

9 To adjust the tlmmg loosen the Increase the dwell decrease the
holddown bolt and turn the dls poInt gap shghtly Reassemble the
tnbulor left or nght unlil the cor dlstnbutor and test Repeat the
rect timIng IS Indicated Then procedure unlil the correct readmg
lighten the holddown bolt Fig 37 IS obtaIned Dwell IS the only way
10 To adJustthe pomt gap read as to measure pomt gap while the en
dwell on dwell meter With the en gme IS

runnmg so an mabllity to
gme runrung Stop the engIne and get a proper readmg mdlcates a
remove the distributor cap and dlstnbutor malfunction If tlus IS
rotor To decrease the dwell the case have the distributor re
Widen the pomt gap slightly To parred by a

qualified mechaniC
40
oIII en c l lc l c0
BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC
Timng Automaic 50 10 10 8
12 12 12 12 120 12 120 12
Igniton Manual BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC BTDC
50 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 120
55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55
DweW 45 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 49
In In In In In
In In In In In In In
020 020 020 020 020
020 020 020 020 020 020 020
018 018 018 018 018
Distrbuo Gap
mm mm
50 50
mm
50
mm
50
mm mm mm
50 50 50
mm
50
mm mm
50 50
mm
50
mm
50
SPECIFATON
45 45 45 45 45
In In In In In
In In In In In In In
transmISio
035 043 033 035 043
032 032 030 030 032 030 032
031 039 031 031 039
UP Gap
Plug mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
TUNE mm mm ll
Spark 80 80
90
80
100
112
110
90
75 75 80
90
80
75 80
80
100
ll
110 awIutotmhIc models BP6ES
MPG plug
3 2
32A 32A 3 3
22 3
22
Type BP5ES BP5ES AG AG AG
BP6ES AG AG BP6ES BP6ES on
AG AG
vehIcls 13 spark
Spe d Drive Automaic 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 600
CalIforn BP5EQ uses
Idle on
plug models
Hot Manual Neutral 800 700 700 700 800 750 750 750 800 750 750 600
BTDC sUsepark
Year 1974 1975 1976 197 1973 1974 1975 1976 1974 1975 1976 197 8
2
CalifornIa
3
0 oj lXI Qj 83 0 l Qj 0i 0 Qj8i

Fuel System
A carburetor has two enemIes dirt and well
peak performance mIleage as
and water Clogged au and fuel filters as meet emISSIOn standards Car
may allow dirt and water to get mto the buretors on all 1973 to 1977 model
carburetor causIng It to malfunctIon 610s and 710s are
Interchangeable but
Some of the symptoms of a mal you may again expenence the same
functIonIng carburetor are hard start tune up performance and emIssIon

mg surgIng or
mISSIng at hIgh or low problems So always be sure you have
speeds and poor gas nuleage In any the nght carburetor for your car
event the carburetor reqUIres attentIon
to cure the problem
In us sectIon you wIll
t find mstruc
CARBURETOR
tIOns on how to make the vanous ad
DESCRIPTION AND
Justments on
your carburetor But be
IDENTIFICATION
fore you make any adjustments make a
qUIck VISUal InspectIon under the hood

It may save you lots of tllTIe and money
All 1974 77 Datsun B210s are
FIrSt of all make sure all hoses and
eqUIpped WIth a model DCH306 car
vacuum lInes are In good COndItIOn and
buretor VanaUons of thiS carburetor
properly attached Make sure the fuel
such as for transnussIOns or CalifornIa
and aIr filters are clean and properly cars are denoted by a suffIx For
Installed Check the condItIon of the
example a 1974 B210 eqUIpped WIth a
carburetor lInkage If It IS coated With
manual transmISSIOn uses a DCH3066
grease and 011 or corroded spray It WIth
carburetor With an automatIc ItS a
a carburetor
degreaser and lubncant DCH306 7 carburetor The model
and work a few tImes by hand If you
number and suffix are
pnnted on the
have a nunor stallIng problem pour a
carburetor body
can of addItIve carburetor cleaner Into
the fuel tank Also The DCH306 carburetor IS a
It IS generally a
Idea to check and If downdraft type WIth two ventun It

good correct
needed the tInung If In doubt contains apnmary system for normal

You should be able to runnIng and a secondary system for
replace a car
full load runnIng and heavy accelera
buretor In an hour and a half Of course
tIon The float system that regulates
extra tllTIe wIll be needed for any ad
fuel level IS common to both the pnm
Justments To remove rebUIld and In
ary and secondary systems A second
stall a Datsun carburetor you d better
ary swItch over mechanISm accelerat
figure on your car beIng tIed up around
four hours Ing system dIeselIng solenOId
anti
valve and power valve mechanIsm are
WhenbUYIng a used carburetor from also used
a salvage yard or a remanufactured one
be sure you are gettIng one from the All 1973 77 Datsun 610s and lIOs
same make and year as your car Model are
eqUIpped wIth a model DCH340
B210 carburetors from 1974 to 1977 carburetor Vanatlons of thIS car
Will fit any B210 of that penod how buretor are also denoted by a suffix For
ever you may find It dIfficult to obtam example 1976 CalIfornIa cars equlp
42
Fuel System
Datsun
16 ACCELERATING PUMP
17 PLUG
18 PRIMARY SLOW JET
19 NEEDLE VALVE
2Il LOAT
21 ANTI DIESELING SOLENOID VALVE
22 PRIMARY MAIN JET
23 SECONDARY MAIN JET
24 IDLE LIMITER CAP
26 IDLE ADJUST SCREW
26 SPRING
Z1 THROTTLE ADJUST SCREW
28 SPRING
a PRIMARY AND SECONDARY THROTTLE

VALVE
3D AST IDLE ADJUST SCREW
31 ACCELERATING PUMP ROD
32 THROTTLE RETURN SPRING
33 STROKE LIMITER
REMOVE THE PARTS
NOTE DO NOT
MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK
FIg 38 TypIcal DCH306 carburetor
43

Fuel System Datsun
ped With an automatic transmission are from reputable auto parts store and be
a
denoted DCH340 41A The model surethat you fully understand the terms
number and suffix are on the of any warranty that may be proVided
pnnte
carburetor With the umt
body
The DCH340 carburetor IS essen
To replace the carburetor proceed as
tially the same as the DCH306 car
follows
buretor Figs 38 and 39
Disconnect the battery ground
cable to
prevent aCCidental shorts
2 Remove the aIr cleaner cap and
CARBURETOR fIlter element
REMOVAL AND
3 Remove all hoses tubes and other
INSTALLATION
attachments from the aIr cleaner
body and label them for easy
This procedure IS
proVided to help
reassembly
you remove the carburetor so you can
4 Remove the aIr cleaner body
either disassemble It for cleanIng or
overhaul or
replace It With a new or 5 Disconnect the accelerator linkage
rebUilt umt If you are replacIng It be and mechanical andor electncal
sure you obtaIn the replacement umt choke connectIOns as
necessary
@ CHOKE CHAMBER 23 SECONDARY SLOW JET

24 PLUG
@ CENTER BODY
25 SAFE ORIFICE
@ THROTTLE CHAMBER
26 COASTING JET
1 LOCK LEVER
27 SECONDARY MAIN AIR BLEED
2 FILTER SETSCREW
28 POWER VALVE
3 FUEL FILTER
29 PRIMARY MAIN AIR BLEED
4 FUEL NIPPLE
30 PLUG
5 NEEDLE VALVE BODY
31 PRIMARY SLOW JET
6 NEEDLE VALVE
32 NO 2 PRIMARY SLOW AIR BLEED
7 FUEL CHAMBER PARTS
33 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SMALL
8 ACCELERATING PUMP PARTS
VENTURI
9 ALTITUDE COMPENSATOR PIPE
34 VENTURI STOPPER SCREW
CALIFORNIA MODELS
35 CHOKE CONNECTING ROD
10 COASTING AIR BLEED ADJUSTING
36 ANTI DIESELING SOLENOID VALVE
SCREW
37 FAST IDLE CAM
l1 HIGH SPEED ENRICHER AIR BLEED
38 DIAPHRAGM CHAMBER PARTS
12 CHOKE VALVE
39 IDLE LIMITER CAP
13 ACCELERATING PUMP LEVER
40 IDLE ADJUST SCREW
14 THROTTLE RETURN SPRING
41 IDLE ADJUST SCREW SPRING
15 ACCELERATING PUMP ROD
42 THROTTLE ADJUST SCREW
16 AUTOMATIC CHOKE COVER
43 THROTTLE ADJUST SCREW SPRING
17 AUTOMATIC CHOKE BODY AND
44 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY THROTTLE
DIAPHRAGM CHAMBER
VALVE
18 RICHER JET 45 BCD 0 CALIFORNIA MODELS
19 COASTING AIR BLEED I
46 VACUUM CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE
20 PRIMARY MAIN JET
47 BCD 0 CALIFORNIA
NON MODELS
21 SECONDARY MAIN JET
22 SECONDARY SLOW AIR BLEED NOTE DO NOT REMOVE THE PARTS
MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK
44

car buretor 4
IDC f
340
39 1YPlca
fIg

Fuel System Datsun
6 Remove the nuts that hold the car CARBURETOR

buretor to the Intake manifold ADJUSTMENTS
7 Before removing the carburetor
disconnect the fuel hne Be care Idle Adjustment
ful be spilled
since rawgas may
Also be careful that no nuts bolts There are two baSIC Idle adJusttnents
tools or anytlung else falls mto the Datsun
you can make on your car
engme mtake mamfold buretor FIfSt IS Idle speed which IS
8 Remove the carburetor essentIally fine tumng the throttle The

9 If you are gomg to disassemble the second IS Idle mixture This regulates
carburetor follow the mstructIons the amount of gasolIne that enters the
mc1uded wIth the repaIr kit aIr 10 the ventun nch or lean How
10 To re mstall the carburetor re well these two adJusttnents are made
versethe above steps Use a new contrIbutes greatly to the fuel economy
gasket or msulator between the and performance of your car Yau can
carburetor and the Intake make either adJusttnent alone but ItS
mamfold best to make these adjustments to
NOTE Ifyou aregomg to store your gether Allow about I 1 2 hours of
car for a
penod of tIme With the car your tIme to make Idle adJusttnents To
buretor removed especially Ifthe hood adjust proceed as follows
IS also removed cut a cover out of a I Before makmg any adjustments
check and adjust the tmung as out
heavy piece of cardboard and place on
the mtake manifold opemng Water or hned earher ID tins book
2 Remove the arr hose between the
any other foreign objects gettIng mto
the mtake maOlfold can cause severe 3 way connector and air check
problems valve If eqUIpped Fig 40 Plug
40 Disconnect Olr hose from Olr check valve

Fig
46

Datsun Fuel System
make
the aIr hose to prevent dust from sure transmISSIOn IS In neut
You can ral or

entenng use eIther a golf park and accelerate engIne to
pIece of held 1 500 2 000 rpm two or three
tee or a
plastIC In
place WI th a rubber band tImes Then let the engIne Idle for
3 Check the carburetor for proper about a mInute
connectIon of hoses and pIpes 6 Adjust Idle speed by turmng Idle

Correct If necessary
speed screw untIl the engIne Idle IS
4 Start the engIne and let It Idle untIl at recommended speed listed In the
warmed up Tune up SpecIfiCatIOnS chart For

5 the engIne and attach a Idle speed screw locatIon on B210
Stop
tachometer per the manufacturer s models see FIg 41 For models
InstructIons Start the engIne 610 and 710 see FIg 42
Fig 41 Idle speed screw Model B210
Fig 42 Idle speed screw Models 610 and 710
47

Fuel System Datsun
7 Adjust Idle mIxture by turnIng runDlng conditIOn IS reached

the Idle mIXture screw clockwIse Then turn the screw back 14
until noticeable about turn
you get a
100 rpm drop In Idle speed See NOTE Some Idle IDIXture screws
FIg 43 for the Idle mIXture screw have luruter cap attached
a plastic
location on B210 models and FIg You can remove the cap by pryIng
44 for 610 and 710 models behInd It WIth a screwdnver Be
8 Turn the Idle mIxture screw coun sure to pry on the cap and not the
terclockWIse until the smoothest mIxture screw Itself
FIg 43 Idle mIxture screw Model B210
FIg 44 Idle mIxture screw Models 610 and 710
48

Datsun Fuel System
9 Check the engme Idle speed agam Proceed as follows

to be sure engme IS I Remove the aIr cleaner cap filter
Idling to
specIfIcation Adjust Idle speed element and air cleaner body to
screw If necessary provide access to the float
chamber
IO Connect the air hose to the 3 way
connector Remove the 2 DIsconnect the fuel line and draIn
tachometer gasolme from the float chamber
Take necessary precautIOns be
cause of the raw
gasolIne that may
Float Level Check
onto the engme
spIll
and Adjustment
3 Remove the from
attachmg screws
the float chamber mspectIon wm

The float regulates the amount of
dow retamer
gasoline allowed 10 the carburetor and
proper float level adjustment IS essen 4 Carefully remove wmdow and re
tial for proper carburetor operation On tamer assembly takmg care not to
your Datsun It IS
especially easy to damage the gaskets If the assem
check your carburetor float level Just bly IS diffIcult to remove pry
look through the mspectlon wmdow
gently WIth a small screwdnver
Pig 45 At a smooth Idle the top of the agamst outer metal retamer If thIS
float should be even wIth the Ime on the does not work tap back of screw
glass If It IS not
adjustment IS needed dnver along the gasket edges
FIg 45 Float level indIcator
49

