DATSUN 210 1979 Service Manual

Condition

Insufficient

heating

performance

No
heated

air

discharged

Insufficient
air

flow

to

floor

Insufficient

defrosting

performance

Cold
air

discharged

Insufficient
air
flow

to
defroster

Heated
air

discharged

with

lever
in
VENT

Blower

motor
does

not

run

Control
lever

drags

Outside
air
comes
in

with
fan
in
OFF

Noise

frol11
blower

motor
Body
Electrical

System

Probable
cause

Cooling
water

temperature
too

low

Heater
core

plugged

Insufficient

cooling
water

level

Malfunctioning
air
mix
door

Malfunctioning
water

cock

Blower
motor

speed
too

low

Malfunctioning
floor
door

Refer
to
No

heated
air

discharged

Malfunctioning
hoor
door

or
faulty
seal

Defroster
nozzle

plugged

Leak

at
defroster
duct
lo
nozzle
connection

Water
cock
not

operating
properly

Mode
door
not

operating
properly
or

seal

damaged

Fuse
melted

MOlor
wire
connector
disconnected

Faulty
switch

Faulty
motor

Faultyblower
control

amplifier

Inner
wire

rubbing

against
outer
case
end

Control
cable
bent

excessively

Malfunctioniilg
doors
door

levers
etc

Air

intake
door
not

operating

properly

Control

cable
out
of

adjustment

Loose
bolt

in
blower

motor

BE

56
Corrective
action

Check
thermostat

Rep1ace
as
nece

ry

Clean

Rem

Adjust
control
cable

Adjust
control
cable

Check
motor
terminal

voltage

Repair

poor
connection
and

discontinuity

Replace
motor
if

necessary

Replace
blower

control

amplifier
if
neces

sary

Adjust
control
cable

Adjust
control
cable

Clean

Correcl

Adjust
control
cable

Adjust
control
cable

Correct

cause
and

replace

qrrect

Replace

Check
and

correct

Replace

Adjust
control
cable

Correct

Ch

ck
and
COrrect

Repair
or

replace

Adjust
control
cable

Check
and

tighten
loose
bolts

DATSUN

210
Model

8310
Series

SECTIONAC

AIR
CONDITIONING

CONTENTS

DESCRIPTION

OUTLINE
OF
AIR
CONDITIONER

REFRIGERATION
SYSTEM

AIR
FLOW

VACUUM
SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL
CIRCUIT

GENERAL
SERVICE

REFRIGERANT
R
12

COMPRESSOR
OIL

MAINTENANCE

GENERAL
SERVICE
INSTRUCTIONS

SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS

EVACUATING
AND

CHARGING
SYSTEM

CHECKI
NG
FOR
LEAKS

REFRIGERANT
LEVEL
CHECK

COMPRESSOR
OIL
LEVEL
OHECK

PERFORMANCE
TEST

REFRIGERANT

LEAKS

SERVICE
PROCEDURES

FAST
IDLE
ACTUATOR

IDL
E
PULLEY
AND
COMPRESSOR

DRIVE
BELT

COMPR
ESSOR

CONDENSER

RECEIV
ER

DRIER

REFRIGERANT
LINES
I

COOLING
UNIT

EXPANSION
VALVE

THERMOSTAT

MAIN
RELAY

HEATER
UNIT

WATER
COCK
AC
2

AC
2

AC
3

AC
5

AC
6

AC
7

AC
9

AC
9

AC
9

AC
9

AC
9

AC
9

AC

1

AC14

AC15

AC
17

AC17

AC17

AC18

AC1B

AC19

AC19

AC
20

AC
20

AC
21

ACc21

AC
22

AC
22

AC
23

AC
23

AC
23
BLOWER
MOTOR

RESISTOR

AIR
CONDITIONER

CONTROL

FAN
SWITCH

MICROSWITCH

LOW
PRESSURE
SWITCH

MAGNET
VALVE

FUSE

REPLACEMENT

VACUUM
HOSE
DIAGRAM

WIRING
DIAGRAM

COMPRESSOR
MODEL
SC206

PRELIMINARY
CLEANING

COMPRESSOR
CLUTCH

SHAFT
SEAL

CYLINDER
HEAD

AND
VALVE
PLATE

DISCHARGE
AND
sU
CTiON

CONNECTORS

TROUBLE
DIAGNOSES
AND

CORRECTIONS

AIR

CONDITIONER
DIAGNOSES

BLOWER
MOTOR
DIAGNOSES

COMPRESSOR
DIAGNOSES

COMPRESSOR
CLUTCH
DIAGNOSES

VACUUM
SYSTEM
DIAGNOSES

PERFORMANCE
TEST

DIAGNOSES

PERFORMANCE
CHART

SERVICE
DATA
AND

SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL
SPECIFICATIONS

INSPECTION
AND
ADJUSTMENT

TIGHTENING
TORQUE

SPECIAL
SERVICE
TOOLS
AC
23

AC
23

AC
23

AC
23

AC23

AC
24

