I can confirm Thomas' ID on the valvecover - I've got one with the rest of
the engine still attached sitting in my garage. They must have changed from
"DATSUN" to "NISSAN" after '70, though, because the engine is out of my 1970
PL521 pickup ? gone to the wreckers 7 years ago now... 8^( .
Gary McCormick
San José, CA
Thomas wrote:
> It's an early L16 valve cover, I think. I havent seen many of them.
> The first 240Z engines had a similar cover with DATSUN 2400 OHC.
> They changed to NISSAN OHC from around 1970 or so. The first
> Datsuns were sold in Sweden as late as 1971 so we only see the
> early camcovers on imports.
>
> It might be worth something for the 510 owners.
>
> Thomas
> the Swede
>
> Steve Harvey skrev:
>
> > Hello list,
> > I recently purchased a non-functioning 1970 1600 engine/transmission.
> > I'm planning on rebuilding the motor this winter. Along with the
> > engine/trans., I got a box of parts. Included with those parts was an
> > extra valve cover that says "DATSUN 1600 OHC" across the top. Does
> > anyone know what year and model of car this cover was used on? I have no
> > need for it and if someone can use it, let me know.
> > Steve Harvey
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