Things I forget that are important on an old car

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 06/04/2020 at 21:44 • Filed to: Datsun 240Z

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I replaced the plugs and wires last night as a first easy project and it runs so much better. There was definitely some minor misfires before I replaced the plugs. I called my dad and he said he had never replaced the plugs so there were probably last done around 1990 or so. When I replaced the plugs in my mazda they looked almost new and that was at 70,000 miles!

One of these is different and was on the #6 cylinder

So pretty and blue

Also high temperature cheese? I guess you eat this when you need the most performance from your cheese.

Aremmes > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/04/2020 at 22:12

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Uhhh... high-temp cheese? I bet it contains an emulsifier, at which point it’s more accurate to call it cheese product.

SmugAardvark > Aremmes 06/04/2020 at 22:25

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Love me some cheese-adjacent food product. Velveeta all day buddy!

dogisbadob > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/04/2020 at 22:25

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Yeah, the hi-temp cheese won’t melt when you cook it on your engine :p

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/04/2020 at 22:35

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When I bought the Jaguar it had pretty blue plug wires so I convinced myself it didn’t need plugs or wires. After trouble starting it on damp days and occasionally cyl 6 being dead, I eventually replaced everything from the rotor to the plugs. No more problems!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/04/2020 at 22:35

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What if I need high altitude high temperature cheese for when I intentionally fly too close to the sun? 

Aremmes > SmugAardvark 06/04/2020 at 22:39

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It’s an addictive dish, likely containing the same secret ingredient in KFC’s eleven herbs and spices that makes one crave it fortnightly.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 06/04/2020 at 22:48

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I should do the cap and rotor too. They do t cost that much. The plugs and wires was like night and day.

bob and john > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/04/2020 at 22:52

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even a new car.

My lexus had the plugs in it for 215K km.

I swapped them out, and instantly gained 1l/100km less fuel consumption. (10L avg to 9L avg)

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/04/2020 at 22:54

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I’ll see your high temp cheese and raise you MOON CHEESE!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > bob and john 06/04/2020 at 23:09

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The NGK iridiums I took out of my mazda looked  like they had just been replaced.

facw > dogisbadob 06/04/2020 at 23:39

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Mmm... engine halloumi (or maybe engine queso de freír?)

bob and john > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/05/2020 at 00:26

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the lex also hard Iridums. but they were Og to the car.

manual calls for replacments at 1/2 my milage LOL 

gmctavish needs more space > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/05/2020 at 14:17

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My Raider was misfiring for a while last year, or maybe the year before , but I thought I’d done t he plugs when I first got it. I replaced the wires, cap, and rotor. Eventually I decided I should check the plugs. I had not replaced them, and one of them was so carboned up I can’t believe it even sometimes worked. Then I finally did the coil this year

Boxer_4 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 06/05/2020 at 18:19

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I installed the NGK blue plug wires on the Forester the last time I changed the plugs.  I’m a bit sad that everything is moving to coil on plug for this reason...