Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition)
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180 available scans from Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition), in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
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Here are the key points for solving common problems!
Remember that the Hachiroku is an old car and may have been driven hard. Carefully maintain wear-prone items and normal service parts such as belts, hoses, wiring harnesses, and sensors. For the more unusual troubles that can arise, see the advice below.
I've heard that the clutch in a Hachiroku often doesn't disengage well. Is there anything I can do about it?
Q
It is true that the clutch release can be poor. It does not fail to disengage completely, so many people probably keep driving it that way. But that can be dangerous. If you continue…
A
…you put extra load on the transmission synchronizers and could even damage the gearbox. To improve clutch release, place a washer about 1.5 mm thick at the pivot for the release fork. This improves the fork's contact angle and helps the clutch disengage more cleanly…
DRIFTEI
(Information provided by JAM Racing)
Use the feel of the controls to judge whether the clutch is disengaging properly.
…that's how it works.
I exposed my exhaust manifold because the scorched stainless steel looked cool. Then the heat melted my distributor!
On the Hachiroku, the distributor sits directly above the exhaust manifold. Without a factory-style heat shield, it takes a lot of heat from the manifold. One solution is to wrap heat-resistant fabric…
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…around the lower part of the distributor and secure it with wire, or wrap the exhaust manifold itself in heat-resistant fabric like a race car. You could also make and install a custom heat shield…
…those are the options.
(Information from JAM…
Racing…
A wheel bearing is basically a type of bearing fitted in the hub so the wheel can rotate freely. If you drive the car hard…
A
…the wheel bearing can fail surprisingly quickly. Signs include losing feedback from the road, a floaty ride, or a grinding noise. These symptoms indicate that the wheel bearing is wearing and developing play. If that happens, replace the wheel bearing with a new one. (Information provided by JAM Racing.)
A friend who drives a Hachiroku asked me, ‘Are your wheel bearings okay…’
This is the risky part…
…they asked me.
…are they?
What does that mean? What happens if…
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