Fuel System Datsun
Fig 46 Float level adjustment
5 Adjust the float

poslt1on by bend Fast Idle Clearance
109 the float seat until the upper
part of the float level IS hned up The choke valve at full closed POSI
with the IlOe on the wlOdow assem tion automatically opens the throttle at
bly Fig 46 You can check tlus by the correct angle for startlOg the englOe
loosely reposltlomng wlOdow as Fast Idle IS adjusted uslOg the fast Idle
sembly and checklOg float screw on cars with manual transnus
Slons Fig 47 On cars with automatic

alignment
6 After float
transmiSSions
adjustment IS made by a
properly ahgned re
IS
wlOdow dash pot covered later 10 tlus section

place assembly and gas
kets tlghtenlOg the screws se
Here s how to adjust fast ulle
curely Replace the fuel hnes and 1 With the carburetor removed from
arr cleaner assembly
the englOe measure throttle clear
7 With the carIdhng check the float ance with a wire gauge placlOg the
10 the lOspectlon wlOdow upper Side of the fast Idling screw

posItion
50

Datsu n Fuel System
on the second step of the fast IdlIng should be to thespeed specified 10

carn Fig 47 Clearance for cars the Tune Up SpecificatIons chart
with manual transnusslOn 0 80 for your car
o 88 mm 0 030 0 035 10
4 Idle fast Idle
Clearance for cars With automatIc
Adjust by tummg
screw untIl engme IS at normal Idle
transmiSSIOn I 07 I 17 mm
0 0400 045 10 speed
2 Install the carburetor on the Allow about I 2 hours for thiS Job
1
schedule Itwhen you
engme Try to are
gomg to
3 Start the engme and measure fast have the carburetor off for other
Idle speed With a tachometer It repairs
FAST IDLE CAM STEPS THROTTLE VALVE
THROTTLE
CLEARENCE
THROTTLE
CHAMBER
Fig 47 Fast Idle clearance adjustment
51
Fuel System Datsun
Choke Cover Adjustment Choke Vacuum Adjustment
Toadjust the choke cover

settmg When a cold engme IS started a vac
simply loosen do not remove the uum diaphragm called a vacuum
three screws that attach the choke cover break opens the choke plate shghtly to
retamer nng to the carburetor choke prevent loadmg the engme With an
Turn the cover until the mdex nch nuxture To
housmg over adjust vacuum
mark hnes
up as mdlcated m
Fig 48 break
proceed as follows
Tighten the retammg nng attachmg I Remove the three attachmg

screws screws gasket and choke cover
CHOKE
COVER
FIg 48 TYPical choke cover adjustment
52

Datsun Fuel System
CHOKE
AU VALVE
I
1
VACUUM
BREAK
ROD
VACUUM
BREAK
STEM
Fig 49 Choke vacuum adjustment
and set aSide Use a magnetIc 5

Adjust gap A
Fig 49
by bend
tIpped screwdnver If you have one mg the vacuum break rod Clear
you will be less to for With manual trans
likely drop ance cars
one of these little screws miSSIOn I 140 1 260 mm
2 Completely close the choke valve 0 045 0 050 m Clearance for

3 Hold the choke valve cars WIth automatIc transrmSSlOn
by stretchmg
a rubber band between the choke I 205 1 335 mm 0 047 0 053
shaft lever and the statIonary part m
of the carburetor Fig 49

4 Gnp the vacuum break stem with It should take you about 45 mmutes
pliers and pull straight to adjust choke vacuum
53
Fuel System Datsun
4
Adjust clearance A
FIg 50 by
Choke Unloader Adjustment
bendmg unloader tongue Clear
ance for cars with manual or auto
The carburetor IS eqUIpped WIth an
maliC transmISSIOns 2 03 mm
unloader that wdl open the choke
0 080 III
plate when the throttle IS fully open
ThIs allows venl1latlon of engmes that
NOTE Be sure that throttle valve
have become flooded due to over
can
open fully If throttle valve
chokmg To adjust unloader proceed
fads to open fully unloader WIll
as follows
not operate
WIth the choke cover removed Allow about one hour for thIS task
close choke valve
2 Hold the choke valve by stretchmg
a rubber band between the choke Interlock Opening Adjustment
shaft and stal10nary part of the
a
carburetor FIg 50 To the mterlock opemng of

adjust
3 Rotate the throttle lever unl1l It IS pnmary and secondary throttle
fully open valves open the pnmary Side
UNLOADER
TONGUE
FIg 50 Choke unloader adjustment
54
Datsun Fuel System
SECONDARY
THROTTLE
PRIMARY THROTTLE
VALVE
VALVE
A 74mml
Fig 51 Interlock opemng adjustment
throttle valve 480 from fully closed 2 Start the engme and let a Idle untIl
posItIOn and measure A be warmed up Top radiator hose IS
tween the throttle valve and the warm
throttle chamber InsIde wall 3 Attach a tachometer according to

FIg 51 the manufacturer s InstructIOns
2 Wahout the
dIsturbIng settIng and loosen the dash pot locknut
bend the connectmg rod as neces FIg 52
sary so that the secondary throttle 4 Turn the throttle valve hand
by
valve IS about to open Check to until the dash pot Just reaches the
make the lInkage system
sure
stopper lever
works smoothly 5 Adjust the posItIOn of the dash pot
It Will only take about 15 mmutes to
by turnmg the adjusting nut untIl
do thIS Job engine speed IS between 1 500 to
2 000 rpm With the dash pot Just
Dash Pot Adjustment touchmg the stopper lever
Automatic TransmissIOn 6 TIghten the locknut
Models Only 7 Bnefly accelerate the engine and
let It slow down to Idle speed TIns
Make sure the Idle mixture and Idle should take about three seconds If
speed are adjusted correctly not repeat steps 4 5 and 6 untIl the
55

Fuel System Datsun
Fig 52 Dash pot adjustment
speed shafts Remove all gaskets dIa

engme decelerates to Idle
m
about three seconds phragms and O nngs before nnmersmg

8 Stop the engme and remove the m carburetor cleaner Replace all old
tachometer gaskets as well as the float needle and
seat
BASIC CARBURETOR The followmg procedure IS a gUIde m
from
DISASSEMBLY case you do not have mstructIons
a rebuild kIt Your carburetor may not
best to replace any gaskets m the
It IS dIsassemble precIsely as descnbed so
carburetor whenever you disassemble work systematIcally and take notes to
It For thIS reason you should obtam a help you dunng reassembly
carburetor rebwld kIt for the model you Refer to Figs 38 and 39 These il
have Many kItS have mstructIons il lustratIons show the carburetors that are
lustratIons and gauges along wIth new typICal of ones used III Datsun models
gaskets and needle and seat assembly B21O 610 and 710 Your carburetor
Check before you buy to be sure It fits may dIffer m detaIls but these illustra
your needs tIons provIde an excellent gwde

Look at each
component before tak I Examme the carburetor parts be
mg the carburetor apart to help dunng fore disassembly to help you dur
assembly Remove parts m sectIOns Illg assembly

and store them tm or SImI 2 DIsconnect the choke and ac
m a
cupcake
lar Use screwdnvers that exactly celerator pump linkage from the
tray
fit screw heads and Jets to aVOid slIp carburetor cover
pmg nusmg burrs Remove all parts

or 3 Remove the aIr horn on the cover
carefully the float pm

except choke and throttle valves and and remove
56

Datsun Fuel System
float and needle and seat FUEL PUMP

assembly
4
Tip the carburetor mam body and
catch the accelerator pump ball Checking Pressure
and
weight Many will have four
parts m order of removal gasket Fuel pressure IS measured with a
plug weight ball gauge capable of measunng vacuum
5 Remove the choke cover and and fuel pump pressure If you can get
choke housmg parts Do not re access to such a gauge here s how you
move choke valve unless neces use It
sary for replacement

6 Remove the accelerator pump DIsconnect the center
high tensIon
plunger and power piston from lead from the dlStnbutor cap so the
cover engme cannot start
7 Remove the wmdow 2 Disconnect the fuel Ime
assembly leadmg to
ventuns jets and other mam body the carburetor at the fuel pump
Be sure to use the 3 Attach the pressure gauge to the
parts proper size
tool for removmg jets port from which the lme was dIS
8 Remove the diaphragm connected at the
assembly pump
solenOid valve and fast Idle carn If 4 Crank the engme through a few
equipped revolulions and observe the read
9 Separate the throttle body from the mg on the gauge If the readmg
mam
body Watch It One screw does not meet the speclficalions as
has a vacuum hole dnlled m It Be listed In the chart below the fuel
sure It gets back In the correct pump IS
probably defeclive A low
place readmg can be cause for poor en

IO Remove the Idle screws but do not gme performance at high speed
dIsassemble throttle body unless Generally when a pump IS defec
necessary for replacement live the engme will not start or
II Clean and Inspect all parts wIll stall a short while after con
carefull y summg the fuel that remams m the
12 Assemble the carburetor usmg carburetor bowl
new gaskets and needle and seat 5 Reconnect center high tensIOn lead
assembly Perform adjustments as to dlstnbutor cap after checkmg

necessary pressure
FUEL PUMP SPECIFICATIONS
Datsun Model Pressure kPa psl Capacity @1 000 RPM for 1 Minute
8210 23 34 1 Pint
610 21 26 3 0 3 8 211 Pints
710 21 26 3 0 3 8 211 PInts
57

Fuel System Datsun
Removal Rebuild
Your local
Removing your Datsun s fuel pump parts store generally car
ISeasy and It only takes a few minutes rebUild kits for your Datsun fuel
Ties
Simply disconnect the fuel Inlet and pump Its worth checking out before
outlet lines and plug them With a
golf bUYing a
complete Typical fuel
umt
tee
pencil or other sUitable deVice pumps are illustrated In Figs 53 and
Remove the two mounting bolts and lift 54 Follow the Instruclions supplied
the fuel pump from the engine block With the rebUild kIt
1 PACKING
2 VALVE ASSEMBLY
3 RETAINER
4 SCREW
5 DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY
6 DIAPHRAGM SPRING
7 RETAINER
8 DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY
9 BDDY
CDMPLETE LOWER
10 SCREW
11 WASHER SPRING
12 FUEL PUMP CAP
13 CAP GASKET
14 CONNECTOR INLET
15 OUTLET
CONNECTOR
7
16 ROCKER ARM SPRING
17 NUT
18 SPRING
WASHER
19 WASHER PLAIN
20 GASKET
21 SPACER
22 ROCKER PIN
23 SPACER
24 ROCKER ARM
Fig 53 Model B210 fuel pump tvplcal
58

Datsun Fuel System
1 FUEL PUMP CAP 6 DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY 12 OUTLET CONNECTOR

2 CAP GASKET 7 DIAPHRAGM SPRING 13 ROCKER ARM SPRING
3 VALVE PACKING 8 PULL ROD 14 ROCKER ARM
ASSEMBLY 9 LOWER BODY SEAL 15 ROCKER ARM SIDE PIN
4 FUEL PUMP VALVE WASHER 16 FUEL PUMP PACKING
ASSEMBLY 10 LOWER BODY SEAL 17 SPACER FUEL PUMP

5 VALVE RETAINER 11 INLET CONNECTOR TO CYLINDER BLOCK
FIg 54 Model 610 and 710 fuel pump tYPIcal
59

Emission Control Systems
Due to the complex nature of the charts 10 the front of thIS book How
check It to be sure It IS
many and vaned umts used to control ever you can
au pollutIon and to contnbute to good operatmg properly as follows

we w1l1 confme I Locate the PCV valve and remove
dnveablllty our cover
age 10 t1us chapter to only the very It FIg 55

whIch you 2 Turn the valve upSIde down You
sImple systems on can
per
form routme mamtenance should hear a chck IfIt IS operatmg
properly If you do not hear a
chck the valve IS clogged and
should be replaced
POSITIVE CRANKCASE NOTE At thIS tIme you should
VENTILATION also check and clean the system
PCV VALVE hose FIg 55
3 If the valve moves freely chcks
The PCV valve IS located 10 the 10 remstalllt
take mamfold beneath the carburetor 4 Start the engme and place your
It IS connected
by a hose to the crank finger near the valve Feel for any
case Do not attempt to clean the PCV vacuum If you can feel no vac
valve It must be replaced at the mter uum thIS mdlcates the valve IS de
vals recommended 10 the mamtenance fectIve and should be replaced
CJ FRESH AIR
PCV VALVE
BLOW BY GAS
Fig 55 PCV system
60
Datsun Emission Control Systems
5 Replace the PCV valve If applIca

ble and reInstall hose
NOTE Do notattempt to clean the
Inside of the PCV valve with sol
vents While thiS may seem to free
up the valve It may also make the

valve Inoperative
PCV mamtenance takes Just a few
mInutes
FUEL EVAPORATION
CANISTER FILTER
The fuel evaporation canIster IS lo
cated toward the front ofthe engIne on

the carburetor side of the car The
canIster has a filter which may be re

56
Fig Replacmg canister filter
placed wIth the canister either Installed
or removed from the car
Simply pull Replace the fIlter at the Intervals
out the old filter and Insert a new one listed In the MaIntenance Schedule at
under the retaInIng bar Fig 56 the front of thiS book
61

Electrical
If your car
battery IS dead or at
JUMP STARTING A any
A CAR WITH A lime you are jump startmg a car be
that the battery bemg used
DEAD BATTERY sure to
jump start IS the same voltage as the

dead battery Also be sure that the dead
Jump startmg a carIS a safe and SIm
battery IS a negallve ground battery Do
ple matter as long as a few easy to not allow the cars to touch whIle
remember rules are followed FIrst of attemptmg to Jump start Connect
all before attemptmg to jump start any the cables as follows
car check your eqUIpment Be sure that 1 Connect one end of one cable red
the booster cables you usmg are are or poslllve to the poslllve tenmnal
cables WIth msulallon
heavy duty good of the dead battery FIg 5
on the clamps and cables Good qualtty 2 Connect the other end ofthIS same
booster cables usmg at least a number cable to the poslllve tenmnal of the
6 8 gauge wIre for strandmg
or are
good battery
essenllal Cables of msufficlent Wire 3 Start the car WIth the good battery
gauge WIll qUIckly dIssipate the voltage and allow It to run at fast Idle for a
from the good battery and have very few mmutes
Itttle voltage left to
provIde jump a 4 Now connect one end of the re
start Also you may nsk personal m mammg cable to the negallve ter
JUry usmg cables or clamps Improperly mmal ofthe good battery and then
msulated If the clamps get hot dunng clamp the remammg end of the
the jump start operauon It IS likely the cable to a
good ground on the en
booster cables are not adequate gme WIth the dead battery
FIg 57 Attachmg booster cables
62

