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Re: U20 Oil Pump Drive

To: "STAN CHERNOFF" <az589@lafn.org>, <RIckSRL@cs.com>,
Subject: Re: U20 Oil Pump Drive
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:01:43 -0400
Stan,

I guess the 1600 is the same way??????

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: STAN CHERNOFF <az589@lafn.org>
To: <RIckSRL@cs.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: U20 Oil Pump Drive


> Rick,
>
> It's offset so that when the distributor is removed and replaced it won't
> be 180 deg out of time.
>
> Stan
> ========
>
> At 07:09 PM 8/19/00 EDT, RIckSRL@cs.com wrote:
> >I had the distributor out of my engine today and noticed that the geared
> >shaft that drives both the oil pump and distributor seemed a bit odd. The
> >slot at the top of the shaft that drives the distributor is ground off
> >center. Now, I also noted that the distributor drive is pinned to the
> >distributor shaft to allow it pivot to make up for a slight misalignment.
> >Does anyone know why the shaft is cut off center? Seems strange.
> >
> >Rick Stayner
> >69 2000
> >Harrisburg, Pa
> >
> >


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