AC
24

AC24

AC
24

AC
25

AC
26

AC
27

AC
27

AC
28

AC30

AC30

AC32

AC
32

AC
33

AC34

AC35

AC36

AC37

AC
41

AC
42

AC
42

AC
42

AC
43

AC
44

Air

Conditioning

DESCRIPTION

OUTLINE
OF
AIR

CONDITIONER
level
and

ventilation
functions
Its

control

system
consists

of
a
mechani

cal

system

using
cables
and

engine

vacuum
and
electric

system

The

component
units

of
the
air

conditioner
are
installed
in
the

engine

and

passenger
compartments
the
compressor
and
condenser
in

the
for

mer

and
the
unit

comprising
the

evaporator
heater
and
blower
and
i

Is

control
in
the

latter
The

units
in

the

passenger
compartment
aTe
summa

rized
as
foUows
Th

ipr
conditio
er
isa

combine4

unit

of
an

evaporator
heater
and

blower
and

provides
heating
and
cool

lng
functions
In

addition
it

has
hi

I

1
Heater
unit

2
Ventilation

door

3

Air
mix
dom

4

Air
intake
door

5

Cooling
unit

6
E

r
or

7
Blower
motor

8
Floor
door

AC377A

Fig
AC
1
Air

Conditioning
Unit
and
Air
Flow

AC
2

REFRIGERATION

SYSTEM

If

you
were
to

paint
your
rmger

with
alcohol

your
finger
would
feel

cold
This
is

because
the

liquid
alcohol

takes
heat

away
from

your

rmger

while
it

evaporates
If

a

quickly
evapo

rating
liquid
such

as
alcohol
is

placed

in
a
container
inside
a
box
the
tern
Air

Conditioning

perature
inside
the
box

will

drop
This

is

because
the

alcohol
is

evaporated

absorbing
the
heat

from
the
air

inside

the
box

If
the

gaseous
alcohol
is

collected
and
cooled

with
cold
water

it

will
be

changed
back
into
a

liquid
by

absorption
of
its
heat

by
the
cold

water

The
cooler

operates
on
this

princi

1
r
I

Outside
air

U

Condenser

r
lf
P

9

n

U

Receiver
drier

AC378A

The

operation
of
the
five
devices
of

the

refrigeration

system
are
described

below

EVAPORATOR

The
heat
of
the
inside
air
which
is

force
irculated

by
the
blower
motor

is

absorbed
by

vaporizing
the

liquid

refrigerant
passed
through
the

evapora

tor
This
cools
the
air
l

t
High
pressure

gas

I
High
pressure

liquid

Compressor

Jj

COMPRESSOR

The

compressor
is
installed
to
the

side
of
the

engine
and
is
driven

by

crank

pulley
through
a
belt
The

refrig

erant

gas
leaving
the

evaporator
is

forced
out
to
the
condenser

by
com

pressor
and
the

low

pressure
refriger

ant

gas
is

compressed
to
a

high

pres

sure
and

high

temperature

AC3
pie
The

liquid
used
is

the

refrigerant

R
12
The
heat
inside
the

passenger

compartment
is
absorbed

by
changing

the

refrigerant
from
a

liquid
to
a

gas

and

then

dissipated
to
the
outside

by

changing
the

refrigerant
from
a

gas

back
to
a

liquid

The

refrigeration
system
is
shown

in

Fig
AC
2

Low

pressure

liquid

C
J
Low
pressure

gas

Inside
air

v

n

Blower

1f
motor

Cooled
air

Fig
AC
2

Refrigeration
Cycle

CONDENSER

The
condenser
is

installed
to
the

front
of
the
radiator
The
heated
and

compressed
refrigerant

gas
from
the

compressor
condenses
to
a

liquid
by

being
cooled

by
air

passing
between

the
fins
of
the
condenser

Air

Conditioning

RECEIVER
DRIER

The
receiver

drier
rves
the

pur

pose
of

storing
tl
e

liquid
refrigerant

The
amount

of
the

liquid
refrigerant

flowing
through
the

system
varies

with

the

operating
condition
of
the
air

conditioner
To
be

accurate
the

receiver

drier
stores
excess
amount

of

refrigerant
when
the

heat
load
is

low

ered
It
also
releases

stored

refrigerant

when
