[Roadsters] Vent replacements - Installation tips

[peter harrison]

The oval vent gaskets on my car were trashed - helllo - so I bought some new 
ones from Dean. (quite reasonably priced in my opinion)
Installiing them was another matter. Remember that Datsun only supplied 
these as a a complete unit. There is a residue of the former "gasket" 
sandwiched between the 'spindle' and the plate. I had nothing in my tool 
arsenal thin enough to clean it out. (again remember that this was an 
assembled part - they put the gasket on the plate and riveted it on)
So, it wasn't working for me.
I drilled out the rivets, tapped it with an 8-32 tap and re-assembled.
Of course, since the stuff was available, I decided to paint it, so I 
possibly have the best lookig vents in the roadster universe (as if anyone 
is going to look)

Overall, it takes less time to do this than to "clean' it out and try and 
fit the gasket on.

Peter
Eliza '70 SPL TOADSAN




>From: "O'Farrell, Fergus" <Fergus.OFarrell at ngc.com>
>To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Roadsters] Blinking side marker write-up
>Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:23:55 -0700
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>Peter,
>Try the 510 site, dimequarterly.com.
>Tech Section / Electrical / there is an article on blinking side marker
>lites.
>Fergus
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