New to s30 or even Nissan for that matter first and for most.
I just bought a 75 280z with an 81 L28et swapped in and running (sorta)
i fixed some leaks and such and finally took it for a boot for a few spins around the block. it drove well but was completely gutless. I could hear the turbo spool but my sisters tercel had more guts!
I bring it back home and i fix another oil leak i found, once again took it for a test spin. Once again gutless (of course as i changed nothing) but when i went to shift into 3rd gear the car stalled out and died. I tried to start it up a few times but it wouldnt fire up. took out the plugs and they were wet with fuel (most likely from trying to crank it over).
the next day comes, i put the plugs back in and tried to start it.
It fired up once i gave it some gas, the idle was horrible and would only stay running if i revved it. On top of that a huge cloud of gray smoke started coming out of the exhaust.
im getting fuel and spark so could it be timing? From reading a haynes it states that i need to re possession the crank angle sensor in order to adjust ignition timing?! the bolts where on tight so how could it have moved. Also how to i go abouts adjusting this form of ignition timing. Just move it around till it runs ok??!
One other thing. It seems like i could loosen the bolts of the dizzy and adjust it. If according to the manual i cant adjust timing with the dizzy then why does it look like i can turn it a few degrees?
im pretty confused with this and any help would be great