additional

cooling
is
needed

thus

maintaining
the

optimum
flow
of

refrigerant
within
the

system

The
receiver

drier
includes
a
strain

er

and
desiccant

They
have
the

job
of

removing
moisture
and

foreign
parti

cles
as
the

refrigerant
circulates
within

the

system

The

pressure
relief
valve
is

installed

beside

the

sight
glass
of
the
receiver

drier

The

purpose
of
the
valve
is

to

release

preSsurized

refrigerant
vapor

into

the

atmosphere
in

the
event
of

excessive

pressure
build

up
in

the

high

pressure
line

The

pressure
relief

valve

opens

automatically
at
a

pressure
of
about

38

kg
cm2
540

psi

EXPANSION
VALVE

The

expansion
valve
restricts
the

flow
of

liquid
refrigerant
as
it

passes

through
it
and

delivers

sprayed
refrig

erant
to
the

evaporator
for

faCilitating

refrigerant

evaporation

The

refrigerani
within

the

sensing

bulb

changes
in

pressure

through
the

super
heat
condit
ion

of

vaporized
re

frigerant
gas
which
comes

out
of

the

evaporator
causing
the

deflection
of

the

diaphragm
The
lift
of
the
ball

valve

attached
to
the

diaphragm
is

changed
by
the
deflection
of

the
dia

phragm
thus

controlling
the

amount

of

refrigerant
passing
the

orifice

AC
4
To

expansion

valve

rl
From
condenser

L
J

C
d

f

@

J

f

J
4
4

1

u

lc

AC167A

1

Pressure
relief
valve

2

Sight
glass

3
Suainer

4
Desiccant

Fig
AC
3
Receiver
Drier

JD

v
t

I

Sensing
bulb

2

Diaphragm

3

Eq
ualizer
line
From
receiver
drier

4

Orifice

5
Valve
ball
To
evaporator

Fig
A
C
4

Expansion
Valve
AC423

Air

Conditioning

AIR
FLOW

Air
control
lever

1M
l

r

I
1
all
IC
1T
I

tCliO

ar

afH
7

Sidedefrostcr

duct
Defroster
nozzle

L
Jf
SOd
Fan
switch

1

7
l

t
I
Air
intake
door

r

If

Ftont
seat
flOO

i
f

t
I

J

Heater

outlet
nside
air

l

Front
seat

floor

Evaporator

i

Side
outlet

D
I
I

IIll
91
i

Side
outlet

Center
udet

r2
D

I

Air
control
Air
mix

door

Ventilation

Blower
Compressor

Air
intake
door

and
Floor
door
and

lever

Water
cock
door
motor

F
1
actuator

OFF
OFF

AIC
Inside
air
100

Open
Closed
ON

VENT
Outside
air
100

Open
Closed
OFF

B
L

Outside
air
100
Controlled

by

0

Open
Open
OFF

temperature
ON

HEAT
Outside
air
100

lever
Closed

Open
OFF

DEF

Outside
air
100

Closed
0

Open
OFF

REC
HEAT
Inside
air
100
Closed

Open
OFF

AC379A

Fig
AC
S
Air
Flow

AC
5

VACUUM
SYSTEM

MAGfilET
VALVE

The

magnet
valve
is

located
be

tween
the

fast
idle
actuator
and

the

intake
manifold
vacuum

con

nector

Valve

cloaed

When
current
to
the
coil
is
inter

rupted

passage
on
the
intake
mani

fold
side

closes

leaving
the

actuator

side

line

open
to
the

atmosphere

Actuator

side

j

I

i

r
1
Filter

2
Return

spring

3
Coil

AC175A
4

Valve

Intake
manifold
side

Fig
AG
6

Magnet
Valve

Glosed

Velve

open

While
the

magnet
valve
coil
is

energized
by
an
electric
current
it

holds
the
valve
needle
in
the

raised

position
and
vacuum
is

imposed
on

the

vacuum
actuator
from
the
intake

manifold
Air

Conditioning

Actuator
side

AC176A
Intake
manifold

side

Fig
AG
7

Magnet
Valve

Open

FAST
IDLE
CONTROL

DEVICE
F
I
C
D

FAST

IDLE
ACTUATOR

The
fast

idle
control
device
in

creases

engine
idle

speed
so
that
the
air

conditioner
continues
to
cool
the

pas

senger
compartment
even
when
the

car

is
at
a

standstill

The
device
is
a
vacuum
actuator

and
is

equipped
with
a

diaphragm
The

diaphragm
deflects
when
vacuum

pres

