Well, it's not the location of the sending unit that's the problem, it's that
staple deal.
Gary McCormick
Adam Bradley wrote:
> Yup, who woulda thought, it's done right in the R16.
>
> --- Paul <9laser3@bright.net> wrote:
> > Gary,
> >
> > Good thought but the 1600 is different. The temperature sending
> > unit is
> > mounted in the head on a R16.
> >
> > Paul
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gary McCormick <gkmcc@netgate.net>
> > To: snyler <marc@animalfirm.com>
> > Cc: roadster List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Friday, November 02, 2001 7:36 PM
> > Subject: Re: It's alive! alive!
> >
> >
> > >On the temp gauge problem - double check that you've got a good
> > ground. I
> > >don't know if it's the same for the R16, but in the U20 the ground
> > between
> > >the sending unit and the engine is supposed to be provided by a
> > metal
> > staple
> > >embedded in the gasket - and it doesn't always work so well. I
> > jumped
> > around
> > >the gasket interface with a length of wire (I think I read that in
> > the
> > Rallye
> > >catalog... ) and it works just fine (at least it did the last time
> > my
> > engione
> > >got warm - 'bout 11 years ago!).
> > >
> > >Gary McCormick
> > >San Jose, CA
> > >
> > >snyler wrote:
> > >
> > >> Whoopee! The old thing started today! Even tried using the
> > clutch,
> > >> and boy does it feel better. It isn't ready to go though, the
> > front carb
> > >> float-bowl valve doesn't seem to be working, there's a small
> > puddle of
> > >> gas underneath the freshly rebuilt carb. This is a new needle and
> > seat
> > >> too :^( I'll resurrect one of the old ones, it wasn't giving me
> > any
> > >> problems as far as I know. The other problem is I get no temp
> > reading. I
> > >> assume this is a bad sending unit, the gas guage is working. How
> > hard is
> > >> it to change a sending unit (or get one for that matter) How hard
> > are
> > >> they to remove, this one seems pretty lodged in there.
> > >>
> > >> Having a roadster for the TDROC Kerville meet looks possible
> > now.
> > >>
> > >> Marc T.
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> ==========================================================================
> > >> Marc Tyler
> > >> Designer,
> > >> Animal Firm
> > >> 830-324-6578
> > >> www.animalfirm.com
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