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Hey all, new over here. I've restarted an old project. '84 Sentra 5sp wagon I got 6 years ago. It was my sister's car till she bought an Escort and gave it to me. There are $800 in reciepts she spent on this "problem" back then. Seems it would quit, then she would run the battery down trying to start it. Garage loved that one alt, batt & starter........
So Question 1:
I had it for a few days and found the ignition was failing. I got 2 transistor/coil sets from the junkyard and niether one fixed the problem. Guy at the dealership gave me a tech article about the ignition problems they have. The transistor was $135 from the dealer and it is unclear whether it is THAT or the pickup in the distributor (~$400 for distributor).
Now I want to nail this thing dead nuts the first time. I have the factory shop manual for it and there is NO help for testing the ignition parts.
So, how do I check this thing out, and where can I get cheap parts for it?
Question #2. For years when you start it it will race to ~3500 RPM then come down till you touch the gas & try to move it, then it will race again till it warms up. Warm it's OK. What to look for here?
So Question 1:
I had it for a few days and found the ignition was failing. I got 2 transistor/coil sets from the junkyard and niether one fixed the problem. Guy at the dealership gave me a tech article about the ignition problems they have. The transistor was $135 from the dealer and it is unclear whether it is THAT or the pickup in the distributor (~$400 for distributor).
Now I want to nail this thing dead nuts the first time. I have the factory shop manual for it and there is NO help for testing the ignition parts.
So, how do I check this thing out, and where can I get cheap parts for it?
Question #2. For years when you start it it will race to ~3500 RPM then come down till you touch the gas & try to move it, then it will race again till it warms up. Warm it's OK. What to look for here?