Datsun Electrical
5 Start the car With the dead battery battery voltage to leak to ground and
and allow It to IUn at fast Idle for a
slowly discharge the battery or mtro
few mmutes duces a high resistance mto both the
6 Remove the cable end clamped to chargmg and startmg crrcUIt or to bro
ground and then remove the other ken or
frayed battery cables In cold
end oftlus cable from the weather If the battery charge IS not
negative
tenmnal of the car With the good mamtamed and cells
kept filled It IS
battery hkely the battery will freeze or at least
7 Now remove the remammg cable not provide
enough voltage to start the
from both cars car
8 Have the dead tested Make

battery as It a practIce to
pemxhcally m
soon as
possible as It may no
spect the battery cables and connec
longer be serviceable m which tIOns Many a dead battery problem
It will
case only go dead agam could have been aVOIded If good prac
Also there may be chargmg sys tlces were followed The followmg
tem problems which should be routIne steps will help to prolong the
diagnosed by a skilled mechanic hfe of your battery
usmg proper equipment I Make sure the battery always has
the water level up to the bottom of

the filler holes Use distilled wa
ter aVaIlable at hardware stores If

BATTERY AND your local water supply IS
high m
CABLE CARE mmeral content
2 Clean any accumulatIon of dirt or

Battery onlyJob hour corroSion off the
service IS an
battery termmals
Yet often the cause of a dead battery or Fig 58 and tray This can
easily
a no start problem can be directly be done with a solution of bakmg
traced to a buildup ofaCid corrosIOn on soda and water wluch will neu
the battery tenmnals which allows the tralize the battery aCid build up
FIg 58 Cleamng battery terminals
63

Electrical Datsun
To be sure that thIS solutIon does umt whIch can be obtamed at your local
not get mto the battery cells keep You also

auto parts supply store can
the vent caps In place If they are of check With your local salvage yard Al
the removable type though the cars these parts came from
were wrecked
3 Check the ends ofthe cables to be many parts may well be
sure they are not frayed and to see
10
good condItIOn and have
many
that the cable InsulatIon has not thousands ofnules left 10 them Be sure
been damaged 59 Poor msu you understand any warranty that

fully
FIg
latIon can allow the cable to you may get with all new used or re
bUIlt parts
ground agaInst the car body or
other pomt a short Re Here s how to replace the alternator

producmg
place any damaged or frayed ca I DIsconnect the battery ground
bles munedlately cable to prevent aCCIdental shorts
4 Coat the battery termInals lIghtly 2 Loosen the alternator mountmg

WIth heavy grease after replacmg bolts and remove the alternator at
and tIghtemng the cables FIg 60 tacillng bolt from the adjustment
ann
Be sure cables are replaced on the
correct termInals The negatIve 3 the dnve belt off pulleys
SlIp
termInal of the battery goes to 4 Properly tag and remove the wIres
ground and It should always be
from the alternator
connected last and removed fIrst to
avoId sparks 5 Remove the alternator mountIng
bolt and remove the alternator
5 Make the
sure
battery IS
properly 61
secured 10 ItS tray so that Itcannot
FIg
6 Install the replacement alternator
bounce around A loose battery
and slIp the dnve belt over pulleys
can be damaged mternally or even
from the FIg 62
externally excessive VI
bratIon A loose battery wIll also 7 Us 109 a

length of wood pry the
place a stram on the cables and alternator away from the engme to
termInals
properly tensIon dnve belt as de
scnbed In the ReplaCIng Dnve Belt
portIon of tills book Tighten the

ALTERNATOR alternator bolts When prymg use
REPLACEMENT a
pIece ofwood placed agamst al
ternator hOUSIng so as not to dam
If your dead battery IS
bemg caused
age alternator
by a no charge condItIon the alternator
8 Reconnect the alternator WIres to
may be the cause Many repaIr shops
the temllnals and start the engIne
WIll test the alternator for a nonunal
to check that alternator IS
charge You the expense In
can save
volved In the removal and overhaul of chargIng

tills umt bysImply removIng It yourself It should take you about an hour to
and replacmg It WIth a new or rebUIlt remove and replace the alternator
64

Datsun
Electrical
@
FIg 59 Inspect battery cables
FIg 60 Installmg battery cables
65

m en n
o l3
V
V
ASEMBL COVER BEARING BEARING COVER ASEMBL PLATE SET

V
COVER
BOLT
PULEY FRONT FRONT ROT R REAR STAOR REAR BRUSH DIODE ASEMBL DIODE THROUG
12 3 4 5 6 78 9
10 11
110
C
M@
4
14
CD
lDc 01 l
t s c
00

Datsun Electncal
WATER PUMP PULLEY
IDLER PULLEY
CRANKSCHAFT PULLEY
FIg 62 TypIcal drive belt arrangement
VOLTAGE REGULATOR The solId state type regulator IS com
REPLACEMENT plex however and any repaIr or

replacement procedure should be done
Two types of voltage regulators are by a qualIfied mechanIC To replace an
used on Datsun vehIcles The first IS the electro mechamcal type voltage
tradItIonal electro mechanical Unit regulator
The second IS a solId state umt that IS an
Integral part of the alternator brush Disconnect the battery ground

assembly cable to prevent accIdental shorts
If either type of
voltage regulator 2 Remove the two bolts that hold the
fails you may expenence frequent no
regulator to the fender wall
charge battery conditions over 3 Unplug the qUIck connector from
charged battenes short bulb and head the regulator and remove the reg
lamp lIfe frequently blown fuses and a ulator from the car
dunrrung of headlIghts or Instrument 4 Reverse the to Install

procedure
panel lIghts when you turn on the heater
or blow your horn If your carIS equIp NOTE It IS wIse
replace tlus
to
ped With the electro mechanIcal type type regulator when you replace
regulator you can save the labor cost your alternator If the regulator IS
by removIng It yourself and It defectIve It could damage a new
shouldn t take more than 20 mInutes or rebUIlt alternator
67

Electncal Datsun
FIg 63 Voltage regulator
STARTER MOTOR replaced the solenOid and the starter

dnve Replace the starter as follows
REPLACEMENT
Slow cranking can be caused by the cable
starter motor having too much reSIS 2 Disconnect the black wue With a
tance In other words the battery vol yellow Stripe from the magnetic
tage being used up trying to activate
IS sWitch tenrunal See Fig 64 for
the starter motor and too little voltage IS starting motor CircUit
left to crank the engine This symptom 3 Remove the black cable
battery
calls for removal and subsequent over from the battery tenrunal of the
haul of the starter Inabout an hour you magnellc SWitch
can remove the starter 4 Remove the two bolts secunng the
yourself and re
place It With a new or rebuilt un1l starter motor to the transnusslon

which you can buy at your local auto case
parts supply store And once again 5 Pull starter assembly forward and
don t forget the auto salvage yard You remove It from the car
can
get a starter motor here at a greatly
reduced pnce and save the costly over Installallon IS the reverse of the re
haul Furthermore you Will also have moval procedures
68

Datsun Electrical
1 RING GEAR
2 SHIFT LEVER GUIDE
3 ARMATURE
4 BATTERY
5 FIELD COIL
6 STATIONARY CONTACT
7 MOVABLE CONTACTOR
8 SHUNT COI L
9 PLUNGER
10 IGNITION SWITCH
11 SERIES COIL
12 TORSION SPRING
13 SHIFT LEVER
14 PINION
Fig 64 Starter motor CircUit
69

m iiin nQl o Ql en c 3
V Y
ASEMBL ASEMBL PLATE ASEMBL STOPER CLIP BUSHING

Y
SPRING 1
COIL COVER CASE CASE

ARMTUE
BRUSH BRUSH YOKE FIELD CENTR PINO DUST PINO STOPER GEAR GEAR
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
SWITCH WASHERl SPRING WASHER BUSHING BOLT ASEMBLY

COVER LEV R COVER COVER COVER HOLDER
V I
MAGNETIC ASEMBL DUST ADJUSTING TORSIN SHIFT DUST THRUST RING REAR THROUG REAR BRUSH BRUSH
1
2 3 4 5 6
E
78 9
10 11 12
l e j ll
t I lt

Datsun Electrlca I
STARTER CLUTCH
REPLACEMENT
If you hear a
gnndmg sound when
don t be
startmg your car surpnsed to
find the starter gear teeth somewhat
TIus
mangled IS easy to reparr but
before you start fanuhanze yourself
WIth the mtemaJ workmgs of the star
ter FIg 65 Allow about an hour of

your lime for thIS repaIr Job
I Remove the starter from the car

2 On a clean bench loosen two
through bolts FIg 66 Pull bolts

back untIl Just clear ofof gear case
but do not remove from starter
assembly
3 Remove the two bolts that attach
the magnellc sWItch assembly FIg 66 Through bolt locatIOns

4 Remove gear case from starter as
sembly You may have to gently

tap or pry the gear case to free the
case from the yoke
5 LIft the shIft lever from the pmlOn

assembly
6 Remove the pmlOn stopper located
at the end of armature shaft To
remove the pmlOn stopper frrst
the
move
stopper toward the pm
Ion and remove the stopper chp
then remove the stopper WIth the
overrunmng clutch assembly from

armature shaft FIg 67
8 Inspect the pmlOn assembly It
must shde freely along armature
shaft sphnes If you find damage
or If the teeth are bent or ground
down or resIstance IS felt when
slIdmg the assembly on the

sphnes replace the umt Also m PINION STOPPER CLIP
spect the flywheel for damage

Installal10n IS the reverse of the re
movaJ procedures FIg 67 Removmg pm On stopper
71
Electrical Datsun
If you are mstalhng a radIO or tape

RADIO REPLACEMENT
deck mto your carfor the fITst Ume be
sure to wIre It to a fused ClfCUlt Wmng
If your radIO has been bloWIng fuses
such CircUit the
the chances are It must come out for
It through a
Igmuon
SWItch for example wIll prevent a dIS
reparr If you want to update your
radIo system wIth an m dash AM
FM charge battery Ifyou leave the radIO on
for an extended penod
or stereo tape deck or CB umt the fITSt
Here IS how to replace a radiO
step IS removmg the old radIo In elther
case you can save a
bIg part of the total
Model 8210
repaIr cost by removIng the radIO and
reInstalhng It once It S repaITed or 10 I DIsconnect the battery ground
cable
stalhng your new umt And SInce radIo
are not auto mechamcs you 2 Pull off all radIo knobs FIg 68
repamnen
can remove the radIO as easIly and alot Then remove Instrument cluster
more cheaply they

as can panel by removmg four screws
Removmg the radIo from your Dat secunng shell covers and take out
sun IS a sImple task but on all models shell covers FIg 69
covered 10 thiS book at least part ofthe NOTE To make removal of the
dash must be removed Don t let thIS cluster panel eaSIer the steenng
dIscourage you Just dunk of all the wheel and turn signal SWItch may
money you are savIng be removed
1 ANTENNA 5 HARNESS FOR POWER INLET
2 ESCUTCHEON 6 SPEAKER HARNESS

3 FEEDER CABLE 7 RADIO RECEIVER
4 FUSE 8 RETAINING NUT
FIg 68 RadIO system Model B210
72
rn 0 Fi
oIII cl
KNOB
CONTROl DEfOG ER KNOB LIGHTEMRETER SWITC1H0PTIONI 10PTIO1N0PTIONI
SWITCH 10PTIONI W I N D O W SWITCHKNOB SWITCH
l
12
l
Il
3 4 5
6
COMBINAT TACHOMETR
UIGHTINGMINATON KNOB REARSWITCHESCUTHEONWIPERADIOCIGARET IGHTING
18
l
9
RWIPE ADIOOCK
10 11 12 13
Cl
INSTRUMENT PAD
INSTRUMENT PANEL
INSTRUMENCTLUSTER PANEL
IV o
rq aCl
a l s
s l
10Cl 0 0

E lectncal Datsun
5 Remove the ret31nmg nuts from

the radiO controls
6 Remove the ten screws retalmng
cluster panel to mstrument panel

four screws are located on upper
Side of panel three are beneath
and three screws ret31n the
panel
ash tray outer case
7 Pull the cluster panel out from the
mstrument
panel a httle discon
nect the lead wires for the cigarette

lIghter rear wmdow defogger
FIg 70 Removing ash tray
cover Model B2JO SWitch clock seat belt wanung
lamp and turn signal pIlot lamps

8 Remove the cluster panel from the
3 Pull out the ash tray and remove It car
by loosemng the three retammg 9 Disconnect the three harnesses and

screws Fig 70 feeder cable from the radIO
4 Remove the wiper SWitch knobs antenna
hghtlng SWitch and IllummatlOn 10 Remove the ret31nmg screws from

SWitch and remove retalnmg nng the radiO mountmg bracket and hft
on each SWitch the radiO from the dash
The hghtmg switch and wiper II To mstall the radIO connect the
switch can be removed by press three harnesses and the feeder
mg m and turnmg them cable to radIO With the ret31mng
counterclockwise screws
The 1llununatlOn switch pulls 12 Adjust the antenna tnmmer as fol
str31ght off lows Fig 71
HITACHI RADIO
CLARION RADIO
FIg 71 Antenna trimmer adjusting screw Model B2JO
74
Datsun Electrical
NOTE Never operate the radio Model 610

