Mike,
Use wheel bearing grease to hold the washers in place as you gingerly insert
the countershaft. It works well. Also use grease on the gaskets as it'll
seal well and much better than using sealant. BTDT. Thank Grassroots for
that suggestion.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Teesun68" <teesun68@cadvision.com>
To: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Cc: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: I just don't belive it
> 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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