Hey everyone,

For your viewing pleasure, I've just scanned and uploaded the Datsun Service Manual for A10 and A12 Engines.

Click the thumbnail below to view the pages as .JPGs or right-click the links below to download each section as a PDF.

• Cover and Foreword(454 Kb)
  
• Engine General(977 Kb)
  
• Engine Tune-up(3.60 Mb)
  
• Engine Mechanical(7.42 Mb)
  
• Engine Lubrication System(1.09 Mb)
  
• Cooling System(1.21 Mb)
  
• Engine Fuel(2.82 Mb)
  
• Emission Control System(943 Kb)
  
• Engine Electrical System (5.96 Mb)
  

Andrew

Thanks D
 
Ash has a few other goodies kicking about. The next thing I'll be scanning is the 3N71A Automatic Transmission Service Manual.
 
If anyone out there has a service manual for the Manual Transmission, I'd love to borrow it to scan.

I just skimmed through the manual and there's no mention of Borg Warner in that.
 
To quote BensDR30 on ozdat.com...
 

Quote:

"FYI, there are only 2 types of 3-speed transmissions used in Datsuns:
Borg Warner Model 35
Jatco 3N71B (the 3N71A was only used for a brief period and only in other markets)"

Was the BW35 in any A-series Datsun at all, maybe the later Aussie built 120's? I'd be surprised if they weren't, seeing as just about every other AUS built auto car had them, i.e. Valiant and Ford. They're bulletproof behind a 4 pot standard. Plus, they'd be a dime a dozen, so a fit would be way more economical than a 3N71A.

True that Neil: My 1st car was a TE Cortina (pretty mch extinct, thank GOD!) which had a BW35 and I blew that tranny to oblivion (where's Unfamilia for that blatant double entendre?! ).  On the flipside though, I also had a GD Galant with one in it. Actually apart from the motor, I swear the rest of the drive train was straight from a Centura, because it was bullet proof behind that Saturn engine.  I hurled all kinds of abuse at that thing, such as neutral drops @ 50km/h and prolonged statics where the engine would never rev above about 1500rpm and it never even developed a slip! That little Bullant was the best $300 I ever spent.
 
But back to the autos...
Apart from torque convertors, were there any internal differences (i.e. gear ratios) to the BW35's used behind 4-bangers and the ones behind 6pots Neil?  Also, were the bell housings interchangeable or were they one piece like the Torqueflite?
From memory (which I admit is almost lost in a haze of smoke... ) Ford used them in the XF Falcons and possibly even the Series 1 EA's, before Ford released the 4spd electronic, yes yes??  I'm wondering if places like Clifford's or Balcatta Auto Transmisions would still have recond stock available?

Really? Shit, been a white collar in the auto industry too long! 
 
I'm just thinking out loud Neil, in case I decide to convert my 4dr back to auto. I was thinking if the bw35 did ever come out fitted to the back of an a-series, it may be a cheaper alternative.

Don't forget you can search the Datsun Identification in the Reference Material to show all Australian Datto's that came with a particular transmission.
 
Eg:

• 3-Speed Automatic - Column Change (3N71A) (7 models)
  
• 3-Speed Automatic - Floor Change (3N71B)(42 models)
  
• 3-Speed Automatic - Floor Change (Borg Warner) (17 models)
  

Just click "Show Search Options" under "Keywords" on the bottom-left of the page.

Thanks Andrew & Dave.
 
Like I said, I'm only thinking out loud.  Probably wouldn't be easy doing the conversion on a Thou' and keeping the collumn shift anyway.
 
On another angle, most Powerglides were column shift! Too heavy I know, but mmmm.... 2 speed!!