With the speaker disconnected
Extend the antenna completely Disconnect the
battery ground
Tune In the weakest statton be cable
tween 12 and 16 1200 to 1600 NOTE If you are Just gOing to
Hz on the dIal Some nOise may replace the speaker remove the
be present but disregard It Instrument panel as outlined In
Turn the antenna tnmmerto left steps 2 to 8 below If you are only
and With the radiO the
nght slowly screw
removing remove
dnver and set where the station cluster

panel as outlines In
steps 9
comes In best to 12 below
13 Reinstall the dash 2 Remove the horn bar
panel by revers steenng
Ing steps I through II wheel and shell assembly Fig 72
INSTRUMENT
GARNISH
u
INSTRUMENT
PANEL
ASSEMBLY
CLUSTER
PANEL
COVER
I
I
Fig 72 Instrument panel assembly Model 0

6
75

Electrical Datsun
3 Remove the heater control cable
clamps from the heater assembly

FIg 73
4 DIsconnect the speedometer cable
behlOd the speedometer
5 DIsconnect the body and IOStru
ment harnesses at connector FIg
74
6 Remove the IOstrument garnIshes

from the IOstrument panel
7 Remove the cluster panel
8 Loosen the bolts attachlOg the In
strument panel and draw the In
strument panel assembly out Fig 73 Removmg heater control
cable clamps Model 610
backward from the car FIg 75
MAIN
HARNESS
p
DASH
SIDE
TRIM
INSTRUMENT
HARNESS
74 Instrument harness connector Model 610

FIg
76

Datsun Electncal
FIg 75 Panel attachmg bolt locations Model 610
IS not necessary to remove the
steenng wheel
10 Remove the speedometer cable

from back side ofthe speedometer
II Loosen the screws attaching the
cluster panel and draw the cluster
out backward from the car
12 DIsconnect the wmng harnesses

from the back side of gauges
13 DIsconnect the radIo wrres from

the Instrument harness at the con
FIg 76 Removmg cluster panel nector FIg 77
attachmg screws
Model 610 14 DIsconnect the speaker WIres from
the Instrument harness at the
connector
9 To remove only the cluster panel
remove the steenng column shell 15 Remove the antenna lead wrre at
and cluster panel cover FIg 76 It the connector
77
Electncal Datsun
77 RadIO installatIOn Model 610

Fig
16 Remove the two screws holding Extend the antenna completely

the radIo to the panel and remove
Tune In the weakest statIon be
the radIo
tween 12 and 16 1200 to 1600
17 Remove the two flange nuts hold
Hz on the dIal Some nOIse may
Ing the speaker to the InstnIment
be present but dIsregard It
panel and remove the speaker If
replaCing the speaker Turn the antenna trImmer to the
18 To Install posItIon the radIO and left and wIth
nght slowly
speaker If removed and attach the screwdnver and set where sta
Wires Adjust the antenna trImmer
tIon comes In best
as follows FIg 78
NOTE Never operate the radiO ReInstall the dash panel by re
with the speaker dIsconnected versmg the above steps
78
Datsun Electrical
ANTENNA TRIMMER
6 O
HITACHI RADIO
MATSUSHITA RADIO
FIg 78 Antenna trlmmer adjustment screw Model 0

6
Model 710 4 Disconnect the four connectors for

Instrument harness These
Disconnect the battery ground connectors are located behmd the
cable left Side of the mstrument panel
2 Remove the clusterpanels A and B
5 Remove the ten screws around
as follows Fig 79
cluster A Five screws are
Remove the four screws secur
panel
located on the upper SIde and three
mg the shell covers and take out
are located beneath cluster panel
the shell covers The steenng
A Do not forget to remove the two
wheel and turn
sIgnal swllch
screws located at the ash tray cover
may be removed to faCIlItate
and behmd B
removal of cluster panel
panel
Remove the wiper sWItch knob 6 Dlsconnectthe speedometer cable
and I1lununal1on control sWitch radio and antenna
speaker harness
located on cluster panel B and feeder cable at the connectors At
unscrew the nng nut the same l1me dIsconnect wIres to

Remove the two screws retam IlIummal10n lamp knob I1lumma
B to
mg the cluster panel l10n fiber scopes and tachometer
m
strument panel from beneath m FIber scopes for wIper sWItch

strument panel Remove panel hazard sWItch and IIghtmg sWItch
B can be dIsconnected by pullIng
3 Draw out the ash tray them out ofthe I1lununatlOn lamp
79
E lectncal Datsun
1 SHELL COVERS 9 ILLUMINATION CONTROL SWITCH

2 INSTRUMENT HARNESS 10 CLUSTER PANEL B
3 CLUSTER PANEL A 11 ASH TRAY INNER CASEI
4 COMBINATION METER 12 CLOCK
5 ILLUMINATION FIBER SCOPE 13 SPEAKER HARNESS
6 SPEEDOMETER CABLE 14 ILLUMINATION BULB
7 INSTRUMENT UPPER PAD 15 INSTRUMENT PANEL
8 WIPER AND WASHER SWITCH KNOB
FIg 79 Cluster panel removal Model7JO
7 Remove the four retammg screws Extend the antenna completely

and remove the radIo FIg 80
Tune In the weakest statIon be
8 Remove the two screws
secunng
tween 12 and 16 1200 and 1600
speaker to dash panel from under
Hz the dIal Some nOIse may
on
the dash panel and remove the
be present but dIsregard It
speaker
9 To Install posItIon the radIo and Turn the antenna tnmmer to the
left and with
speaker and reconnect WIres nght slowly
10 screwdnver and set where sta
Adjust the antenna tnmmer as fol
lows FIg 81 tIon comes In best
NOTE Never operate the radIo 11 ReInstall the dash panel by revers
wIth the speaker dIsconnected Ing the above steps
80
Datsun Electrical
Ci Vtlf
I
I
80 RadIO installatIOn Model 710

Fig
HITACHI RADIO
CLARION RADIO
81 Antenna trimmer adjustment screw Model 710

Fig
81

E lectncal Datsun
W S WIPER BLADE
REPLACEMENT
If your wmdshleld wIpers are smear
109 the glass chances are that the wIper

blades should bereplaced The rubber
element has most hkely become hard
and damaged from
WIping over an ac
cumulal10n of dirt on the wmdshleld It
IS also hkely that the wIper anns have
Fig 82 Removing wiper blade
lost tension and therefore do not apply
enough pressure on the blades to WIpe And you will be
parts dnvmg more
the glass clean safely since
you will be seemg more
Few mechamcs If any would clearly In wet weather It only takes a
charge you to mstall these parts If few minutes to
they replace wiper blades
were sellmg them to you Therefore and you
by replace them as follows
can
domg It yourself you won t save any To remove a blade srmply

pIck up
labor charges But you can buy these the tab to unlock the blade lock and pull
parts more cheaply at auto and dIscount the blade off the top end of the wIper
stores so you will save
money on the ann FIg 82 To Install a blade hft the
Gl fJ
Fig 83 Windshield wiper assembly
82

Datsun Electrical
wIper clear from the wIndshIeld and W S WIPER

slide the new blade untIl the tab MOTOR AND
clicks firmly Into place LINKAGE
I Remove the wiper arm
2 Open the hood disconnect the bat

W S WIPER ARM cable to prevent
tery ground
REPLACEMENT shorts
3 DIsconnect the wmng connector

ReplacIng a
wIper arm IS a sImple
task that Will take 15 mInutes on the wiper motor
only
4 Remove the cowl top gnlle by re
RaIse the wIper arm assembly movIng cowl top retaInIng screws
from the WIndshield
5 Remove the wIper motor retaInIng
2 Unscrew the arm set nut The arm bolts

can be then off pivot
pulled Fig 6 Pull the wiper motor
83 assembly
outward a little and disconnect the
3 Install In the reverse sequence wiper motor from the wiper link
tIghtenIng the set nut firmly and age at JunctIon Fig 85

takIng care not to over tIghten
NOTE Be sure to Install the arm
In correct park pOSItIon Adjust

the poslllOn of arm to proVIde
clearances shown In Fig 84
Fig 85 RemOVing motor shaft

connecting nut
7 Remove the flange attachIng

nuts
20 0 787 IN
mm
the pivot to the cowl top panel and
take out the linkage assembly
FIgs 86 and 87
8 Reverse thiS sequence for
Fig 84 Wiper arm adjustment InstallatIon
83
Electrical Datsun
Fig 86 Removing linkage assembly
Fig 87 Flange nuts
84

Datsun Electrical
WASHER FLUID Model 8210
NOZZLE
ADJUSTMENT DIsconnect the battery ground
cable
nozzle so that wmdshleld
Adjust 2 the sWitch knob and turn It
Depress
washer fluId IS
sprayed properly by counterclockwIse Knob can then
bend 109 nozzle wIth a screwdnver
be easily taken out
FIg 88
You can make thiS adjustment through
the cowl 3 Unscrew the nng
top gnlle nut
secunng the
swItch assembly to the mstrument
panel
LIGHT SWITCH
4 Reachmg up from underneath 10
REPLACEMENT
stroment panel disconnect the
lead wIres to the hghtmg swItch at

It may be necessary for you to re
the connector and remove the
move the headhght swItch 10 order to
sWitch assembly
gam access to another component or to
replace the sWItch Itself Here s how to 5 InstallatIon IS the reverse of

do It 10 only a few mmules removal
1 KNOB
2 RING NUT
3 WASHER
4 SWITCH BODY
5 CONNECTOR
FIg 88 LIght switch Model B210
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Model 610
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL

cable
2 Remove the mstrument cluster
panel Fig 89
3 Remove the mountmg screws from
the front of cl uster panel A
also reach under panel and remove
one additional mountmg screw
4 Remove the I1ght sWitch knob by

depressmg and turnmg coun
terclockwise Fig 90
5 Unscrew the retammg nng nut
CLUSTER PANEL AU
from switch assembly
6 Unplug the sWitch and remove It
from the dash

7 Installation IS m the reverse of FIg 89 Instrument cluster panel
removal Model 610
RETAINING
RING
NUT
LIGHT
SWITCH
ASSEMBLY
Fig 90 Light switch Model 610
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RETAINING NlIT
n ILLUMINATION
FIBER SCOPE
Fig 91 Llghtmg switch Model 110
Model 710
DIsconnect the battery ground

cable
2 Depress the switch knob and turn It
counterclockwIse Remove It from

the sWitch assembly FIg 91
3 Unscrew the retammg nut
4 Reach up under the mstrument
panel and dIsconnect the lIght

sWitch wmng connector and il
lummatIon fiber scope Remove
the switch
installation IS the reverse of removal Fig 92 Removmg horn pad
2 Remove the steenng wheel

TURN SIGNAL Disconnect the horn wmng
SWITCH Remove the horn pad Two
REPLACEMENT spoke type slIde the horn pad
upward and then pull out Fig
Disconnect the battery ground 92 Three spoke type simply
cable pull out
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3 Remove the steenng wheel nut

4 Usmg the appropnate tool remove
the steenng wheel Fig 93
5 Remove the upper and lower steer
mg column shell covers

6 Disconnect the combmalion
sWitch at connectors Fig 94
SPECIAL
TOOL
7 Loosen literetammg screws and
remove combmalion sWitch
assembly
8 Reverse the above steps for mstal
latlon and m addition
Apply grease to all
slIdmg por
lions of the steenng wheel
assembly
Install the steering wheel to
column shaft stnllght ahead
m a
pOSItion Tighten the steenng

Fig 93 Removmg steermg wheel wheel fInnly
Fig 94 Turn signal switch typical

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STOPLIGHT SWITCH
REPLACEMENT
DIsconnect the lead wIres at con
nectors FIg 95
2 Loosen the locknut The sWItch as
sembly can now be taken out

by
rotatmg the sWItch
3 To adjust the SWitch posItion It
closer for earlIer activation of stop

lIghts posItion farther away for
later activation of stop lIghts In
stallation IS the reverse of removal
FIg 95 Stoplight switch
IGNITION SWITCH
REPLACEMENT
3 Remove the switch retammg screw
DIsconnect the battery ground from behmd the steenng lock
cable Switch assembly can now be re
2 Remove the shell covers and dIS moved FIg 96 Install the new
connect the lead wIres at switch by reversmg the above
connectors steps
FIg 96 IgnitIOn switch tYPIcal
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INTAKE VALVE
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FAN
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HEATER
If your heater Isn t gene rat 109
enough warm arr

keep you comfort
to
able cold weather It

may be neces
10
sary to replace one or more of the sys

tem components
Although It may take some lime to
make heater reparrs the procedures are
baSically simple
You can easily make heater reparrs
and save
money
When
workmg on the heater
system
figure of the day
most for a relaxed
comfortable Job
Model 8210
Heater Motor and Heater
Core Replacement
Remove heater control as follows
Fig 97
Dram all coolant from the en
glOe
Remove the small screws secur
109 control knobs on control

levers and remove both knobs
Remove screw on each side of
the center ventilator Remove
the venl1lator
Disconnect the lead wrres from
the fan sWitch at the fan motor
and the resistor on the heater
Fig 98 Removmg chps
umt
Model B210
Remove the and discon
chps
nect the control wires and the
rod at the heater cock air mtake 3 Remove the chps secunng left and
valve heat valve and venlilator nght side of the heater box to
valve Fig 98 body These chps are easily re
Remove the heater control from moved With a screwdriver

the heater umt 4 the heater box mto two
Separate
2 Disconnect the heater hose from pieces
the heater cock by removmg the 5 Remove the heater core and heat
chps valve
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11
1
3
Fig 99 Fan and fan motor Model B210
6 Remove the venl1lator valve return 3 Move the lower lever to the COLD
spong poSItIon Fit the cable to the heater
7 Loosen and remove the nut secur cock and fasten With the cable re
109 the fan to the fan motor Now tammg clamp

remove the fan NOTE Make sure each control
8 Remove three screws secuflng the lever operates smoothly
fan motor to the heater box and
remove the fan motor Fig 99 Model 610