sure
is

applied
and
as
a
result
the

operating
wire
attached
to
it
is
moved

The

operating
wire
is
connected
with

the
carburetor
throttle
lever
When

the

vacuum

pressure
acting
on
the
dia

phragm
is
lost
the

diaphragm
is

reo

turned
to
its

original
position

AC
6
1

Adjusting
screw

2
Lock
nut

3

Diaphragm

AC266A

Fig
AG

B
FlUI
Idle

Actuator

INTAKE
ACTUATOR

The
intake
actuator
is

actuated

by

the

intake
vacuum
or
the

atmospheric

air
introduced

by
turning
on
or
off
the

vacuum
switch

thereby
opening
or

closing
the
intake

door
The
intake

port
for

atmospheric
air
is

located
on

the
vacuum

switch

The

check
valve

is

a
one

way
valve

and
it

prevents

negative
pressure
from

passing
through
it

except
when
the

pressure
at
the
actuator
side
is

higher

than
at
the

intake
manifold
side

thus

eliminating
the
variation
in

opening
or

closing
the
intake
door

due
to
the

variation
in
the

engine
manifold
vacu

urn

Air

Conditioning

4

1
Control
wire

2
Control
rod

3
Intake
actuator

4
Vacuum

switch

5

Check
valve

6
Intake

return

spring

7
Intake
door

AC268A

Fig
AC
9
Intake
Actuator

AC
7
ELECTRICAL
CIRCUIT

DESCRIPTION

The

following
wiring

diagram
pro

vides
a

complete
description
of
the

whole

circuit
When

both
the

ignition

switch
and
fan

switch
are
tu
ned
on

the
main

relay
is

actuated
and

electric

power
is

supplied
to
the

blower
motor

and
electric
clutch
of
the

compressor

The
blower
motor

speed
is
controlled

by
the

fan
switch

with
the

aid
of

resistors
The

compressor
clutch
is

actuated

by
the

thermostat
A

fuse
is

part
of
the
air

conditioner
harness

Air

Conditioning

Ale
position

Main

relay

Blower

motor

Fan
switch

Fusible

r
link

o
c

Fuse

This

fuse
is
built

into
air

con
harnes
s
I

L
RW
B
5
d

2nd

I
I
olst

Resistor
1

Battery
Ignition
Fuse

1
switch

Micro
switch

Low

pressure
switch

0

Thermost

T
I

CompreSsor

clutch

roo
h

Magnet
valve

AC269A

VENT
8

L
HEAT
DEF
and
REC
HEAT

position

Main

relay

Blower
motor

Fusible

1
link

0
O
C

Fuse

This
fuse
is
built

into
air
coil
harness
RW
o
Fan
switch

Ignition

switch
r
o

Fuse
5
d

2nd

olsl

I

Resistor

0
1

Micro
switch

j

Battery

Low

pressure
switch

0

J

The
most

T
tr
r

I

Compressor

clutch

Magnet
valve

AC270A

Fig
AC
IO
Electrical
Circuit

Ac
a

REFRIGERANT
R
12

The

refrigerant
used
in
the
air

conditioner
is

generally
called
Re

frigerant
12
R
12
No
other

refrig

erant
than
the
above

refrigerant
should

be
used

Note
Exercise

care
when

handling
re

frigerant
as
it
is

stored
under

high

pressure

COMPRESSOR
OIL

The

SUNISO
5GS

refrig
ration

lubricant
should
be
used
to
assure
the

successful

compressor
operation
Use

of
oils
other
than

recommended
or

mixing
of

the
oil
with

other
oils
would

cause
chemical
reaction

or
lead
to

lowered

viscosity
or

deficient
lubrica

tion

The
oil

absorbs
moisture

as
it
con

tacts
the
air

This

points
out
the
need

for

care
not
to

expose
it

to
atmos

phere
for

an
extended

period
of
time

MAINTENANCE

The

following
checks
and
main

tenance
are

especially
important
to
the

air
conditioner

I

Check

refrigerant
level

2
Check

refrigerant
leaks

3
Check

compressor
drive

belt
for

proper
deflection

4

Even
in

the
off
season
turn
the

compressor
for
10
minutes

at
least

once
a
month

by

running
the

engine
at

1

500

rpm

GENERAL

SERVICE

INSTRUCTIONS

If
dirt
water
or
air
enters

the
