- 21. Re: I Have hit a deer with my roadster (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:26:18 GMT
- I hit a full grown bull elk in a Sentra head on. Lucky to be alive. One of his hooves popped me in the right shoulder when he impacted the roof. It took the wrecker to pull him off to the side of the
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-03/msg00241.html (7,289 bytes)
- 22. Re: Car cover for roadster (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:44:16 -0700
- I second the plug for California Car Cover. I bought a car cover from Original Parts Group for my Chevelle. The fit was awful and the cover didn't last. I bought a California Car Cover for my '56 Che
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-02/msg00122.html (7,828 bytes)
- 23. OT: Re: is this engine blown? (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 15:44:37 -0700
- Sounds like your oil pump went south and the overheating was a byproduct of not having any oil pumped to critical engine parts. Whenever you lose oil pressure, shut down your engine and do not start
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-12/msg00348.html (7,012 bytes)
- 24. Re: Datsun (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 06:35:34 -0700
- Unrelated to your question, but a nice bit of info for a roadster owner. The "L" in "SRL" means left hand drive. Cars without the "L" are right hand drive. I don't know why a carb kit would different
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00370.html (7,318 bytes)
- 25. Re: Peristroika now Trabant (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 06:50:47 -0700
- I work with some guys from Bremen, Germany. They told me that when the wall came down and there was a mass exodus from East Germany, broken down Trabi's were abandoned all over Northern Germany. Vand
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00371.html (7,501 bytes)
- 26. Re: Coughing/hesitation problem (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 19:10:31 GMT
- Are you using your choke during warm up? By pulling the choke cable you are temporarily richening the mixture. Once warmed up, you push the cable back in and you're on your way. Dan McHatton '66 1600
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00413.html (7,183 bytes)
- 27. OT: Motive Pressure Brake Bleeder (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel E McHatton <hallosb@juno.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 08:41:36 -0700
- I apologize if this is a repeat. I didn't see it post the first time. I unsubscribed from the list for a few months, so I was happy to see some familiar names when I re-subscribed. I was thinking of
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-10/msg00255.html (6,972 bytes)
- 28. Clutch Line (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel E McHatton <hallosb@juno.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:31:18 -0700
- I'm replacing the metal clutch line and flex hose on an early model roadster. I noticed there is a metal bracket on the frame close to where the line runs. It looks like the flex hose from the clutch
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-10/msg00322.html (6,752 bytes)
- 29. Re: air compressors (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:05:24 -0700
- Depends on your needs. I have a 60 gallon and I never miss not having the portability. It works hard when I sand blast and polish/wax, but my tools never peter out. I didn't splurge for the dual stag
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-10/msg00348.html (6,971 bytes)
- 30. Custom spark plug wires (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:27:59 -0700
- I've been reading all these great things about spiral core spark plug wires, so I started to look into buying a universal spark plug wire set for the roadster. Jeg's, Summit, PAW, etc. have several d
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-10/msg00354.html (7,290 bytes)
- 31. Re: Holes (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 19:26:22 GMT
- Without having my roadster in front of me. I believe one is for the cowl drain. If the cowl drain hose is missing, you'll need to buy one from our vendors or rig up something yourself. There are seve
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-10/msg00364.html (6,967 bytes)
- 32. Re: Holes (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 17:29:58 -0700
- There are two choke cables. One for each SU carb. The vendors sell grommets, replacement cables, and replacement cowl hoses. Others on the list have been creative and substituted what they found at t
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-10/msg00389.html (7,162 bytes)
- 33. Re: Silicone Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 19:25:02 GMT
- 1. Won't destroy your paint, if you spill it. 2. Won't absorb water. Major plus, if you don't drive your car often. Conventional fluid absorbs water, especially when it sits for a long period of tim
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-10/msg00482.html (7,167 bytes)
- 34. Re: foam padding for seats (score: 1)
- Author: hallosb@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 22:30:08 -0700
- I bought a seat cover set from one of our vendors, but never found any replacement foam. Doubt it exists. Not many roadsters were produced, so you won't find 15 different suppliers with hundreds of r
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-10/msg00529.html (7,013 bytes)
- 35. Seats frame primer/paint questions (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel E McHatton <hallosb@juno.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 19:58:09 -0700
- Still working on the seats. Les is sending me some seat webbing. In the meantime, I sandblasted the frames and used some metal wash from the Eastwood company. Cool stuff. Keeps the metal from flash r
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-09/msg00051.html (7,652 bytes)
- 36. Re: Brake line bending or re-use mine (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel E McHatton <hallosb@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 12:10:11 -0700
- Bending brake lines isn't so bad, it just takes a little practice. It doesn't have to be exactly like the original to fit, you just have to make sure you have clearance once it's installed (no moving
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-09/msg00120.html (8,536 bytes)
- 37. OT Audi 1.8T Motor Oil Question (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel E McHatton <hallosb@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 11:13:08 -0700
- Rob's message on the Skoda got me thinking about something that has always bothered me about my girlfriend's VW Passat. It has a 1.8 Turbo Audi engine in it and the owner's manual recommends 5W-40 or
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-04/msg00324.html (7,194 bytes)
- 38. Re: temp sender (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel E McHatton <hallosb@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 20:23:36 -0700
- On my '66 it's yellow/white from the gauge all the way through the harness, but the last section from the harness to the sender is covered in black plastic sheathing. I assume it's yellow/white insid
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-04/msg00356.html (7,869 bytes)
- 39. Re: Sigh..../Chevy Powered Roadsters (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel E McHatton <hallosb@juno.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 10:06:40 -0700
- I saw a 350 powered Roadster at a Super Chevy show in Tucson about four years ago (any Chevy or Chevy powered car can enter). I thought I had seen everything, but just when you say that... I talked t
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-02/msg00479.html (11,115 bytes)
- 40. Re: OT- I ALMOST DIED TONIGHT!!!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel E McHatton <hallosb@juno.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:55:08 -0700
- Heat can do horrible things to brakes. I once overheated my brakes on my Chevelle driving in the mountains of New Mexico. I didn't realize they had overheated until I tried to come to a complete stop
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2002-01/msg00053.html (14,349 bytes)
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