Gee, what makes you say that :) Those special tools required to do anything?
To change the alternator in my Acura Integra you have to drop the left hand
side suspension. To change the belts on my Miata I had to disassemble what
seemed like half my engine.
Thank Goodness the Roadster is so easy to work on except for those nasty
manifold nuts and the starter motor and the clutch and . . .
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "Teesun68"
<teesun68@cadvision.com>
Cc: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: I just don't belive it
> I have never used sealant on gaskets. It becomes a bear to scrape off
> especially when it is a water pump or thermostat housing gasket. I always
> have used grease, and when it comes time to replace the thermostat or
other,
> it is not a problem. That sealant is another trick, to frustrate the home
> mechanic.
>
> Did you ever get the feeling they design things so that the alley mechanic
> has a herd time fixing things. So they will take it to a shop. Pat
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> To: Teesun68 <teesun68@cadvision.com>; Patrick P. Castronovo
> <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
> Cc: Roadster List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, April 27, 2001 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: I just don't belive it
>
>
> >Mike,
> >
> >Use wheel bearing grease to hold the washers in place as you gingerly
> insert
> >the countershaft. It works well. Also use grease on the gaskets as it'll
> >seal well and much better than using sealant. BTDT. Thank Grassroots for
> >that suggestion.
> >
> >Mike
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Teesun68" <teesun68@cadvision.com>
> >To: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
> >Cc: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 7:18 PM
> >Subject: Re: I just don't belive it
> >
> >
> >> And I thought I was having too much fun with my thrust washers on the
> >tranny
> >> idler gears:):). I swear, the were just being attracted to the bottom
of
> >the
> >> inverted transmission casing way too frequently. Grrrr......
> >>
> >> Michael
> >> beating the '68 1600 tranny into submission
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
> >> To: "Victor Laury" <vlaury@earthlink.net>;
> ><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >> Sent: April 27, 2001 12:40 AM
> >> Subject: Re: I just don't belive it
> >>
> >>
> >> > Sorry, but I could'nt help laughing after reading about that nut.
The
> >one
> >> > designed for people with little hands to handle. It's a balancing
act.
> >> > dont try this when you are parked on the lawn. I've had to look for,
> >and
> >> > pick up that nut several times before I finally got it. Makes me
think
> >> that
> >> > it's easier to pull the engine to remove and reinstall that NUT! pAT
> >> > &(%)$)#@+
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Victor Laury <vlaury@earthlink.net>
> >> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >> > Date: Thursday, April 26, 2001 10:44 PM
> >> > Subject: I just don't belive it
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >I spent this evening putting on my Solex Manifold. I thought there
was
> >no
> >> > >way the rear, lower manifold nut could get any harder to get at. I
was
> >> > >wrong. The Solex makes this nut even more hidden than the SU. I
think
> >> it's
> >> > >Nissan's cruel little joke.
> >> > >
> >> > >But that wasn't the cruelest joke of the evening. I was about to
> >install
> >> > the
> >> > >Solexs and decided to check the accelerator pump diaphragms first
> since
> >> > they
> >> > >are known to leak. There was no diaphragms. There are no gaskets at
> all
> >> > >through out both carburetors! I paid $850 for pieced together carbs
> >with
> >> no
> >> > >gaskets! Well HAHAHA on Stupid Victor! (I think I'll have that
Prozac
> >> now.
> >> > >Thank you)
> >> > >
> >> > >So I'm going to bed disgusted. Tomorrow, the SU's go back on. That
> >means
> >> I
> >> > >get to play with my favorite nut twice more before Solvang. Oh
Goodie!
> >> > >
> >> > >Victor
> >> > >70 SRL 31113136
> >> > >72 HLS30 48255
> >> > >65 L-320 Pickup
> >> > >Los Angeles
> >> > >http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=123073
> >> > >SoCalROC http://www.ameri-eagle.com/datsun/
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