air

conditioner

system
it

will
be

seriously

affected
Be

sure
to
observe

the

following

I

Always
keep
the

working
place

clean

and

dry
and
free
from
dirt
and
Air

Conditioning

GENERAL
SERVICE

dust

Wipe
water
off
from
the
line

fittings
with
a

clean
cloth
before
dis

connecting

2

Have
all

necessary
tools

in

prepar

ation
beforehand

and
have
tools
clean

and

dry

3

Handling

plug
when

the

system

line
is

disconnected

4

Handling

compressor
oil

For
details
refer
to
each

descrip

tion
in
this

manual

SAFETY

PRECAUTIONS

WARNING

1
Since
direct
contact
of
the

liquid

refrigerant
with

your
skin

will

cause
frostbite

always
be
carelul

when

handling
the

refrigerant

Always
wear

goggles
to

protect

your

eyes
when

working
around

the

system

2
The

refrigerant
service
container

has
a
safe

strength
However
if

handled

incorrectly
it
will
ex

plode
Therelore

always
follow

the
instructions
On
the

label
In

particular
never
store
it
in
a
hot

location
above
520e

1260F

or

drop
it
from
a

high
height

3
The

refrigerant
gas
is
odorless

and
colorless
and

breathing

may

become
difficult
due
to
the
lack

of

oxygen
Since
the

relrigerant

gas
is
heavier
than
air
and

will

lay
close

to
the
floor

be

espe

cially
careful
when

handling
it
in

small
confined

spaces

4
The

refrigerant
itself

is
nonflam

mable
However

a
toxic

gas

phosgene
gas
is

produced
when

it

contacu
fire
and

special
care
is

therefore

required
when
check

ing
for

leaks
in
the

system
with
a

halide
torch

5
Do
not
steam
clean
On
the

sys

tem

especially
condenser
since

excessively
high
pressure
will

build

up
in
the

system
resulting

in

explosion
of
the

system

The

above

precautions
are
essen

tial

in

handling
of

Refrigerant

12
and
their
strict
observation

AC
9
requires
sufficient

training

Therefore
it
is
of
first

impor

tance
that

any
other

personnel

than
a
well
trained
serviceman

should
not
be

allowed
to
handle

the

refrigerant

EVACUATING
AND

CHARGING

SYSTEM

During

servicing
use
caution
to

keep
air

from

getting
into

refrigerant

When
air

enters
the

system
all

refriger

ant
must
be
evacuated

from

system

prior
to

charging
new

refrigerant
Air

in

refrigerant
has
the

following
delete

rious
effects

1
Since
the
condensation

tempera

ture
of

the
air
is

extremely
low
the
air

will
not

be
condensed
when

refrigerant

gas
is
condensed
in
the
condenser

and

the
air

will
thus
remain
in

gaseous

fonn

Consequently
the
effective

thermal
transmission
area
of
condenser

for

refrigerant
gas
will

be
reduced
and

refrigerant
gas
to
be

condensed
will

be

reduced
The

pressure
rise
will
become

proportional
to
the
volume

of
the
air

in

system

2
When
air
and

refrigerant
are

r
tixed
in

system
a

chemical
reaction

will
be

produced
and

hydrochloric

acid
which
will

adversely
affect
the

aluminum

copper
iron
and
other

materials
in

system
may
be

generated

HANDLING
MANIFOLD

GAUGE

The

pressure
at
the

high
and
low

sides
of

system
should
be
measured

when

evacuating
and

charging

refrig

erant
and
when

diagnosing
trouble
in

the

system
The
manifold

gauge
is
used

for
these

purposes
A

manifold

gauge

has
two

pressure

gauges
a
low

pressure

gauge
and
a

high
pressure

gauge
These

gauges
are

connected
to
the

high
and

low
side
service

valves
of

system

through
flexible

charging
hoses
The

construction

of
manifold

gauge
is