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    Good day all. Big up to Baz, Duncan, Ed, frank and the rest of you guys that helped me get the car together. Its been a little over a year of flawless service from this engine and many, many miles of driving like I stole it. Finally, it seems to have developed some sort of condition; It does...
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    ok so here is the deal. the plugs i had in were BKR6EYA with 35 thou gap. i kept regapping them down and @ 28 thou i got a very noticeable improvement. i think i was suffering from ignition breakdown under boost. in efforts to do even better, i got a set of BKR7EIX and gapped them to 26 thou...
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    duncan i don't think the timing is off but i'll check it. it does seem lazier low down than the 1000. baz i won't be done until the engine stops stumbling. the #7 plug is colder than the #6 right? what difference would it make? oh, what rpm and gear do you guys make 160 km? with the auto, it...
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    i have been lucky enough to get a good engine and reach so far. going to recheck and replacement ignition components, starting with a set of #6 irridiums gapped to 0.8mm. what do you think?
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    did it baz. exited in mode four and switched the ignition off. ignition on again the red and green lights come on, start they cut off. green light flashes as before and car drove the same. checked to see if it was still in mode four and it started with two flashes indicating that it returned to...
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    baz buddy i have not done a single thing with the car this weekend. i will do it today.
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    baz i will give it a go buddy and get back to you. its not that i dont trust what you're saying, i just wanted you to see the info i was working with.
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    baz see the full article that i used here: http://www.troublecodes.net/Nissan/pre88nssn.shtml as far as i understand, all five modes are diagnostic modes. it is supposed to normally work in mode 1.
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    edit: see full article about modes below
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    duncan i check the car running in total darkness and could not find any spark leakage. plugs are new but i'll regap them and see if i can get a new distributor cap and rotor. baz i did some reading up on nissan pre 1988 eccs and found out that the mao9ert ecu has 5 diagnostic modes. mode 3 is...
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    ok ecu green light still flashes. comes on for a second as soon as the pedal is touched, comes on for a second when it is released, then flashes four times when the engine returns to idle? any info on the flash codes that the ecu throws? also i have been trying to figure out what max boost...
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    got a good regulator installed. car is working much better. first drive was to work this morning. dont see anymore flashing lights from the ecu. i still don't think that it is 100% though. i sometimes get a sputter over 7 psi. also if i floor it from stop the car is not launching very well. i...
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    baz i get what you are saying but i don't think that the stock reg is working properly either. furthermore the aftermarket reg would do the same thing as a good stock reg once it is set properly. right now i just want a properly working reg. after i see the gauge showing what is expected at...
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