- 81. Re: all pop, no go (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 16:17:58 PST8PDT
- Sounds like a fuel flow problem to me. When you started it up later, did it start right away, or did it take a few cranks (what would be required to pump fuel into the carbs). When did you last check
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00592.html (7,081 bytes)
- 82. Re: Bluebird (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 10:23:02 PST8PDT
- Swallow hard, sell it for a a couple hundred to someone that really wants to restore it, use your profits to hunt for a parts car worthy of getting chopped up. Ideally, maybe you can find someone wit
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00649.html (7,362 bytes)
- 83. Re: Door key (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:37:07 PST8PDT
- In regards to keys, it was written: Ummm, my local dealer carries the blanks and can cut a new key off of the key number. I would think that most if not all of the dealers would provide this service.
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00665.html (7,051 bytes)
- 84. Re: brake springs (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:31:42 PST8PDT
- It was asked: My personal comments, but if your brakes fail don't blame me :-) All the manuals I've looked at show them on the front. BUT, if they're mounted on the rear (and they do appear to clear
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00672.html (7,227 bytes)
- 85. Re: brake springs and lug nuts (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 14:10:23 PST8PDT
- Hmmm. It was stated: -- John John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA p.s. Anybody ever hear back from Randy?
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00698.html (6,667 bytes)
- 86. Re: rain (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:26:44 PST8PDT
- It was asked: With or without a top? As long as you KEEP MOVING, you don't need a top in the rain. But boy oh boy the first red light you hit... -- John John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento,
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00783.html (6,557 bytes)
- 87. Re: Metal brake lines (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:19:04 PST8PDT
- Paul asks: Just remember that you need a DOUBLE FLARE on brake lines (if you look closely, you'll see that the end is folded inside, making a double wall). It may be easier to see if you can buy a re
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00819.html (7,047 bytes)
- 88. Re: Plates (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 13:10:30 PST8PDT
- Paul asks: In regards to California DMV (your state may be more 'user friendly'): If the car has the original plates, they will re-register them. If the car is 'old enough' (yes, I believe it's in th
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00890.html (8,331 bytes)
- 89. Re: Pump once for effect (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:53:19 PST8PDT
- This indicates the brakes aren't adjusted. Ummm, YES YES YES!!!! I think you've found your problem. Without the plungers, the adjuster is totally dysfunctional, er I mean unfucntional. Find the plung
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00177.html (7,139 bytes)
- 90. Re: More Brake queries (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:09:47 PST8PDT
- It was written: Just a reminder to everyone here: The nuts on the brake lines are NOT pipe fittings, and do NOT seal the fluid. The actual fluid seal comes from the flared pipe mating to a surface in
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00439.html (7,919 bytes)
- 91. Re: Ele. Schematic (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 15:03:42 PST8PDT
- Check out the diagrams at: Ross Mullen (Sports Imports): http://home.istar.ca/~datsun Taylor Hutt: http://www.datsunroadsters.com/wiring.html. Ross has several model years, Taylor's is for the late-l
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00450.html (7,367 bytes)
- 92. Was compression, Now: flaming Mustangs (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 14:55:56 PST8PDT
- SORRY, SORRY, off-topic, I know! But I have a pair of '65s and they need defending That tank is built like a, umm, tank. If someone rear-ends you at 80 MPH you're gonna have a problem... in ANY car.
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-08/msg00577.html (7,473 bytes)
- 93. bent axles and throttle springs on steroids (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 08:42:29 PST8PDT
- I think I know the answer, but need a reality check... The new '69 for the wife has a wobble in the rear wheel. At first I thought it was the funky oversized rim not quite fitting, but last night I c
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-07/msg00036.html (8,008 bytes)
- 94. Question: What primer to use? (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 13:47:06 PST8PDT
- So, if I do the sanding and puttying and body prep work, what primer should I be spraying? Is there a 'rattle can' primer compatible with getting a quality top coat laid down when the time comes? --
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-07/msg00091.html (7,142 bytes)
- 95. Re: ...Shasta (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:02:16 PST8PDT
- Kyle asks: Gotta be Saturday. It all happens Saturday. SHow 'n shine starts at 10, concurrent swap meet, spend the afternoon watching the other Datsuns auto-cross at the ski lodge, then pop back for
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-07/msg00130.html (6,831 bytes)
- 96. Re: No electricial power (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:10:29 PST8PDT
- Hi Dean! The main battery cable goes to the starter. TWO wires then go from the starter, up to a plug below the master cylinders. One runs the 'critical' circuits thru a 20 amp fuse. The other runs
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-07/msg00245.html (7,760 bytes)
- 97. Re: Fuel return line? (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:29:52 PST8PDT
- Nathan asks: The return line helps prevent vapor lock. It is NOT emissions control (in 1970, the fuel system received lots of extra plumbing to trap and recirculate fuel vapors). If you note, the ret
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-07/msg00417.html (7,549 bytes)
- 98. Re: No electricial power (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:41:54 PST8PDT
- Dean asks: Some of us have hacked the main power feed (from the starter) and inserted a 30 amp fuse. Hopefully the fuse will pop before the coil of wire inside the ammeter glows and goes. In my case
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-07/msg00419.html (7,880 bytes)
- 99. Re: I can't figure it out... (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 14:16:20 PST8PDT
- You may have a hybrid. There was a really nice Roadster at Shasta that confused the heck out of me for awhile. It was a flat-dash car with a high windshield. Yes, extensive work went into that car. I
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-07/msg00656.html (7,345 bytes)
- 100. Re: What year? (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 14:51:19 PST8PDT
- It was written: Uh uh. Not NEARLY that easy. I have a '63 Studebaker whose title clearly states '64! Earlier cars were titled based on year SOLD, not year MADE. And sometimes the dealers restamped th
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-07/msg00662.html (6,962 bytes)
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