InstallatIOn IS the reverse of removal Heater Motor Replacement
Heater Control Adjustment I Dram the engme coolant

2 Remove the hose and diS
clamps
Whenever a new or rebUilt umt IS connect mlet and outlet hoses
mstalled adJust the heater control as 100
Fig
follows 3 Remove the center venl1lator and
I Move the upper lever to OFF POSI center console If so
eqUipped
lion Fit the cable to the door lever 4 Remove the heater duct hose
of the au mtake valve and center 5 Remove the demlster hose from
venlilator valve and fasten them each side of heater umt
With cable retammg chps 6 Remove the cable retalmng clamps
2 Move the upper lever to DEF POSI for the au miX door mode door
tIOn Fit the cable to the door lever and defroster door Disconnect the
of heat valve and fasten With a cables from door control levers
cable retammg clamp 7 Disconnect the lead wires
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Fig 101 Heater umt bolt locations
8 Remove the three bolts one on
each side of heater and one on

top
of umt Fig 101
9 Remove the heater umt
10 Remove retammg screws that hold
heater motor to heater umt Now
remove the heater motor
Installalion IS reverse of removal
Heater Core Replacement
I Dram the engme coolant

Fig 102 Removmg heater core
2 Remove the hose clamps and diS
Model 610
connect the mlet and outlet hoses
from the heater umt
3 Disconnect the control cables on
the Sides of the heater umt 5 Remove the heater core Fig 102
4 Remove the and remove the Reverse the above
chps procedures to 10
gnlle heater box stall heater core
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Model 710 Heater Core Replacement
1 Dram the engme coolant

Fan Motor Replacement 2 Remove the from the hea
clamps
ter core and disconnect the heater
Remove the three screws retammg hose from the heater core The
fan motor
clamps and heater hose are on the
2 Remove the screw retammg fan
nght side of the heater umt
motor connector
3 Remove the two chps and four
screws secunng the heatmg umt
3 Remove the fan from vehicle gnlle and remove heatmg umt
Installalion IS reverse of removal Fig 103
1 FAN AND FAN MOTOR 11 HEATING UNIT GRILLE

2 DEFROSTER DUCT L H 12 CENTER VENTILATOR
3 DEFROSTER NOZZLE L H I 13 HEATER CONTROL
4 DEFROSTER NOZZLE R H I 14 FAN SWITCH
5 DEFROSTER DUCT R H 15 DEFROSTER DOOR

6 INTAKE DUCT HOSE 16 HEATER CORE
7 AIR INTAKE DUCT 17 AIR MIX DOOR

8 AIR INTAKE HOUSING 18 MODE DOOR
9 RESISTOR 19 HEATER BOX IL H I

10 HEATER BOX IR H I 20 HEATER COCK
Fig 103 Heater system Model 710
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Fig 104 Removing heater core Model 0

7
4 Remove the console If so glass Will appear blackened which also
eqUipped mdlcates that the fuse IS blown If you

5 Loosen the chps on the control are not sure 1f the fuse IS blown try
cable for the defroster another one of equal size and arnper
6 Pull the heater core forward and age It Idea to carry extra fuses
IS a
good
remove
Fig 104 of the that protects your outside
size
Installalion IS the reverse ofremoval hghts and wmdslueld wipers
To replace a fuse srrnply remove the

blown fuse from the fuse panel and
FUSE
replace It with one ofthe same type and
REPLACEMENT
amperage
Should an electncal CirCUit stop

worlung It IS a good bet that a fuse has
blown 10
your Datsun LIGHT BULB
Fuses for electncal systems are ar REPLACEMENT
ranged together 10 one central fuse
panel located under the mstrument If a hght bulb bums out simply re
panel move It and
replace With
of the one
To check fuse and

a remove same
type The followmg charts can
exarnme It to see Ifthe thm wire mSlde serve as a
gUide for light bulb
the glass tube IS broken Somel1mes the replacement
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DATSUN B210 BULB CHART
Specifications
Item Wattage SAE Trade Number
Headlight 12V 50 40 6012
Front CombinatIon light

8 23 1034
Parklng
Turn
Side Marker Light Front 8 67
Rear 8 67
Rear CombinatIon Light Sedan Coupe

Turn Signal 23 23 1073
Tall Stop 8 23 8 8 23 x 2 1034 67
Back Up 23 23 1073
LIcense Plate LIght 75 89
Intenor LIght 10
Instrument Panel
Warning or IndIcator LIght 34 158
IIlumlnallon Light 34 158
1973 DATSUN 610 BULB CHART
Item Wattage SAE

Trade Number
Head light
Outer Umt 50 37 5 4002
Inner Umt 375 4001
Front Combination Lamp

Turn SIgnal Parking Lamp 27 83 323 1157
Side Marker Lamp 8 4 67
Rear Combination Lamp

Tall
Stop Lamp 27 83 32 3 1157
Turn Signal Lamp 27 32 1156
Back Up Lamp 27 32 1156
License Lamp 75 6 89
Intenor Lights
Front Lamp 10
Rear Lamp StatIon Wagon 10
Trunk Lamp 10
In case of Hardtop the back up lamp IS

Independently located In the center of the rear
panel
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1973 DATSUN 610 BULB CHART

Contmued
Item Wattage SAE

Trade Number
Instrument Panel Lights

Gauge Lamps 34 2C 158
Turn Signal Indicators 34 2C 158
Warning Lights 34 2C 158
LIght SWItch WIper Washer
34 2C 158
SWitch Knob
Heater Control illuminatIon 34 2C 158
Oln case of Hardtop the back up lamp IS Independently located In the center of the rear
panel
1974 76 DATSUN 610 BULB CHART
SAE Trade
Item Wattage Remarks
Number
Headlight
HIgh Low 37 5 50 4002 Double FIlament
High 375 4001
Front Combination Light

Turn Clearance 27 8 1157 Double FIlament
SIde Marker Light

Front 8 0067
Rear 8 0067
License LIght 8 0067
Rear Combination Light Sedan HIT

Tall
Turn 27 8 1157
Stop 27 1156
Back Up 27 27 1156
Turn 27 1156
Tall
StoD 27 8 1157
T
H Hardtop Models
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1974 76 DATSUN 610 BULB CHART

Contmued
SAE Trade
hem Wattege Remarks
Number
Intenor LIght 5
Knob illuminatIon Light 34 0158
AutomatIc Transmission
34 058
IndIcator LIght
Glove Box Light 34 0158
Heater Control illumination

34 0158
1 ught
Seat Ben Wamlng ught 34 0158
Defogger PIlot ught 34 0158
DATSUN 710 BULB CHART
SAE Trade
IIem Wattage Renwtcs
Number
Headlight
Outer Ma1 lm 37 5If
JN
I 4002 Double Rlament
Inner MaIO 375W 4001
Front Combination ught

TurnlPark 8ZW
27 1157 Double Rlarnent
Side Marker ught fffl 67
ucense ught 75W B9
Rear Combination ught

Tum ZTW 1156
Up
Back ZTW 1156
StopITall 83
ZTW N 1157 Hardtop and StatIOn Wagon
Sedan
Tall lr1N Hardtop Only

Intenor ught lr1N
Knob illumination ught 34W 158
Automatic TransmISSIon
34W 158 NT Only
IndIcator ught
Nr Automatic Transrmsson
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Cooling System
Earlier 10 thiS book we provided the 4 Remove the front
gnlle on 610 and
help necessary canng for the hoses
10 710 models
belts thermostat and coolant 10 the sys 5 Remove the radiator retammg
tem In thiS secl1on Will help you to
we bolts and then remove the radiator
remove the radiator which may be upward and out from car
or blocked so you can take It to Installalion the reverse ofremoval

leakmg IS
a radiator
reparr shop for necessary re
pairs We will also help you remove the
water
pump 10 the event yours has WATER PUMP
faded IS leaky or
nOIsy Allow about REPLACEMENT
one hour and a half for either Job
Model B210
RADIATOR To Remove
REPLACEMENT
Dram the coolant mto a clean
Dram the coolant mto a clean con tamer
contamer 2 Loosen the bolts secunng the fan

2 DIsconnect the radiator upper and shroud and remove the shroud on
lower hoses On models With au models so equipped

tomal1c transmisSIOn disconnect 3 Loosen the belt then remove fan
the cooler mlet and outlet lines blade fan spacer and pulley from
from the radiator hub
3 Remove the fan shroud 4 Remove pump assembly and gas
retammg
bolts and remove the fan shroud ket from thefront cover FIg 105
Fig 105 RemOVing water pump Model B210
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InspectIOn 5 Start the englOe and check for

leaks agam
Inspect the pump assembly for fol
6 Stop the engme and mstall the fan
lowmg conditIons and replace the models
shroud on so equipped
pump If necessary
Badly rusted or corroded body as
sembly and vane
ExceSSive end play or beanng MODELS 610 AND 71 0

roughness when operal1ng
To Remove
To Install
Dram the coolant mto a clean
Clean the surfaces con tamer

gasket 10 con
tact With the pump and front cover 2 Loosen the bolts attachmg the fan
Always use new gaskets when 10 shroud to the radiator and remove
stalhng the water pump assembly the shroud

2 Pos1l10n the pump mstall bolts 3 Loosen the bolts secunng the fan
and bolts alter blade to couphng and re
lighten securely torque
natmg from side to side so as not to move the fan blade
the and 4 Loosen the dnve belt by loosemng
warp hOUSlOg cause
the bolt secunng the alternator to

leakage
3 Fill the coolmg system and check the bracket
for leaks at pump 5 Remove the bolts secunng water

4 Install the fanpulley spacer and pump assembly to engme front
fan blade and lighten attachmg cover and remove the water pump
bolts securely Install the belt and assembly and gasket from engme
adJust tensIOn front cover Fig 106
Fig 106 Removmg water pump Models 610 and 710
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InspectIOn gasket when IOstalling pump

assembly
Inspect the water pump assembly for 2 Posllion the water on the en
pump
the followmg Replace the pump as
gme mstall bolts and tighten bolts
sembly If necessary umformly
Badly rusted or corroded body as
3 Fill the coohng system and check
sembly and vane
for leaks at pump
ExceSSive end play or rough oper
alion of beanngs 4 Install the fan blade and l1ghten the
Detenorated slhcone oil exces bolts securely
sive slippage of torque
couphng 5 Install the belt and the
adJust
011 leakage 10 torque couphng tensIOn
6 Start the englOe and check for

To Install
leaks agam
Clean 7 Stop the engme and mstall fan

gasket surfaces on the pump
and front cover Always use a new shroud
102

Brakes
Before perfom1lng any brake work replaced You should also check the
on
your car exarnme the back side of master
cyhnder under the hood to see
the wheels to see If there IS
any eVI If the brake flUid level IS low If there
dence of hydraulic flUid leakage If the are system leaks thiS
no
hydraulic
back sides of the wheels are wet from would be a confirm 109 of worn
sign
hydrauhc flUid leakage we suggest you brake pads Plan to check the brake
take your car to a
professIOnal system Immediately If
any of these
mechanic who IS slalled 10 these re cond1l10ns are
present
pairs ThiS IS also true If
pulhng wheel a I RaJse the front of car and
support It
or drum reveals
leakage If no leakage With safety stands Remove the
IS eVident then yoih an proceed with front wheels
the brake shoe or brake pad replace 2 Remove the chps and out the
pull
ment When replacmg these Items diS coil
pms extractmg spnng and pad
assemble one Side at a lime so that you hand 107
spnngs by Fig
can refer to other Side for proper mstal NOTE Check to ensure that the
latIon of parts sprIngs rebound
pad easily
If
your brake rotors or drums are 3 Remove the pads from
caliper as
scored they should be taken to With
an au
sembly phers Fig 108
tomolive maclune shop to be refimshed NOTE Mter removmg the
pads
before mstallalion do not depress the brake
pedal
Generally If you are
replacIng pads smce the piston Will Jump out
or shoes you can
complete the fronts or 4 Clean and apply a SUitable hlgh
rears 10 half a
day Allow extra tune for temperature high pressure grease
any trip to the machme shop or parts on
yoke gUide groove of cyhnder
store
body shdmg contact portions of
yoke and end surface of piston Do
not use common brake grease Be
FRONT WHEEL DISC careful not to get grease on brake
BRAKE PAD pads
REPLACEMENT 5 Loosen the aIr bleeder and very
carefully push the outer piston
Models B210 and 610 mto the cylinder until the end sur
face of piston comcldes with end
If you have notIced that your brake surface of retammg nng on boot
must be Figs 109 and 110 Inner
pad
pedal pushed closer to the floor can
than usual or 1f you have been now be mstalled

heanng
a
scrapIng screechIng nOise conung NOTE The piston can be easily
from the front when you apply the pushed 10
by hand but If pushed
brakes chances are the pads are worn too far the groove of the piston
and the rIvets are scrapmg
agamst the Will go mSlde of piston seal as
brake diSC shown 10 Fig 110 At thiS pomt If
Conl1nued use 10 thIS condItion will piston pressured or moved PiS
IS
only lead more expensive brake Job

to a ton seal will be damaged If piston
requIDng brake diSCS to be machmed or has been pushed 10 too far the
103
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SCREW BODY
SPRING SEAL B
SPRING RING SPRING
A
BIAS YOKE BLE D R PISTON PISTON BO T RETAIN G CLIP YOKE BIAS PISTON CYLINDER PAD PAD PIN
1
2 34 5 6 78 9
10 11 12 13 14 15
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Fig 108 Removing or Installmg brake pad Models B210 and 610
Fig 109 Pushmg outer piston Models B210 610
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brake assembly Will have to be re 9 Check the brake flUid level 10 the
moved and dlssassembled by a master cyhnder
qualified repair shop So be
careful Model 710
6 Push the lOner piston mto the

cyl
Raise the front of the car place It
mder by pulhng the yoke Fig
on safety stands and remove the
III Now the outer pad can be
wheels
mstalled
2 Push the upper pomon of the chp
7 After mstalhng the pads depress to release chp Fig 112 and msert
the brake
pedal several limes so
a screwdnver mto back of pad on
pad will settle mto proper posll1on opposite Side of piston Remove
113 to extreme
caliper plate Fig
NOTE When worn out pads are
outer end
replaced with new ones the brake
3 Remove the pads
flUId may overflow the reservOir
4 Clean the pad parts and cahpers
While replaclOg pads keep roior or
Be careful not to get oil on
loosemng bleeder to release brake

flUId
pads
5 Depress the pistons mto the cyhn
8 Install the wheels and lower the car ders so that new pads can be
to the mstalled
ground
I
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PROPER
I I POSITION
I I
I I
I I
1 I
PISTON
PUSHED
TOO FAR
Fig 110 POSitIOn for piston Models B210 and 610
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111 Pulling Inner piston Models B210 and 610

