And I thought I was having too much fun with my thrust washers on the tranny
idler gears:):). I swear, the were just being attracted to the bottom of the
inverted transmission casing way too frequently. Grrrr......
Michael
beating the '68 1600 tranny into submission
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
To: "Victor Laury" <vlaury@earthlink.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: April 27, 2001 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: I just don't belive it
> Sorry, but I could'nt help laughing after reading about that nut. The one
> designed for people with little hands to handle. It's a balancing act.
> dont try this when you are parked on the lawn. I've had to look for, and
> pick up that nut several times before I finally got it. Makes me think
that
> it's easier to pull the engine to remove and reinstall that NUT! pAT
> &(%)$)#@+
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victor Laury <vlaury@earthlink.net>
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, April 26, 2001 10:44 PM
> Subject: I just don't belive it
>
>
> >I spent this evening putting on my Solex Manifold. I thought there was no
> >way the rear, lower manifold nut could get any harder to get at. I was
> >wrong. The Solex makes this nut even more hidden than the SU. I think
it's
> >Nissan's cruel little joke.
> >
> >But that wasn't the cruelest joke of the evening. I was about to install
> the
> >Solexs and decided to check the accelerator pump diaphragms first since
> they
> >are known to leak. There was no diaphragms. There are no gaskets at all
> >through out both carburetors! I paid $850 for pieced together carbs with
no
> >gaskets! Well HAHAHA on Stupid Victor! (I think I'll have that Prozac
now.
> >Thank you)
> >
> >So I'm going to bed disgusted. Tomorrow, the SU's go back on. That means
I
> >get to play with my favorite nut twice more before Solvang. Oh Goodie!
> >
> >Victor
> >70 SRL 31113136
> >72 HLS30 48255
> >65 L-320 Pickup
> >Los Angeles
> >http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=123073
> >SoCalROC http://www.ameri-eagle.com/datsun/
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