the u20 has more power so you can beat on it that much more. it bottom end
is stronger biult, but has a much longer stroke so there is more stress on
it. the double chains work fine if you are willing to pay the price for
qualiy parts 700.00
there are two prblems with the U20 engine
1) most machine shops never seen one,
2) the good parts are expensive..
Mike Kerr
Restoration Products
3730 todrob Ln.
Placerville, CA 95667
Ph# 530-644-6777
Fax# 530-644-6777
E-mail mikekerr@innercite.com
Web; innercite.com/~wolfgang
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam and Paul Bauman <plhbauman@earthlink.net>
To: Datsun List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 9:11 PM
Subject: U20 Questions
>What's up with this U20 thing?
>
>After several years of going through turns sideways, and generally making a
>Roadsterass of myself, I refuse to believe that 2000 drivers are that much
>harder on their cars than 1600 drivers. Yet, some of the predominant issues
>I see on the list regarding U20s are: 'I melted a piston' or 'chewed up
>another timing chain' or 'there goes the head gasket'. Come on. guys, even
>the AEC has rules to guard against frequent and unexpected meltdowns!
>
>Are there that many more U20s on the road that it skews the statistical
>average, or are 2000 engines just an 'event' waiting to happen? What am I
to
>expect if I buy one of these SRL fixer-uppers as my next restoration
>project? Maybe It was blind luck, but I had 96K miles on my car before
>rebuilding the engine, and that because it had started to put out smoke and
>use a little too much oil. Didn't throw a rod, didn't suck a valve, it just
>wore out!
>
>I may still buy a U20, if the price is right, but all this talk is
beginning
>to sound like a power on the road versus hours on the road thing to
>me...help me out, here.
>
>Paul
>67 1600
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