Fig
Fig 112 RemOVing clip Model 710
107

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1 RETAINER
2 WIPER SEAL
3 PISTON SEAL
4 PISTON
5 HOLDDOWN PIN
6 SPRING
7 SUPPORT BRACKET
8 CALIPER PLATE
9 CLIP
10 BLEEDER SCREW
11 CYLINDER
12 TORSION SPRING
13 PAD
14 MOUNTING BRACKET
15 PIVOT PIN
Fig II3 Front brake Model 0

7
NOTE When worn

pads are re 7 After mstalhng the pads depress
placed With new ones brake flUid brake pedal several times to settle
may overflow the reservOir While the pads mto proper pOSItIOn
replacmg pads keep loosemng 8 Replace the wheels hubs and

bleeder to release brake flUid lower car
9 Check the brake flUid level 10 the
6 Install the pads slums and chps master cyhnder
108

Datsun Brakes
to be macluned Here how to

REAR DRUM BRAKE s
replace
SHOES REPLACEMENT the shoes
I Raise rear of car and place on
safety stands
If the
parkmg brake fails to hold the 2 Remove l1re and wheel assembly
car when
apphed or Ifthe rear wheels 3 Remove brake drum If drum IS
are
nOIsy dunng brakmg the possibil hard to remove use 8 mm 16
5
Ity eXists that the brake shoes are worn 10 diameter bolts to dnve drum
to the polOt of replacement If the shoes out
are worn to wlthm 0 8 mm 132 10 of 4 Tum pm 900 and remove anl1 rattle
the nvet heads they should be 114
re spnngs Fig
placed Further operation 10 thiS condl 5 Remove return spnngs and brake
l10n will lead to senous
sconng of the shoes
drums and make It necessary for them InstallatIOn IS the reverse of removal
1 BACKING PLATE 8 RETURN SPRING CYLINDER SIDE

2 RETURN SPRING ADJUSTER SIDE 9 BLEEDER
3 BRAKE SHOE ADJUSTER 10 LOCK PLATE A
4 BRAKE SHOE ASSEMBLY 11 LOCK PLATE B
5 ANTI RATTLE PIN 12 LOCK PLATE C AND D
6 WHEEL CYLINDER LEVER 13 DUST COVER
7 REAR WHEEL CYLINDER
Fig 114 Rear brake All models
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FRONT WHEEL Tlghtemng torques

BEARING Model B210 30 35 N m 2225
ADJUSTMENT ft Ibs
Models 610 710 25 30 N m
18 22 ft lbs
After brake service or If looseness
eXists the front wheel
beanng needs 3 Rotate wheel hub a few turns 10
adJustment Improperly adJusted wheel both dlrecl10ns to seat wheel bear

beanngs cause abnormal wear and may Then the
score the beanngs and knuckle spmdle
109 properly rel1ghten to
above torque
While adJustmg wheel beanngs IS an
easy Job you Will need two tools a 4 Loosen spmdle nut 1 4 tum in
torque wrench and a
spnng scale Have stall adJustmg cap and tIghten
these tools ready before you start the until grooves are
snug aligned
Job With hole 10
spmdle
It Will also take about three hours to
adJust both front wheel beanngs 5 Rotate wheel hub several turns 10
NOTE To assure correct beanng both drrectlOns to see If It rotates
preload and extend service hfe of wheel freely Then measure beanng
pre
beanngs don t let dirt or other foreign load usmg a sprmg balance as fol
matter get mto beanngs grease seal or lows Fig 116
spmdle nut
1 Raise and support the car on safety
stands at the Side member Re
move the wheel hub cover brake
pads and cotter pm
2 Tighten the spmdle nut to specifi

cation us 109 a SUI table torque
wrench Fig 115
Fig 116 Measuring bearing

preload
NOTE Attach a
spnng scale to a
hub bolt and pull It at nght angles
to a hne drawn through center of
the beanng and hubbolt to which It
IS attached Also there should not
Fig 115 Tightemng spindle be any shaft end play
110

Brakes
Datsun
Model B2JO PARKING BRAKE

New parts As measured at wheel ADJUSTMENT
hub bolt
lb
I 2 kg 2 6 or less If the parkmg brake fails to hold the
Old parts As measured at wheel should be
car It adjusted as follows
hub bolt If thiS
adJusunent does not correct
07 kg I 5 lb the condition check the rear brake
Model 610 0
7 shoes for excessive wear If the brake
New parts As measured at wheel shoes check out all nght the parkmg
hub bolt brake cable Will most likely have to be
1 49 3 3 Ib orless
kg replaced Allow about half an hour to
Old parts As measured at wheel

adJust the parkmg brake
hub bolt
o 79 kb 1 7 Ibs
Model B210
Repeat the above procedures until
correct preload IS obtalOed
6 Insert a new cotter pm through ad Raise the car and support It with
safety stands to gam access to
JuSl1ng cap and spmdle Spread
cotter pm agamst Sides of adJUSl1ng turnbuckle Fig 117
cap to secure the mstallatIon

2 Loosen the locknut and adJust
7 Install the hub replace the wheel parkmg brake tension by
tUTmng
the tumbuckle to take up slack
and lower the car
FIg 117 Parkmg brake turnbuckle Model B2JO
111

Brakes Datsun
3 Take up slack With the turnbuckle safety stands to galO access to
until the proper amount of resIS turnbuckle

tance IS felt 10 the brake control
2 Operate the parkmg brake lever
lever 10 the passenger
and check to be lever operates
sure
compartment
through a range of 80 95 N m
4
TIghten the locknut on the 3 5 3 7 10 If lever operates out
turnbuckle side thiS range adJust parkmg
brake cable tensIOn as outlmed m
5 Road test the car If not satlsfac B210 procedures
tory repeat until the parklOg brake
3 On statIOn wagons after the
operates properly
cable tension adJustment has been
made be sure that the medlal10n
lever Fig 118 ISproperly re
Model 610 turned to the onglOal pOSItIOn
when parkmg brake lever IS re
I Raise the car and support It With leased completely
1 TURNBUCKLE
2 MEDIATION LEVER
Fig 118 Adjustmg parking brake Model6IO statIOn wagon
112

Brakes
Datsun
1 ADJUSTING NUT
2 MEDIATION LEVER
3 CENTER LEVER
4 CENTER LEVER BRACKET
5 TURNBUCKLE
Fig 119 AdJustmg parking brake Model 610 sedan and hardtop
Repeat Ifresults
4 On sedans and hard tops clear 6 Road test the car
ance A Fig 19 should be are not sal1sfactory

5 mm 0 197 10
5 Make surethat the part mdlcated Model 710
by the arrow 10 Fig 120 and 1211s

returned the To adJust the parkIng brake on
to ongmal poS1l10n
when the parkmg brake lever IS Datsun 710 models use the procedures
released descnbed above for 610 models
113

Brakes Datsun
Fig 120 AdJustmg parkmg brake Model 610 statIOn wagon
brake Model 610 sedan and hardtop

Fig 121 AdJustmg parkmg
114

Suspension
The front suspension of all Datsun
REAR SHOCK
models covered 10 thiS book consists of
ABSORBER
a which the
strut type assembly m
REPLACEMENT
shock absorber and spmdle are assem
bled 10 a smgle umt It IS supported by a
Replacmg rear shock absorbers IS not
COlI spnng at the top and by a transverse difficult You may have to remove
lmk at the bottom The rear suspensIOn some tnm panels to gam access to
consists of the more conventIOnal shock absorber mountmg hardware
shock absorber type system
but agam thiS IS relal1vely easy Just be
careful about one
thmg never expose a
shock absorber to direct flame such as

Properly actmg shock absorbers and
when healing corroded bolts to ease
struts are
Important to safe dnvmg removal ThiS may result 10 a very
They functIOn to keep the l1res 10 con
harmful explOSIOn To replace shock
tact with the road and If they are worn
absorbers
the wheels will hop on the road surface
causmg loss of steenng and brakmg Raise the car and place safety
control This cond1l10n Will also lead to stands under rear axle case on both
cupped lires from the constant wheel Sides of car Do notsupport the car
hoppmg by a component of the suspensIOn
that IS connected to the spnng
2 Disconnect the lower bolt or bolts
You can
perform a Simple test on 3 Remove the upper attachmg bolt or
your shock absorbers and struts bolts
Merely push down on one of the front 4 Remove the shock absorber In
fenders as far down as
you can
push stallatIOn IS the reverse ofremoval
WithOut lettmg pull It upward as far 122 for
go Refer to Fig tYPiCal bolt
as you can Contmue thiS motion localions
through several more cycles Release
the car at the top of the cycle It should
settle after movmg to the bottom of the

and then If the
cycle part way up car
BALL JOINT
to bounce the shocks
contmues or
REPLACEMENT
struts are worn and should be replaced
Perform thiS test at the remammg three

Raise the car and support It With
corners of the car
safety stands Remove the wheel

assembly
The Datsun strut type front suspen 2 Pry the cotter pm off the Side rod
sion IS a
comphcated system reqUlf1ng socket ball Jomt Remove castle
the use of
speCial tools and equipment nutand
separate the Side rod socket
for repalfS or adJustments For thiS from the knuckle arm
reason we recommend you have any 3 Loosen the bolts holdmg knuckle
front suspensIOn work done by a qual arm 10
place Separate the knuckle
Ified shop arm from bottom end of strut
115

Datsun
Suspension
Fig 122 TYPical shock absorber bolt locatIOns
4 Separate the tensIOn rod connect

109 rod and stablhzer bar from
transverse hnk as follows
Remove the board
splash
Refer to 123 and back off
Fig
nut A
secunng tensIOn rod to
bracket and remove bolts 8
which secure tensIOn rod to
trans verse link The tensIOn rod

can now be taken out
Remove nut c connectmg
the stabilizer connecl1ng rod to
the transverse hnk

Take out bolts D
secunng
the stabilIZer bracket POSI 10
lion Loosen the tensIOn rod

Fig 123 RemOVing stabilizer
bracket bolts E 10 advance
and tensIOn rod
Remove the stabilizer from car
116

Datsu n Suspension
Now remove the bolt connect
109 the transverse hnk to the

suspensIOn crossmember after
loosemng nuts
Remove the transverse link With
suspensIOn ball Jomt and

knuckle arm Fig 124
5 Place the transverse lmk 10 a Vise
loosen the bolt secunng the ball

Jomt to the transverse link and re
move the ball Jomt from the trans
verse hnk Fig 125
Fig 125 Removmg ball JOint
Ball Jomt castle nut 55 76 N m
4055 ft lbs
Transverse link
connectIng
member nut 9 10 N m 65 72
ft lbs
Knuckle arm
connectmg bolt
73 99 N m 53 72 ft Ibs
3 Be sure that the stablhzer IS cor
rectly mstalled on both ends

4 Install the stablhzer on the tensIOn
Fig 124 Removmg transverse rod brackets and l1ghten the bolts
hnk If the stablhzer IS
correctly 10
stalled the white mark pamted on
Installation IS the reverse of removal the stablhzer bushIng seat can be
With the followmg additional steps seen from both Sides of the car
To mstall the trans verse hnk frrst Fig 126

temporanly l1ghten the nuts secur 5 Install the tensIOn rod and connect
109 pm assembly which IS connect 109 rod Make sure that body Side
109 the transverse lmk to the sus bush 109 IS In correct pOS1l10n
pensIOn crossmember FlOally Fig 127
lighten the nuts when the car IS off 6 Be sure that the bolt attachmg the
the stands and on the
ground tensIOn rod bracket IS correctly
2 Use the followmg torques tightened

Ball Jomt socket 19 25 N m 7 Do not l1ghten transverse hnk slde
14 18 ft lbs bolt of tensIOn rod Without frrst
TenSIOn rod fastenIng bolt tlghtemng bolt secunng rod to ten
49 63 N m 35 46 ft lbs Sion rod bracket
117

Suspension Datsun
Fig 126 rStzaerbl postlOn
Ftg 127 Installmg tension rod bushmg
8 Use the 49 63 N m 35 46 ft lbs

followmg torques
Stablhzer bracket bolts 16 21 TenSIOn rod to transverse link
Nom 12 15 ft lbs bolts 22 30 NoIll 16 22 ft

