Victor,
I like my "lesser" roadster - less, and in my case no emmisions equipment,
electrical crap and the like and no damn special gas cap that sounds like a
slow fart when you go to fill up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lesser and proud of it,
Mike
'66
----- Original Message -----
From: Victor Laury <vlaury@earthlink.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 1:08 AM
Subject: Fw: Gas Cap?
> Andrew, My fellow 1970 owning cool brother, (see now you have new status!)
>
> We (as in us very special owners) have a gas cap COMPLETELY UNIQUE from
all
> those lesser roadsters. Don't know anything about it's venting
> characteristics, as a mater of fact I don't believe it vents at all. When
> you open the tank when empty it has a lot of pressure behind it.
>
> Any way, Stan Chernoff has a very new very shiny new 70 roadster cap that
> you MUST HAVE. Cause, like, you know, you got, like, a 70 and, oh yea,
> another roadster, uh, one of the lesser varieties.
> Victor
> 70 SRL 31113136
> Los Angeles
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=123073
> SoCalROC http://www.ameri-eagle.com/datsun/
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew Murphy <solex67@hotmail.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 2:16 PM
> Subject: Gas Cap?
>
>
> All,
>
> I have been checking out SRL311-13951 and have been pretty happy with it.
> When I picked it up it had a piece of junk hard top on it that the PO
threw
> in. Upon driving it home (About 65 miles) I noticed a strong gasoline
smell
> and I got TERRIBLE gas mileage. I felt for sure I had a fuel leak
somewhere.
> Upon arriving home, I checked for one but could not find it.
>
> I then checked out the gas cap, and it was shot. Rusty. Locking pin broken
> off. I have no idea if it is sealing or not or if it would cause the
strong
> gasoline smell I noticed. I replaced the gas cap with the one off of my 67
> and it gets much better mielage. Still not good, but this car needs a
MAJOR
> tune up. The car is idling at 1400 RPM.
>
> I have heard some issues about "vapor lock" as it pertains to gas caps.
Any
> input would be appreciated.
>
> Andrew Murphy
>
> 67 2000
> 70 2000
> SoCalROC
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