- 1. Re: Welding up a gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:47:16 EDT
- Were it mine, I'd ask around a little first. Radiator shops (to my surprise) are often a good place to get a gas tank fixed, but do some checking around. I would NOT fire up the MIG to do it, especia
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-08/msg00435.html (8,232 bytes)
- 2. Re: Zinc Plating (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 00:00:14 EDT
- Some places (and maybe most) will do a great big basketfull of parts for a nominal fee....type 1 (silver) or type 2 (yellow-ish) zinc for a thirty-dollar bill, give or take a little. My usual approac
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-07/msg00422.html (7,315 bytes)
- 3. Re: Hard Tonneau cover (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:53:23 EDT
- << > The Q is what do you do with it if it rains? If it's one piece it won't fit Oh... it nevers rains in California. ...and if it does, you could always take the roof out of the trunk.... Bill 70 Ty
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-04/msg00232.html (7,463 bytes)
- 4. Re: Thoughts on loctite? (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 01:38:36 EDT
- << The Blue (Number 242) Loctite is a good general purpose thread locking adhesive....Permatex make a similar medium strength product with an identical color. >> Interestingly, Permatex and Loctite a
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-04/msg00385.html (7,387 bytes)
- 5. Re: Carb Question (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 12:18:56 EST
- It's true that Dell parts can be..well...iffy to find, but European Motorworks in Hawthorne, CA (800-722-8678) carries quite a lot of Dellorto stuff, as does CB Performance (cbperformance.com). Both
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-01/msg00059.html (7,416 bytes)
- 6. Re: vaporlock? (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 19:29:37 EDT
- It might be worthwhile to check out the simple stuff first before popping for the fuel cooler. Is the stock pump's output up to snuff? A pump that's in it's declining years may move enough fuel to ke
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-06/msg00667.html (8,856 bytes)
- 7. Re: 66 1600 oil sender (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 19:22:43 EDT
- Sending units, whether for pressure, temperature, whatever are generally intended for use with a specific gauge. 'Most any sender is just a temperature- (or pressure-) sensitive resistor, designed to
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-06/msg00825.html (7,650 bytes)
- 8. Re: PolyDyn PD-14 (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:19:22 EDT
- That was my VERY first thought! And AJ Foyt seems happy to endorse just about any snake-oil that comes along ("Make sure you spell the name right on the check, bub") so he isn't exactly the Shining T
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-06/msg00884.html (9,055 bytes)
- 9. NOS 1500 Carbs for sale (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 23:31:25 EDT
- De-lurking for a moment (ok, so I de-lurk from time to time when I actually happen to know something).... I have two sets of brand-new-in-the-box NOS Hitachi/SU (pics available) carbs for the 1500 th
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-05/msg00132.html (6,595 bytes)
- 10. Re: jerky jaunt 2 (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 19:20:59 EDT
- << Don't see much action at chain restaurants up here. Small, older joints get the clubs. In Eagle Rock, we've got Jim's Burgers (Circa 1960). The last Saturday of each month the local club, "The Eag
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-05/msg00621.html (8,255 bytes)
- 11. Re: Roadster Spotting while out and about (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 00:24:42 EST
- I don't know this either, but I believe Astroglide (whatever that is) is Not sure if it matters a little, a lot or not at all, but it seems prudent to stick to the purpose-made lubes for brake parts.
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-04/msg00064.html (8,767 bytes)
- 12. Re: Acronyms (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:43:41 EDT
- Persnickety Old Roadster. Sucks Cash. Hellaciously Expensive. (well, hell...not all roadsters came from across the Pacific) uber alles Bill 70 /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-04/msg00674.html (7,384 bytes)
- 13. Re: Alternator/steering swap +(random ramblings) (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 00:36:49 EST
- and Far as I can tell, that and similar chemicals wear off. They do not respond to attacks by soap of any kind and disappear in a few days, all in their own good time. If you happen to find something
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-03/msg00561.html (8,020 bytes)
- 14. Re: Roadster Grounding and Frame Removal Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 15:00:54 EST
- << The battery, however, had negative connected to the red (ground) and positive to the black (hot). I have yet dared to try to even start the car unless I am sure that the wire colors are just backw
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-01/msg00498.html (8,453 bytes)
- 15. NOS carbs for sale (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 14:59:20 EST
- I have two pair of brand-new, in-the-factory-boxes, SU/Hitachi carbs for sale. These still have the plastic sleeves that cover the fuel inlets during shipping or storage, and have never been installe
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-12/msg00375.html (6,690 bytes)
- 16. NOS Carbs for sale - a clarification (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 20:46:22 EST
- It occurs to me (thanks to several correspondents) that more information on the carbs I have for sale might be helpful. So here goes.... Carb p/n: HJE 38W-R1 and -F1 Size: 38 mm (1.5 inch) Datsun p/n
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-12/msg00382.html (6,628 bytes)
- 17. Re: Batteries on concrete floors (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 16:21:45 EST
- Bill /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-12/msg00970.html (7,309 bytes)
- 18. Re: From: Bspark47@aol.com (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 10:46:01 EDT
- It's been a few years back, but I had this exact thing happen to me (assuming I'm reading your description correctly) I was changing plugs in a Type 4 engine in a Volkswagen Bus, and the #3 plug snap
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2006-07/msg00079.html (9,371 bytes)
- 19. Re: simple question (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:30:28 EST
- Ain't that the truth! I tested a pair of horns I'd removed from a Mercedes (well, horns is horns, pretty much) in a junkyard and, even though I was expecting some commotion, it still took me by surpr
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2007-01/msg00178.html (9,273 bytes)
- 20. Re: Sanity check - Bad starter? (score: 1)
- Author: Bspark47@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:01:15 EDT
- Aaaanndd....by all means, check the battery under load, i.e. with someone trying to start the car while you read a meter attached to the battery terminals. Daughter had a Scirocco that wouldn't start
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2007-06/msg00166.html (10,368 bytes)
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