TensIOn rod bracket bolts lbs
32 43 N m 23 31 ft lbs Connectmg rod 12 17 N m
TenSIOn rod IOstallalion nut 9 12 ft lbs
118
Engine
Some of the procedures 10 this sec wood 2x41s OK between the Jack
l10n are provided to help you through and 011 pan ofthe car and ralse car
what might seem to be very difficult until there IS firm contact but the
and tlme consummg Jobs Although suspensIOn has not begun to nse
they dIfficult they do take
are not very Secure With safe stands With 2x4
more time than most of the Jobs pre on top and remove Jack Support
sented elsewhere 10 tlus book But With With the cham fall but do not lIlse
the help oftlus book you wdl be able to the

suspensIOn
do these Jobs and seize the opportumty 2 Loosen the front engme mountmg
to save hundreds of dollars msulator upper nuts on both Sides
of engme Fig 128
3 Check to make sure that there Isno
load apphed to the msulators Re
ENGINE MOUNT locate englOe support Ifthere IS If
REPLACEMENT not fimsh loosemng nuts and re
move them
The rubber portion of the engme 4 Lift the engine up reposIlion the
mounts may become soft cracked or Jack stands If used and separate
even separated to the pomt that the en the mountmg Insulators from the
gme IS allowed to move farther than It engine mountmg brackets
should Tlus could
Its mountmgs 5 Note the poS1l10n of the mountmg
10
cause stress on hoses or allowthe fan to msulators when removed and be

hit the radiator or Its shroud sure to mstall them 10 the same
posItIon Fig 129

Your Datsun IS eqUipped With three
6 Installalion the reverse proce
IS
englOe mounts two located at the left

dure ofremoval Be sure to tlghten
and nght front ends of the cyhner block
all bolts securely
and one at the transnusslOn rear exten
sion housmg Be sure to keep the mount
free of 011 and grease as oil and grease
can add to rapid detenoratlOn of the
REAR ENGINE
MOUNT
mount You can replace these worn out
or broken engme mounts Allow about

Support the transnusslOn With a
two hours to replace the two front
sUitable Jack or other deVice
moUl1ts and about 1 12 hours for the
2 Remove the rear engme mOUl1tmg
rear mount
member mstallatlOn bolts FIg
128 Remove the damper from the
rear engme mountmg support Ifso
FRONT ENGINE eqUipped
MOUNTS 3 The engme mountmg member IS
provided With open lOgs for remov

Re
Support the engme This can be Ing and mstalhng operatlons
done With either a cham fall or a move nuts and separate Insulator
Jack With aJack place a
piece of from transmISSIOn
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4 Remove the bolts and separate the

insulator from the englOe mount
109 member Fig 130 RlIlse the

transnusslOn shghtly If necessary
Installal10n IS the reverse ofremoval
Be sure to protect mounts from oil and
grease
and l1ghten all bolts securely
TIMING CASE
COVER REMOVAL
Should you nolice an 011 leak at the
front cover you will have to remove

the limmg case to replace the gasket
After the cover has been removed the
FRONT linung cham and sprockets are also ex
posed for service Allow two to three

hours for thiS Job
1 HEATSHIELD
2 PROJECTION NOTE Timing case cover removal

for Datsun models 610 and 710 requrre
the use of tools We therefore
special
Fig 129 TYPlcalfront engine recommend you have thiS procedure
mount performed by a quahfied mechanic
FRONT
FRONT
FIg 130 TYPical rear engine mount
121

Engme Datsun
Model B210 7 Remove the water pump assembly

and gasket from cover Fig 105
8 Remove the Oil pan and 011
stramer
cable
2 Dram the coolant from the engme 9 Remove the bolts that hold the
3 Dram the 011 from the engme cover 10 place and remove the
4 Loosen the dnve belt cover Fig 131
5 Loosen bolts secunng the fan
shroud If eqUipped and remove InstallatIOn IS the reverse ofremoval
the shroud Be sure

properly clean all gasket
to
6 Loosen the dnve belt then remove surfaces before mstalhng new gaskets
the fan blade fan spacer and pul Tighten all bolts securely altemal1ng
ley from the hub from bolt to bolt
FIg 131 Removmg tunmg cham cover
122

Datsun Engme
Fig 132 Valve adJustment sequence
4 AdJust the valve clearance at the

ADJUSTING VALVE
CLEARANCE followmg four pomts by loosemng
each locknut and adJustmg the ad
Justmg screw With a screwdnver
Model B210 Fig 132

Exhaust valve of No 1 cyhn
der A
Start the engme and let It Idle until
warmed up Stop engme Intake valve of No I
cyhnder
2 Disconnect the dlstnbutor COil 8
Intake valve of No 2 cyhnder

WIre to prevent the engme from t
and crank the engme e

startmg by
Exhaust valve of No 3 cyhnder
tUffimg the IgmtJon key 10 short
bursts until No 1 E
cylmder IS at
top
dead center TOC Now l1ghten locknuts securely
accordmg to
the tlOung marks 5 Crank the engme agam unlil No 4
3 Remove the valve rocker cover cyhndens at TOC This posllion IS
Note how the hoses Wires cables mdlcated when both rocker arms
and tubes are removed so you can for No 4 cyhnder are 10 a neutral
replace them properly posll1on both valves closed
123

Engme Datsun
6 AdJust the clearances on these Models 610 and 710

cylinders Fig 132
Exhaust ilve
v of No 2 cylmder
0 If the has been
car run
recently
Intake valve of No 3 cyhnder allow the engme to cool before ad
F
Justmg valves
Intake valve of No 4 cyhnder 2 Remove the valve rocker cover
0
Note how the hoses and tubes were
Exhaust valve of No 4
cyhnder removed so that
you may remstall
H
them
properl y
3 Disconnect the coil wire from the
Valve Clearance dlstnbutor so the engme won t
All valves 0 35 mm 0 014 m

start
4 Crank the engme by turmng the

7 Remove all pieces ofthe old gasket Igml10n key 10 short bursts unl1l
matenal and mstall a new valve cam lobe nearest front of engme IS
cover gasket Install the valve strlllght up

cover hoses Wires cables and
5 Measure the clearance under that
tubes Connect the dlstnbutor COli
valve first nOl1ng whether It IS an
wrre
mtake or an exhaust valve Fig
8 Test dnve the car to check 133 Do the same for any other
performance cam lobe pomtmg strlllght up
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Fig 133 Valve adJustment Models 610 and 710
124

Datsun Engine
6 If the clearance IS out of speclfica 109 Job IS necessary or Ifthe overhead

loosen the and cam IS damaged or the cy hnder head IS
l1on pivot locknut
untIl specified cracked warped or otherwise dam
turn pivot screw
clearance IS reached Tighten the aged you can remove the cylinder head
with the
locknut securely Fig 134 yourself help of tlus book
By domg the labor yourself you ll save
7 Crank the engme until the second
enough to go a long way toward the cost
cam lobe from the front IS
pomtmg of a valve Job Shop around when look
straight up
109 for a replacement cyhnder head
Pnces can vary greatly and some places
8
Repeat steps 3 4 and 5 unlil each
valve has been checked and or have exchange programs where you
no waItmg Tak
adJusted simply swap heads
mg the cyhnder head off and remstal
hng It IS an all day Job

Valve Clearance
Intake Valves 0 20 mm 0 008 In
Exhaust Valves 025 mm 0010 In Model B210
To Remove
CYLINDER HEAD
REMOVAL
1 Dram the coolant from the engme
REPLACEMENT
2 Disconnect the battery ground
If after cable
takmg a compressIOn test
you have estabhshed that a valve gnnd 3 Dram the Oil from the engme
134 Tightening locknut Models 610 and 710

Fig
125

Engine Datsun
4 Disconnect the top radiator hose

12 Lift the head offthe engme Ifthe
from the thermostat housmg head sticks do not pry at gasket
Remove the thermostat area Instead tap the head frrrnIy

5 housmg
and thermostat from the cyhnder With a
large soft hammer unl1l seal
head IS broken Remember tap do
6 Disconnect all hoses wrres tubes not beat I
and cables on the valve cover
7 Remove the mtake mamfold with

the carburetor 10 place To Install
8 Remove the valve rocker cover
9 Loosen the valve locknuts and turn
Put a new cylmder head gasket 10
theadJusl1ng screws out to disen
place after removmg any residue
gage the push rods Then evenly left from the old one Apply a
loosen the rocker shaft bolts and
small amount of SUItable gasket
remove the rocker shaft as an
sealer to the bottom ofthe gasket to
assembly locate It on the engme block
Withdraw the push rods and label
help
10
them keep them 10 order
to 2 Posll1on the cylinder head 10 place
11 Loosen the cylmder head bolts 10 and msert cylmder head bolts Be
sequence shown 10 Fig 135 sure to mstaIl the smaller diameter
Loosen them a httle at a tune to head bolt on the nght slde center
aVOid warpmg the head of the head
135 head bolt loosemng Model B2JO

Fig Cylmder sequence
126

Datsun Engine
Fig 136 Cylmder head bolt tlghtenmg sequence model O

B2
3 Tighten the bolts 10 three steps to a
final torque of70 to 75 N m 51 54

ft lbs In the sequence shown 10
Fig 136
4 Apply engme Oil to ends of push

rods and mstall rods 10
proper
sequence
5 Apply englOe Oil to valve stern end

and rocker arm contact surfaces
Pos1l10n rocker shaft assembly on
cyhnder head
6 Tighten the rocker shaft bracket 10

three steps final torque of 20 to
to a
25 N m 14 to 18 ft Ibs 10 the
sequence shown 10 Fig 137
7 AdJust valve clearance as de

scnbed earher
Fig 137 Rocker shaft bolt
8 Install the valve cover and gasket
tightening sequence
9 Flmsh mstallmg remammg com
Model B210
I
ponents steps 6 through
127

Engine Datsun
Fig 138 Cylmder head bolt loosening sequence Models 610 and 710
Models 610 and 710 engme block as you remove the
Crank the engme unl1l No I

sprocket from the camshaft and the
cyhn cham from the sprocket
der IS at TOe as mdlcated on tun
109 marks 7 Remove the cylinder head bolts
2
loosemng 10 three steps 10 se
Perform steps 1 through 8 as out
quence shown 10
Fig 138
hned 10 B210 cyhnder head re
moval procedures 8 Lift the head partially up from the
3 Remove the fuel pump engme block and have a helper
4 To facilitate
loop two pieces of wrre around the
assembly pamt a
at base of engme to
mark on the
tunmg cham
tunmg cham and cam It from
shaft
keep falhng
sprocket
5 Loosen the camshaft bolt and re
Installal10n IS the reverse ofremoval
move the fuel pump dnvmg cam
Use the three step lightemng sequence
6 Loop a
piece of wrre around l1rmng shown 10 Fig 39 to tighten cylinder
cham to prevent It from falling IOto head bolts
128

Datsun Engine
Models 610 and 710

Fig 139 Cylinder head bolt tightening sequence
129

Clutch Transmission
Propeller Shaft
This sectIOn Will proVide you With Loosen the locknut and push nut
the help you need 10
makmg some located at the connecl1on of the
rmnor adJustments to the clutch and operatmg cyhnder and wIthdrawal
transrmsSlon linkage as well as more lever Figs 140 and 141 AdJust
complex procedures such as removmg the length of the push rod by turn
the
a transmission 109 push rod with an open end
wrench unl1l the release beanng
Don t be fnghtened about removmg
lightly touches the diaphragm
a transmisSion We ll be helpmg you
spnng
and any Jacks or supports you rmght
need can usually be rented at local 2 Turn the push rod back approxI
rent all centers You can save a lot of mately 1 v turns so that the Wlth
by domg the labor yourself Re drawallever dimenSIOn IS as mdl

money
cated Fig 141
placement transmissions can be pur In
chased at local salvage yards These

3 Tighten the locknut and push nut
umts were removed from wrecked cars
be109 careful not to disturb the
but the wreck may have had no effect
dimenSIOn
on the transmission The reduced pnce
4 Depress and release the clutch
you pay at a salvage yard will help
you
keep your car runnmg and aVOid the pedal several times then check the
expense of buymg another car When pedal travel adJustment
dealmg With a salvage yard be sure that 5 Measure the pedal travel at the
you fully understand any warranty that center ofthe pedal Itshould be 16
accompanies the umt you are buymg to 33 mm 0 63 to 1 30 10
CLUTCH REPLACEMENT
CLUTCH LINKAGE
If your car feels hke It has no power
ADJUSTMENT
don t overlook the that the
poSSibIlity
clutch IS worn Remember the clutch
If you are havmg trouble sluftmg has a facmg hmng
or
very sunIlar to
gears or there IS a
gear gnndmg or that used on brakes so If you can t keep
clashmg when sluftIng the cause may the clutch
need of adJustment
adJusted properly the clutch
be a clutch 10 Tlus
may need replacmg
45 mmute
adJustment IS qUite Simple
on Datsun B210 models Model 610 You can do tlus Job yourself and save
and 710 clutch hnkage however IS the labor charges The parts can be
complicated requIrIng a qualified purchased at your local automotive
mechanIC and SpeCial tools for any re parts supply store Clutch replacement
palrs or adJustments should take most of the day
130

Datsun Clutch Transmission Propeller Shaft
1 CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER

2 CLUTCH DISC ASSEMBLY
3 CLUTCH COVER ASSEMBLY
4 RELEASE BEARING AND SLEEVE ASSEMBLY
5 RETURN SPRING
6 CLUTCH LINE
7 CLUTCH PEDAL
8 OPERATING CYLINDER
9 WITHDRAWAL LEVER
10 WITHDRAWAL LEVER BALL PIN
Fig 140 Clutch operatmg system
131

Clutch Transmission Propeller Shaft Datsun
10to2 0mm
10 039 TO
0079 IN
1 LOCKNUT
2 PUSH NUT
3 WITHDRAWAL LEVER
Fig 141 AdJustmg clutch pedal travel
Remove the transmisSIOn as out Installalion IS the reverse ofremoval
hned later tlus all bolts

