oops! I mis remembered, I'll look at them and correct as needed.
Jim
From:
Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc@att.net>
To: Jim Gammon <gtpjimgammon@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, July 1, 2011 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] 150 hp engine for
sale
Jim,
I've never seen Solex replicas made by Hitachi. Those I have seen
were made by Mikuni undrer license from Solex.
Gary
----- Original Message
----- From: "Jim Gammon" <gtpjimgammon@yahoo.com>
To: "Datsun roadster"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 7:02 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] 150 hp engine for sale
> Hi all, the following is from
my Ebay listing. This is the engine I got 3
> years ago when I bought my 69 2k
down in Houston. It would not get over 100
> mph, and it turned out the front
two cylinders only had 80 lb compression, the
> result of a stuck from choke
cable. Yeah, I got skunked by the seller, who
> said it was in good
condition. Maybe he didn't know better?
> As you can see, it is completely
with air cleaner and linkage and I was told
> the cam is the 150 hp one, and
I'm sure it is. It ran well. I bought a used
> engine from Carl H and rebuilt
it as a 135 hp, I like that setup.
> I also have the 5 spped for sale if
anyone is interested.
> Jim GammonNJ
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160612704940#ht
> _500wt_1182
> Datsun SRL 311 Roadster 2000 engine hitachi solex
> 1969
Datsun (Nissan) SRL-311 2000cc 150 hp hi performance factory roadster
>
engine. This is the hot setup racing engine, the highest performance Roadster
> engine ever made. Overhead cam, dual Solex/Hitachi (like Weber) carbs, hi
>
performance cam, . This was a running engine in a SRL 311 2000 (2 liter)
>
roadster.
> It is missing only the distributor, dipstick and oil filler cap,
which I moved
> to my rebuilt engine. I did not disassemble the engine in any
way.
> I removed the engine from a running car 3 years ago, and it has been
stored
> indoors since then covered. The reason I removed it was that it
simply would
> not get it over 100 mph and the problem proved to be low
compression on the
> front two cylinders. I discovered the cause, the cable
operating the front
> choke was misadjusted and the front choke was always on.
All that extra gas
> reduced the lubrication on the piston rings and it lost
compression. At a
> minimum, the engine needs new rings, but it is possible
that it should be
> bored out and the next size larger pistons installed. I
don't know the
> condition otherwise, but it didn't make any unusual noises or
have any
> problems other than a lack of proper horsepower.
> I am not sure
how many miles are on the engine, the car had 65,000 miles when
> I bought
>
it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=16061270494
> 0#ht_500wt_1182
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