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1. Re: checklist for starting rebuilt engine? (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 17:33:22 -0400; Another approach: with the plugs out and the valve cover off, squirt a little oil in the cylinders and on top of valve assemblies. Then just spin the motor with the starter until you get a good oil p; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-10/msg00576.html (7,891 bytes)
2. Steering Wheel Cover (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 08:46:08 -0400; There has been some discussion on the list about replacing the original steering wheel with a Grant wheel & special adapter. Wanting to stick to the original, I looked for a leather wrap, but most se; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-10/msg00937.html (7,494 bytes)
3. Mystery tool kit (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 17:56:10 -0400; Some months ago I asked if anyone on the list could identify a mystery tool kit I found in the trunk of my 70 1600. It was a black cloth bag with "Nissan Motor Company" along the bottom. Inside was; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-09/msg00838.html (7,689 bytes)
4. Rallye catalogue? (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 10:05:37 -0400; Does anyone have a '92 Rallye catalogue for sale? I have the Catalogue Insert booklet, and have much appreciated Dann's sage advice on Roadster repair and maintenance, but I often feel I'm left hang; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-08/msg00309.html (6,611 bytes)
5. Ultimate Compliments (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 08:11:47 -0400; Roadster fans: Due to this newbie's really horrendous reassembly mistakes after a clutch job, my 70 1600 has been a garage queen for too many months. But now, with help from the list, new PA inspecti; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-08/msg00735.html (7,911 bytes)
6. Low Tech Tip of the Week (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:30:36 -0400; Crusty Ratchet's Low Tech Tip of the Week The Crudsucker Technique: You say the last time you cleaned out the carb bowls with an air hose you got enough aerosol to ignite Yosemite Park? And when you; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-08/msg00852.html (7,609 bytes)
7. Valve Cover Acorn Nuts (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:24:23 -0400; Anybody have one or two SAE acorn nuts for the 1600 valve cover? I'll buy or swap a couple of metric nuts in like new condition. Bob Porter Big Spender From the East; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-08/msg00965.html (6,630 bytes)
8. Recommended Book & Whatizzit? (score: 1): Author: "Robert Porter" <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 14:29:37 -0400; Last year at Watkins Glen I picked up a shop manual for $20 at a used book stall: Datsun 1300, 1600 1968-70 Autobook by Kenneth Ball (Brighton, England: Autopress Ltd., 1970). Thought it might be in; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00038.html (8,632 bytes)
9. 70 2000 Conversion for Sale (score: 1): Author: "Robert Porter" <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 07:12:39 -0400; Ad in AutoLocator: "70 Datsun SPL3111 Conv, good top, 2000 cc w/5 spd, w/orig 1600 & 4 spd, real nice cond, runs gd, new tonneau, current PA insp, classic tags, garaged, $5,000, (717) 632-1089. The p; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00087.html (6,725 bytes)
10. Re: Paint Job Expense (score: 1): Author: "Robert Porter" <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 07:30:40 -0400; Michael: It all depends on what you expect for a finished product (are you simply trying to avoid embarrassment for driving a beater or are you looking to show the car?), and how much work you're wil; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00157.html (9,027 bytes)
11. Mystery switches (score: 1): Author: "Robert Porter" <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2000 18:59:22 -0400; Why do these little cars have so many ways to dump oil on us? Having identified a bad back up light switch on my 70 1600, I wisely drained the tranny and waited for the last drop before pushing the p; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00223.html (7,271 bytes)
12. Renewing rubber (score: 1): Author: "Robert Porter" <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 18:55:41 -0400; You say your weather stripping has been stripped by the weather? You say your rubber gaskets have more cracks than than the waiting room in a plastic surgeon's office? And your grommets are grungy fr; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00246.html (7,847 bytes)
13. Help with reverse lamps (score: 1): Author: "Robert Porter" <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 15:14:10 -0400; Everything in my 70 1600 electrical system checks out fine except for the !*!!#* reverse lamps, which aren't getting any juice. I've checked and rechecked the wiring, bulbs and the fuse. There are t; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00254.html (7,295 bytes)
14. Smaller spare tire (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:23:31 -0400; Months ago, there was discussion on the list about smaller alternatives to the Roadster's spare tire, which takes up a good deal of the trunk. I should have saved these but didn't. Since my driving; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00352.html (6,973 bytes)
15. Performance puzzle (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 19:36:41 -0400; This one is really giving me headaches. My 70 1600 starts immediately, runs great and accelerates normally for about 20 - 25 minutes, then starts hesitating on acceleration, backfiring, etc. Gas line; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00517.html (7,514 bytes)
16. Performance puzzle (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 18:29:21 -0400; I think I got it. The spitting sputtering and backfiring that appeared only after the engine had warmed up for 20-25 minutes was finally traced to a worn distributor. (Oddly enough it went away when; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00536.html (6,954 bytes)
17. Lube points (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:24:45 -0400; A while back, Tom Walters re-posted his complete list of grease fittings and lube points for the Roadster. I copied it and naturally lost it soon thereafter. Could someone please send me another copy; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00698.html (6,554 bytes)
18. Heat Shield Question (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 19:41:43 -0400; I've read warnings that there should be a heat shield protecting the driver's side motor mount and the pan gasket from heat radiating from the exhaust manifold. On my 1600 engine, I installed a new m; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00804.html (6,823 bytes)
19. Low Tech Tip (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:08:28 -0400; CRUSTY RATCHET¹S ROADSTER RESTORATIONS LOW TECH TIP OF THE WEEK You say the big fire hall dance is coming up this weekend, and your hands are greasier than a fry cook at McDonalds, black rings arou; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-07/msg00961.html (8,271 bytes)
20. Flywheel bolts (score: 1): Author: Robert Porter <drrebob@usnetway.com>; Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2000 16:52:43 -0500; Engine rebuilders: I'm about to put the flywheel back on my 1600 (again). Problem: the flat metal torque retainer clips for the flywheel bolts seem gouged around the bolt holes, and I'm a little conc; /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-03/msg00241.html (6,688 bytes)

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