In
chapter Tighten 10 a cnsscross manner
2 Insert the clutch bar mto

one turn at a l1me to a
torque of 16 to 21
allgnmg
N m
12 to 15 ft lbs
the clutch diSC hub unlillt wIll go
no further It IS unportant to sup
port the weight of the clutch diSC 10
the steps that follow Fig 142

MANUAL TRANSMISSION
3 Loosen the bolts attachmg the REPLACEMENT
clutch cover to the flywheel one
turn each at a until the spnng

l1rne
If the transrmsslOn IS 10 need of an
IS released Be sure to
pressure overhaul the cost Will be rather high If
turn them out 10 a cnsscross
you remove the transrmsslOn and re
fasluon
place It With one bought from a
salvage
4 Remove the clutch assembly and yard your day s work WIll save you
diSC cover money
132

CLUTCH
ALIGNING
BAR
Fig 142 Supportmg clutch assembly
Model B210 10 Remove the propeller shaft as de

scnbed later 10 thiS chapter
Disconnect the NOTE Plug the opemng 10 the
battery ground
cable rear extensIOn
housmg to prevent
2 Remove the console box and hole 011 from flowmg out
II Remove the clutch operatmg cy
cover mounl1ng screws Remove
the hole cover and rubber boot linder C from transmiSSIOn
3 Place the transmiSSion 10 neutral case

Fig 143
4 Remove the control lever 12 Support the engme by placmg a
by re
movmg C nng and pm Jack under the 011 pan With a piece
5 Raise the car and support It With of wood 2x41s OK between the
stands at all 011 pan and Jack
safety comers
6 Disconnect the front exhaust tube

NOTE Do not
place the Jack
7 Disconnect wires A from the
under the 011 pan dram plug
reverse lamp sWitch Fig 143
from the top 13 the transmiSSion with a
8 Disconnect the Wires Support
detecting SWItch and neutral transrmsslon Jack
sWitch 14 Remove the rearengme secunng
9 Disconnect speedometer cable bolts D and crossmember
B 143 bolts E Fig 143
Fig mountmg
133

15 Remove the starter motor Models 610 and 710

16 Remove the bolts secunng the
transmission to the engine and Disconnect the battery ground
gusset cable
17 Support the engine and transrms 2 Remove the sluft lever
slon with Jacks and slIde transmis 3 RaIse the car and support at all
rearward and
sIOn
away from en corners With
safety stands
gme Remove transmiSSion from 4 Disconnect the front exhaust tube
car 5 Disconnect Wires from back up
lamp switch
installation IS the reverse of removal
6 Remove the clutch operatmg cy
With the followmg addll10nal steps hnder from the transmission case
1 Before mstalling transmissIon
7 Disconnect the speedometer cable
clean mal1ng surfaces of engme
from the hOUSing
rear
rear plate and transmiSSion case
8 Disengage the propeller shaft as
2 Before Instalhng apply a light explamed later 10 thiS chapter
coat of grease to sphne parts of
clutch diSC and maIO gear dnve and NOTE Plug opemng 10 rear ex
movmg surfaces of control lever tensIOn housmg to prevent oil from
and stnkmg rod flowmg out
3 Remove the filler plug and fill 9 Support the engme With aJack and
transmission with recommended apiece ofwood 2x4Is0K at the
gear oil to level of plug hole 011 pan
Fig 143 TransmissIOn Model B210
134

10 Support the transmiSSion with a 6 Disconnect the selector range lever
Jack from manual shaft
II Remove the two bolts

7 Disconnect the wire connectIons at
secunng the
transrmsslOn to rear engme mount
mhlbItor SWitch
Ing Insulator and remove two 8 Disconnect the vacuum tube from
the vacuum and
crossmember mounting bolts diaphragm wire
connectIons at downshift solenOid

12 Lower the Jack so that the trans
9 Disconnect the cable
miSSIOn can be removed from the speedometer
from the transmission rear
car
easily
ex tensIOn
13 Remove the starter motor from the
transrmSSlOn case
10 Disconnect the 011 fill pipe
14 Remove the four bolts secunng the 11 Disconnect the 011 cooler mlet and
to
outlet tubes at transrmsslOn case
engme gussets
12 Support the engine by placmg a
15 Remove the three bolts secunng
Jack under the 011 pan with a piece
gussets to engme rear
plate and of wood 2x4 IS OK between the
transmiSSIOn case If so
equipped
pan and Jack
16 Remove the bolts secunng the
13 Support the transrmsslOn With a
transmiSSion to the engme and
move transmiSSion backward and
transmission Jack
away from car
14 Detach the engme rear plate rubber
InstallatIOn IS the reverse of removal plug Remove the bolts secunng

Remove filler the torque converter to the dnve
plug at mspectIon hole
and fill transmiSSIOn case with recom plate Measure distance A Fig
mended 011 the level of the 148 and mark for reference dunng
to plug
reassembly
NOTE Before removmg the tor

AUTOMATIC
que converter scnbe marks on the
TRANSMISSION
two parts so that they Will be re
REPLACEMENT the
placed 10
ongInal posllion
Disconnect the 15 Remove the engIne mount
rear
battery ground
cable securmg bolts and crossmember
2 Disengage the torsIOn shaft from mounl1ng bolts
the accelerator linkage If so
16 Remove the starter motor
equipped
17 Remove the bolts securmg trans
3 Raise the and support all
car cor
rmsslon to engme After removmg
ners WIth safety stands
these bolts support the engine and
4 Remove the propeller shaft as
transmiSSion With Jack and lower
explained later 10 tlus chapter be
gradually unl1l transmission can
5 Disconnect the front exhaust tube removed
135

NOTE Plug up any opemngs such

as 011 fill pipe 011 cooler
tubes etc
InstallatIon IS the reverse of removal

With the followmg add1l10nal steps
Install the torque converter With

the notch 10 the torque converter
lmed up With the one 10 the 011
pump Be extremely careful not to
cause undue stress when mstalhng
the torque converter
2 When
connectmg the torque con
verter to the transrrnsslOn be sure
distance A Fig l441s the same

as measured dunng disassembly
3 After the converter IS mstaIled ro
tate the crankshaft several turns
and check to be sure the transrrns

Slon turns Without Fig 144 Installmg torque
freely bmdmg
converter
4 Fill the transrmsslOn wIth a re
commended flUid
the dimenSion A to II to 12 mm
5 Connect the selector range lever to 145
043 to 0 47 10 Fig
the manual shaft with the shift
selector 10 neutral 2 Install the control knob on the
lever At the same tune check di
6 Check the mlubltor SWitch for op
mensIOn B and adJust It to 0 1
eraUon Starter should be brought
to 1 I mm 0 004 to 0 433 10 by
mto operal1on only 10 P and N
tunllng pusher Fig 145
posllions
7 Move the gear selector lever to the

3 Loosen adJustment nuts
check operalion Set control lever and selector lever

10 neutral Set the clearance C
to I mm 0 039 10 by tummg
adJusl1ng nuts at trunmon which
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION connects selector rod Fig 145
LINKAGE
4 After adJustIng test for free opera
l10n and lack of bmdmg Any parts
Model B210 that cannot be brought IOtO ad
Justment will have to be replaced

I Pnor to mstallmg control knob set by a qualIfied mechamc
136

oQ lit l 3 ll
C lT
C i Q3en 3ijen o3 C o0 Cl Cil Ul T Q
L8
L8 LB LBI
FT
12T06F 5T03F OF LB
21
I
TO FT
29T04NomIF 16T02Nom 34T05Nom

T
2
115 m
N
Nom
29
TO
TORQUE NUTS
AND
TIGHEN BOLTS
20
T T T T
@ @@ @
AROD SEMBLY BRACKET LEVR SUPORT ROD

L EV R L EV R RANGE
SHIFT SHAFT SHIFT SHAFT
TRUNIO LOWER PUSHER CONTRL CONTRL SELCTOR CROS UPER CROS
1
2 3 4 5 6
78 9
lIl
Q 2l l Q
Il I
I

n c l
C i Q3 3u 03 1l1 0 00Cl CD CIl Q oQ c3
NUTS
OF LB
FT
U
9
f TORQUE N
m
111
SCREWS
TIGHEN AND
LBI
FT LBI
94 LBI LBI LBI
L
0
TO
FT FT
16 29
3 FT FT
0
TO 8
TO TO
51
VLD 0
12 22
25 TO
Nom m 158
l1 N
Nom No
Nom
018 22 40
5
4
11
TO TO TO TO
TO
07 16 29 34 B
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KNOB LEV R ASEMBLY BRACKET

LEV R LEV R RANGE LEV R ROD
TRUNIO
CONTRL PUSHER CONTRL SELCTOR CONTRL JOINT SELCTOR
1
2 3 4 5 6 7
lQ
Il g S l Il
Q I I
fto R
w Clll

Models 610 and 710 PROPELLER SHAFT

REMOVAL
Pnor to mstalhng the control knob
set the dunenslon A to II to 12 shaft removal
Propeller IS an mtegral
mm O 433toO 47210 Fig 146 part of clutch and transmiSSion remov
al Removal IS easy and should not add

2 Install the control knob on lever
to clutch
At the same l1me check the di nol1ceably or transmission
8 and It to 0 I
removal l1me
menSIOn adJust
to I I 0 004 to 0 433
mm 10
by
tummg pusher Fig 146 Models 610 and 710
3 Loosen the adjustment nuts
Set control lever and selector lever With the car
supported on stands as
10 neutral Set the clearance C 10 transmission removal put
to I mm 0 039 10
by lummg
marks on propeller shaft and
the
adJustmg nuts at trunmon which compamon flange so that the shaft

connects selector rod 146 can be remstalled 10 the ongmal
FIg
4 After check for free posll1on
adJustment
operal1on and lack ofbmdmg Any 2 Remove the bolts connectmg the
part that can l be
brought mto ad shaft 10 compamon flange Re
Justment WIll have to be replaced move the bolts retalmng the center
quahfied mechamc beanng support Fig 147

by a
Fig 147 RemOVing center bearing support
139

3 Draw out the propeller shaft sleeve compamon flange so that they can
yoke from the transmiSSIOn by be mstalled 10 their ongmal
movmg the shaft rearward pass poSItIons
109 It under the rear axle Check 2 Remove the bolts connectmg the
for 011 leakage from transmiSSIOn
propeller shaft to the companIOn
end
flange Fig 148
NOTE Remove propeller shaft 3 Withdraw the shaft
propeller
carefully so as not to damage the sleeve yoke from the transmission
sphne sleeve yoke and rear seal by removmg propeller shaft rear
ward passmg It under the rear

axle Check for 011 leakage at the
transrmsslOn end
Model B210
NOTE When removmg the pro
With the car supported as for peller shaft be careful not to dam
transmiSSion or clutch removal age the spline sleeve yoke and
put marks on
propeller shaft and rear 011 seal
Fig 148 RemOVing propeller shaft
140

MaIntenance Log
The purpose of thiS book was to WIll prove that you have saved money
show you that you can do a lot of your This IS where you measure your per
own car mamtenance and save money fonnance and see how well you have
while domg It done Keep track of your car s mamte
We have supphed a mamtenance log nance needs It will run better last
chart WhiCh when filled 10 by you longer and not let you down
DATE MILEAGE GASOLINE OIL REPAIRS

YOUR COST SAVED
141

Maintenance Log Datsun
DATE MILEAGE GASOUNE OIL REPAIRS

YOUR COST S SAVED
142

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Product Number 23077

1790 Broadway New York N Y 10019

Prrnted In the USA @ Copyrrght 1978 by The Hearst CorporatIon

responsible nor does It assume responsIbility for such omissions errors or

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Cool Ing System Service 15 Dead Battery 62

Choke Unloader Adjustment 54 RadIator Replacement 100

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This book will save you money even familIar with

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In order provide good accurate

carcare It IS absolutely necessary that

size ofthe engine The follOWing chart

relallon to the engine size and year of

and L20B deSignates the engine mod hicle senal number

Engine Code Displacement Application

Al3000000 1288 cc 1974 Model 8210

A14000000 1397 cc 1975 77 Model 8210

1973 Model 610

1974 76 Model 610

cluded factory recommended lubnca replaced at proper Intervals Engme 011

to carlife A small invest keep track of your car s needs A few

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1974 DATSUN 8210

EMISSION RELATED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

Maintenance Operation Recommended Intervals

Intake Exhaust Valve Clearance A A A A

Engine 011 R 4000 Miles or 4 Months

Choke Mechanism Choke Plate Linkage A A A A

Boost Controlled Decelerallon Device or

Carburetor Air Cleaner Element R R

Automatic Temperature Control Air Cleaner I I I I

Operating Parts or Distributor Ignition

POSitive Crankcase Ventilation PCV Valve R R R R

Exhaust Gas Recirculation EGR Control System I I I I

Vapor Lines Fuel Vapor Control Valve I I I I

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1974 DATSUN 8210

Maintenance Operation Recommended Intervals

Brake Clutch Fuel Exhaust lines Hoses

Steenng Linkage Gear Box Suspension Parts

Steenng linkage Suspension Ball JOints Grease R

Engine 011 for Leaks I I I I I I I I I I

Linkage Lubncate If Necessary I I I I

Battery Terminals Fluids SpeCIfic Gravity I I I I

Components for Wear Deterioration Leaks I I I I I I I I I I

I Inspect Repair or Replace

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1975n DATSUN 8210

NON EMISSION RELATED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

Maintenance Operation Recommended IntOlrvals

Brake Clutch Auto Transmission

Steering Gear Fluid Levels for Leaks I I I I I I I I I I

Chafing Abrasion Deterioration Etc I I I I I I I I I I

Steering Gear Box Linkage Suspension