the parts are most likely for a L20B the motor that was used in the mid
seventies , in pickups and sedans. the ones making up the parts list just
look a engine size, and assume the Nissan 2000 is a Nissan 2000...
When buying after market , best to order the parts then , when they come in
, compare them to your old ones... if they don't mach don't buy them...
Most factory parts are made to a higher standard of quality control , than
after market, so your most likely never to get a bad part from factory
source. the after market has no PR to worry about, but the factory has a
Name to protect so they can't sell crap... A lot of the reboxed factory
parts are rejects that Nissan did not accept from the manufacture, for one
reason or the other.. they are then stuck with the crap and rebox it and
sell it , pennies on the dollar...that is sometimes when you by after market
parts the Nissan logo is ground off... Not that all the parts are bad , but
if in the quality control in spection too many are found to be defective
they , reject the whole lot... If you have the time , Knowledge, and
equipment to check the parts to make sure there on spec and have no flaws
then they are ok to use..... When you buy after market you may think your
getting a deal but the markup is most likly higher.. example.. Factory
timing chains retail around 140.00 make up about 30%. After market
chains i can buy for 25 to 35 dollors .I see them selling for 80 to 90 buck
, that is ovet 100% markup.
it is obvious that you can't make a chain as good as quality for that little
of money, if you figuer the 35.00 chain cost about half that to produce.your
getting two chains , that would mean your useing 8 dollar chains in your
U20.. motor.....
Mike Kerr
Roadster Restoration
3730 Todrob LN.
Placerville CA. 95667
Ph.# 530-644-6777
Fax# 530-644-7252
E-mail: mikekerr@innercite.com
Web page : http://www.innercite.com/~wolfgang
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-----Original Message-----
From: Victor Laury <vlaury@earthlink.net>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 8:30 PM
Subject: Cheap Timing components
>I took a loong look at the read out At carparts.com. Using 70, 69 and 68
>2000 convertible 2 door gave me the same list Stephan referred to. Take a
>look for your selves
>
>http://www.carparts.com/parts/search5.asp?OrderIdentifier=ID929347173711000
2
>52&reflink=14913-0-0-0&SegmentId=1&parttypeid=1047&vehicleid=14913&catalogi
d
>=&partnum=NONE&dc=
>
>(remember, for that link to work, you'll have to remove the returns our
list
>server will put in)
>
>Clevite lists a 20 toothed crank gear and a 40 toothed cam gear id'ed as
U20
>I think our set up is a 20 crank a 40 jackshaft a 20 jacksaft and a 20
upper
>cam. so already you hit a snag.
>
>Dynagear lists both the 54 link jackshaft chain and the 94 link cam chain.
>the even give the correct Nissan number for the 94 link. The 54 number is
>way off.
>
>The melling products are all for H20's which is an industrial engine used
in
>home market trucks and imported equipment. Although it has been used for
>R-16 replacements.
>
>So, I'm about to replace my timing components. I'll be buying them from our
>suppliers. They have put the research into what they supply, I will be
>confident that I'll get the proper support from them. I already know that
>more than the chain and gears should be replaced. They will make sure I get
>all the parts necessary for this job. If we don't keep these folks in
>business, our cars will be continuously broken garage queens.
>
>Victor
>70 SRL 31113136
>Los Angeles
>SoCalROC http://home.netcom.com/~andr/socalroc.htm
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