Do you mean to say the 1600 does not have an overhead cam?
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From: BERKEN@aol.com <BERKEN@aol.com>
To: slick@mohaveaz.com <slick@mohaveaz.com>; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: R1600 Head Stuff
>In a message dated 10/01/1999 10:05:11 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
>slick@mohaveaz.com writes:
>
><< When I took my 67.5 2000 head in to be worked on, the machinist that
worked
> on it was not familiar with overhead cams, or he did'nt care about what he
> was doing. He milled the head, almost to a point of eliminating the
> combustion chamber. I have installed two head gaskets, and the most
> important thing is you need to have a machine shop make you cam tower
shims.
> Otherwise your timing chain will have too much slack in it, and possibly
> will break, or at the least, jump time. Neither of which would be
> acceptable. In the long run, it may be cheaper for you to purchase a new,
> or used head and start over.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert.Long@CSDInc.com <Robert.Long@CSDInc.com>
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 8:37 AM
> Subject: R1600 Head Stuff
>
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I just had the head from my 1600 milled. It mic-ed to 3.175. What is
the
> >minimum?
> >
> >I assume this is below tolerance, because I put it back on, without the
> >gasket, and finger tightened the
> >head bolts, and the pistons are making contact, when I manually crank it.
> >
> >Is there anything I can do to save this head? It's in pretty good shape,
> >minimal pitting, valves look good.
> >
> >What about a shim, or double gasket?
> >
> >Thanks for your ideas - Robert Long - 67.5 headless 1600 - Albuquerque,
NM
> >
> >
> >
> >>
>
>Robert,
>
>You probably already know this, but you can disregard this about cam tower
>shims.....
>you don't have the alignment problems to deal with on an ohv engine.
>
>Joseph
>
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