[Roadsters] installing u20

[dana nojima]

Ken, 

Have it all together.  It is very painful to try to get the other bit
on after 
the engine is in.  


I think that the bolts on the starter can get
about a 32nd of turn due to all 
the engine/frame restrictions. 


I thought
that someone had a nice write up of the steps getting the engine 
in/out. 
Dana

Dana Nojima
noji-1 at pacbell.net

Message: 1
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011
21:36:55 -0500
From: "Gary and Cindy Ault" <aultgc at att.net>
To: "The Ken
Pearce" <ken__pearce at hotmail.com>,
    <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Installing U20 motor...
Ken,

All of the above, I
think.  I can't remember whether I had the starter on 
the car when I put the
engine back into my '67-1/2 2000 a couple of years 
ago, but I'm pretty sure I
did.  The carbs, exhaust manifold and oil pan 
were all definitely in place.
Gary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Ken Pearce"
<ken__pearce at hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday,
August 16, 2011 3:35 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] Installing U20 motor...


> I'm
getting close to putting my U20 motor back in my 68 2000.  It's been 
> so
>
long I can't remember if I can mount the starter, exhaust manifold, carbs 
> &
> intake manifold and oil pan while the engine is out or if I have to wait 
>
and
> do some of those after the motor is back in the engine bay.  I seem to
> recall
> positioning the exhaust manifold (unbolted) as the engine goes back
in,
> otherwise you can't get it into position after the engine is sitting on
> its
> mounts.
>
> I'll be installing the engine and tranny already bolted
together as one
> unit...
>
> What say the experts?    (Oil pan?  Intake? 
Exhaust?  Starter?)
>
> Thanks!  Hope to be back on the road by the end of
this week after being 
> in
> the shop for 5 years.
>
> Ken
> Bellingham, WA