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Re: U20 timing stuff

To: Gordon Glasgow <gsglasgow@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: U20 timing stuff
From: Vicki Burrows <gregnvicki@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 21:27:25 -0700
Man, that's a lot of work for cam timing!!!!  Still, he located a couple of belt
gears that he could use... that's a start...
Greg

Gordon Glasgow wrote:

> He told me it was so he could do adjustable cam timing more easily. I think he
> could have found a way to put a blower on there without chopping up the head 
>and
> doing all that other work.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vicki Burrows [mailto:gregnvicki@earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 10:58 PM
> > To: Gordon Glasgow
> > Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: U20 timing stuff
> >
> >
> > Gordon,
> > Wasn't that done primarily so he could run the supercharger?   Or did
> > he do it to
> > improve reliability etc etc?  I haven't looked at it closely yet, but
> > I don't think
> > it would necessarily require cutting the head.  With the scarcity of
> > timing gears,
> > I'm gonna kick the idea around with the "master fabricator" and see what he
> > thinks...
> > Greg Burrows
> >
> > Gordon Glasgow wrote:
> >
> > > Only one person that I know of has converted a U20 to a timing belt, and 
>it
> > > involved some major work, including cutting the front off the head.
> > So the head
> > > would no longer be useable on any other engine. I don't think it's a good
> > > approach.
> > >
> > > Gordon Glasgow
> > > Renton, WA
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > > [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Allen
> > > > Blackmon
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:04 AM
> > > > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: U20 timing stuff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > To List,
> > > >
> > > > Horror upon horrors, but a very knowledgable lister took a look
> > at my timing
> > > > gears and upper tensioner and announced that they need to be replaced.
> > > > Curses!!  Anyone got any info for me?  Particularly jackshaft and am 
>gears
> > > > as well as upper tensioner?  Perhaps a real good used set.  I've found a
> > > > crank gear and I've got chains, just need the above.  Anyone switched 
>over
> > > > to toothed gears and belts?  Anyone interested in that?
> > > >
> > > > Allen
> > > > 1970 2000
> > > >
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