Congrats Mike! And thanks for sharing the "experience" with the rest of us.
It's stories like that that give us ( the non running types) the renewed
energy to get at the rust and paint brushes etc.
Cheers...Michael
'68 1600
----- Original Message -----
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: May 30, 2001 6:52 PM
Subject: Stroker started
> Well I finally got my engine started after several miscues. I got my
friend
> Steve to come over and stand there with a fire extinguisher just in case.
>
> The best part was it started up almost immediately after my electric fuel
> pump primed the carbs. I was amazed that it started so easily although it
> didn't run too smoothly.
>
> HOWEVER, as we were looking around to make sure nothing was exploding the
> car got hot real fast. Real fast. I noticed that after about 3 minutes the
> temp gauge shot to over 250. The FU**IN new Stanton thermostat never
opened
> and the rad was cold. To say the least I was pissed. I hope the head
wasn't
> damaged. My electric fan and an additional fan cooled it down fairly
> quickly.
>
> I had to empty the cooling system again to get the thermostat out. I
dropped
> it into water in a pan over my stove and slowly brought up the temperature
> of the water. The damn thing didn't open until the water was boiling!
>
> So, from what others tell me and from my own experience, there are
defective
> thermostats out there, be careful.
>
> After replacing the thermo with a used one all went well but this time I
> only used colored water as I'm tired of draining antifreeze but I did want
> to spot leaks while the system is under pressure. Fortunately nothing
leaked
> but I did have a fuel leak and one float was too high or the needle valve
> stuck. I fixed those problems.
>
> Now for the fun of tuning it up, retorquing the head and adjusting the
> valves correctly.
>
> BTW, the Bob Sharp manual suggests a cold setting of .20 for the valves
and
> an article in an old DRA suggested .15. Which is it? I went with .20 as
I'd
> rather have too much clearance than not enough.
>
> It's great to hear the Beast startup after a year of silence. Now for a
loud
> exhaust. Vroom, vroom.
>
> Thanks for your patience.
>
> Mike
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