1980 LG61 Ignition Question

npca-arcticteach · Post by **npca-arcticteach** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:23 am

I am in Cali, Colombia. I have a 1980 LG61 (engine # P502957 Frame #G6101473) I have an ignition problem. First I am pretty sure I have a burned exhaust valve and will be pulling the head over the Christmas Break. Black smoke (blue too) loss of power. Horrible decline in mileage. In the meantime I had one of the mechanics at the school where I work replace the plugs points, cables, etc. this week. Result was another decrease in power. The firing order now is set to 1-4-2-5-3-6 I read in another post that the firing order fo a 69 (remember,mine is an 80) is 1-5-3-6-2-4. On a whim I rearranged the cables but could not get an engine start. (I did not mess with the timing...yet) So, can anyone help me with the correct firing order? I could also use a manual for this car (have been unable to score one to date) and am glad to pay whatever. Thanks for the help! Oh yeah! I am cross posting this to the engine board.

npca-patrolfever · Post by **npca-patrolfever** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:36 pm

; does any one knows if Chevy 4.3 V6 vortec ; is a setup that people using on a patrols?; ; ----- Original Message ----- ; From: ; arcticteach ; To: Nissan Patrol Club ; Albuquerque ; Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:23 ; AM; Subject: 1980 LG61 Ignition ; Question; ; ; ; ; New Message on Nissan Patrol ; Club Albuquerque; ; ; 1980 LG61 ; Ignition Question; ; ; ; Reply; ; ; ; ; ; Reply to Sender Recommend ; Message 1 in ; Discussion ; ; ; ; ; ; From: arcticteach ; ; ; ; I am in Cali, Colombia.; I have a 1980 LG61 (engine # P502957 Frame #G6101473); I have an ignition ; problem.; ; First I am pretty sure I have a ; burned exhaust valve and will be pulling the head over the ; Christmas Break.; Black smoke (blue too) loss of ; power. Horrible decline in mileage.; ; In the meantime I had one of the ; mechanics at the school where I work replace the plugs points, ; cables, etc. this week. Result was another decrease in ; power.; ; The firing order now is set to 1-4-2-5-3-6; I read in another post that the firing order fo a 69 ; (remember,mine is an 80) is 1-5-3-6-2-4.; On a whim I rearranged the cables but could not get an ; engine start. (I did not mess with the timing...yet); ; So, can anyone help me with the correct firing order?; I could also use a manual for this car (have been unable to ; score one to date) and am glad to pay whatever.; ; Thanks for the help! ; ; Oh yeah! I am cross posting this to the engine ; board.View other groups in this ; category.

npca-fud · Post by **npca-fud** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:46 pm

You can get an electronic ignition kit for you LG61. It is very simple to fit and not out of hand money wise. Your motor is a P40 not the earlier P engine. Production series is 5th generation. P5xxxx tells me this. Ealry 1960 Patrols are P1xxx and thus a 1st generation P engine. By the 4th gen aka P4xxx Nissan started calling it the P40 not the P engine. Sorry I don't know firing order off top of my head. Walk into a Nissan dealer in Cali or phone one in Bogota and you will get the right firing order from them. They have all the parts books and I believe they also have service manuals. Unlike the USA you have had Patrol in south america for near 50 years or more! So unlike the USA your Nissan dealers should have the info you need and much more. There is a fair share of Colombian Patrol owners on this site so I am sure you can get the help you need. Try posting the same message as this but in spanish. Not all Colombians speak english!

npca-orion-base · Post by **npca-orion-base** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:56 am

Saludos Arcticteach, para tu informacion la sequencia de tiro es como lo siguiente: "1-5-3-6-2-4. Desde 1980 a 1983 la sequencia no cambio ni para el P40 ni para el L28. La sequencia para ambos motores son iguales.Espero que prenda el motor.; Saludos desde Aruba.; >From: "arcticteach" >Reply-To: "Nissan Patrol Club Albuquerque" >To: "Nissan Patrol Club Albuquerque" >Subject: 1980 LG61 Ignition Question >Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 08:23:28 -0800 > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger Download today it's FREE!

npca-dueler · Post by **npca-dueler** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 12:19 pm

; Hola:; Soy Oscar y soy de Bogot¡. El encendido en los motores P 40 es toda la vida 1-5-3-6-2-4. debes tomar en cuenta que los cables no queden cruzados como ya me ha pasado porque uno lo pone en tiempo y resulta que es el 6 el que est¡ en compresion. es posible que tengas un problema en la cadena de distribusin que los pi±ones la cadena y el tensor ya esten para cambio o esten atrazados, asi mismo el pi±on del distribuidor. Otra cosa es que los vastagos de los balancines hay que colocarlos con cierto tacto porque sino no quedan en su sitio. si le mandaste reparar la culata depronto no sentaron bien las valvulas pero esto debe ir acompa±ado de explosiones de vez en cuando por el carburador o por el exosto y si es as, culata pual piso otra vez.; si encontras el manual me avisas que yo tambien lo ando buscando; ; saludos ; Consigue aqu las mejores y mas recientes ofertas de trabajo en Amrica Latina y USA: Haz clic aqu

npca-danetteandkeith · Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:29 am

Sorry Patrolfever I deleted one of your messages from another post. I don't recall a v6 conversion but they say anything can be done if you want to bad enough. Keith