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Re[2]: story and questions

To: kiplinger@designsol.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net,
Subject: Re[2]: story and questions
From: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 08:57:08 -0800
My U20 has two of those paper thin washers behind the chain sprocket. Does 
anyone have the clearance measurements between the crank front main face 
(block face) and chain sprocket, for determining how many washers are 
needed? I can't find any published information.

Fred - So.SF

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> Subject: Re: story and questions
> Author:  "ken pletcher" <pletch@pacbell.net>
> Date:    3/18/99 7:07 PM
>
> My 2000 had a second paper thin washer that nobody else has mentioned.  It
> went between the crank and the
> chain sprocket.
>      Ken
> DATSTER
>-----Original Message-----
>From: kiplinger@designsol.com <kiplinger@designsol.com>
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 9:13 PM
>Subject: story and questions
>
<snip>
>>     Now I live in Santa Barbara. New job, including computer training, and
>I
>>towed my roadster along with me. I'm tired of getting laughed at here at
>work,
>>so I recently pulled the head again, along with the front engine cover. I'm
>>about to buy the gaskets, and front oil seal. I'm going to try a boot kit
>for
>>the front steering and suspension and 4 identical tires.
>>     WHERE DOES THE LITTLE METAL PIECE (thin steel washer???) ON THE
>CRANKSHAFT
>>PULLEY GO? It is keyed, and looks like a shaped washer. I put it on wrong
>the
>>first time, and it got chewed by the sprocket. I can't find it in any
>manual
>>including the on-line parts manual at roadster.org.
>>     HOW CAN I PULL THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS TO PUT ON THE BOOT KIT
>>WITHOUT TRASHING THEM?
>>      By the way, you guys that have put together roadster websites ought
>to
>>have your heads examined. Is this what is meant by roadsteritis? I hope
>that
>>it's not contagious through the computer terminal. No really, I'm
>astounded.
>>This e-mail exploder is pretty sick too.
>>     Thanks in advance,
>>     Ken
>>     '69 2000
>>     Santa Barbara
>>      ------Look for the trashiest one at Solvang if I'm lucky.
>>
>>


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