the grey ghost is sick!

[grey ghost]

need some help guys,
went to drive the ghost (1981 mq 2.4 ltr petrol) to work this morning and she drove like a dog! is backfiring badly and running like its missing. its all of a sudden so we are thinking coil or distributor......thoughts?

[threedogs]

If running on gas and doing this I'd
be checking the leads. whilst its dark ,lift the bonnet and start it up
Thinking there will be sparks everywhere

[the ferret]

Points mate, check the points and the dizzy cap.
Cheers, the ferret.

[grey ghost]

new points and dizzy cap Ferret.

[the ferret]

Ok, water in the fuel, ballast resistor, cracked plug, bad earth to engine block, coil or condesor??points bottoming out??
Cheers, the ferret

[GQ TANK]

Is the alt charging - if you have low volts will casue this as well

[grey ghost]

thanks Ferret thats a great list to check . Shes got new plugs and a new alt Tank . we where thinking points bottoming out or coil to Ferret. ill start with the cheapest first and replace the coil today.

[MQ MAD]

L28s absolutely hate batteries not fully charged

Check the battery

[grey ghost]

have replaced coil , check points , spark , fuel, (no batt but brought one 6 months ago). the only thing we can think of is there is play in the dizzy to the cam putting the firing up the shit(have recently done new cap and points). so im on the hunt for a second hand dizzy "sigh".......and she was running so well!

[MQ MAD]

So you bought a new battery 6 months ago ???
If it was a newie still could be an issue
if it was a replacement , ala 2nd handie,it could be a dud
I had an L28 here run that ruff it struggled to rev or idle well
Threw a big battery from a diesel in it ,(cant remember why we done it) and it was like a new engine
Ran like a tropper and screamed like a pig at a slaughter house
Not saying thats the issue,but just double check it with a volt meter
The other issue with the L28s is the fine filter just inside the carb,when these block , no battery,coil,leads,plugs will make it run better
Check that filter wont take long
If you need a dizzy, shoot me a PM ill checkout if theres a spare here

[grey ghost]

cheers MQ, just spent a week on fraser cutting some sand tracks and catching plenty of tailor sadly in a nissan nevara and not my mq . so ill double check the batt and the filter this weekend.......fingers crossed!

[grey ghost]

Hey guys I need to replace the distributor in the ghost (MQ L28) what models have the same engine? Or does anyone have one for sale ?

[MQ MAD]

MQ/MK L28s are all the same, the nissan Z cars , the 280 C saloons are all L seires engines
Quite a few nissans have these engines
I only have an electronic dizzy spare here,non points type