- 1. 1500 clutch question (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:47:41 EDT
- the clutch pressure plate assembly for the 1500 differs from later models in having three "release levers" rather than fingers. The height of these levers is adjustable - and of course takes a speci
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-10/msg00111.html (6,889 bytes)
- 2. 1500 with idle problem (idles >3000 rpm!) (score: 1)
- Author: johnsof@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:44:05 -0400
- Hi kids....over the weekend I reinstalled my freshly-rebuilt 1500 engine in my '64. No major problems with the reinstall, found some of the items I forgot to connect properly and then primed it and s
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2005-08/msg00004.html (7,248 bytes)
- 3. 1600, Bluebird, PU for sale in Montana (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:56:02 -0400
- Hi kids; met a guy at a gas station in Deer Lodge, MT, who looked at my car on the trailer and said "Hey, is that one of them Datsun 1600s?" It isn't, its a 2000 but it was a pretty good guess! Anywa
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-08/msg00335.html (6,897 bytes)
- 4. 1500 crankshaft (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:38:35 EDT
- Hi kids...before I get too much further into this motor, does anyone have an extra crankshaft for a 1500? Rod bearing journals are beat up pretty badly, and already at .040 over; may be possible to g
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-07/msg00131.html (6,482 bytes)
- 5. Re: Reproduction knobs for early car's (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:35:55 EDT
- I am currently exploring the possibility of reproducing knobs for the early cars, The 65 through 67.5 Roadsters Hey! I resent that! The "mid"-model cars should NEVER be referred to as the "early" car
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-06/msg00115.html (6,915 bytes)
- 6. Roadster sighting - in MINNESOTA! of all places... (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 07:57:33 EDT
- sighted yesterday (Fri 18 June) headed south on Woodbury Ave. just south of I-94 about 2:00PM A red one, nice shape but zipping by too fast for any details...naughty, naughty, went through an orange
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-06/msg00230.html (6,869 bytes)
- 7. Re: Trailer or tow (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:54:54 EDT
- Hey Tom; if you're talking about the 2-axle car transporter trailer from U-Haul, they are really nice and safe and I towed my car from Wisconsin to BC (Sports Imports) last summer and then dropped of
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-04/msg00224.html (7,501 bytes)
- 8. Re: drano? (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 04:14:04 EST
- Drano does indeed include an awful lot of sodium hydroxide, which is part of the reason it sinks down to the bottom where the clog is and also why it dissolves the organics (slime and hair) that is p
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-03/msg00385.html (8,688 bytes)
- 9. Re: KYB GR-2 color: Gray! (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 16:41:08 EST
- By the way, you can also get the Gas-A-Just KYBs at Advance Auto Parts; they are a little more expensive than the GR-2s but still cheap at $36.99 each (compared to the $22.99 for the GR-2s). They are
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-02/msg00015.html (7,046 bytes)
- 10. Re: Peristroika/Trabant (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 11:44:34 EST
- Oddly enough, I saw a Trabant in Munich last weekend, my first. Noisy as hell! My German girlfriend informs me that they are now considered somewhat of a "classic" (or "Old-Timer", as the Germans cal
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00395.html (6,509 bytes)
- 11. Re: Factory paint scheme? (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:31:46 EDT
- Eric, my '69 2000 was glorious yellow throughout, including trunk and engine bay. I did notice that underneath it wasn't very thorough, though, and when mine is painted I expect that this will be a m
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-09/msg00423.html (7,122 bytes)
- 12. wiring diagram for 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:40:08 EDT
- Does anybody have one posted somewhere? I've tried all the "normal" sites and haven't seen one...failing that, can somebody tell me what color the taillight leads are (at least the RR)? Thanks, Fred
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-08/msg00354.html (6,640 bytes)
- 13. Re: Mikuni jets interchangeable? (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 21:23:20 EDT
- I've got old-style Solexes; the jets are nothing like the old motorcycle jets I've still got from my old motocross days. So you'd better stick with specific jets for your carb model... Fred J. WI '69
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-07/msg00069.html (6,852 bytes)
- 14. attn: Paul Kort (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 09:14:52 EDT
- Paul, please e-mail me about the tranny. Thx, Fred Johnson WI /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-07/msg00330.html (6,277 bytes)
- 15. Re: Question about Aluminium Oil Pans (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 21:04:22 EDT
- Ivin, pretty neat oil pan...it looks nothing like the Roadster comp oil pan, which is basically a deep rectangle or box, not the pan you've got. Others with 'way more experience than me can answer mo
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-06/msg00441.html (7,117 bytes)
- 16. U-20 lower chain guide and... (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 13:33:40 EDT
- Hi kids...I have a slight problem with the reassembly of my engine; if I tighten the rod bolts to full torque value I can't turn the engine over by hand anymore, so I am guessing that the rod bearing
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-06/msg00503.html (7,522 bytes)
- 17. Re: Replacing the upper chain (U-20) (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 09:04:50 EDT
- John; I just took a look at my old chain and upper sprocket (which should wear much more than the bottom one because of the much smaller number of teeth), and when I squeeze the chain around the spro
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-06/msg00533.html (8,417 bytes)
- 18. For sale (maybe): mid-close 5-speed (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 23:28:29 EDT
- Hi all, I have a mid-close 5-speed that I am considering selling. I purchased it last year from Jay Ford in Chicago who was giving up on restoring his car and have never installed it as my car is sti
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-06/msg00571.html (7,783 bytes)
- 19. Re: For sale (maybe): mid-close 5-speed (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 23:36:01 EDT
- Oh yeah, I forgot...has anyone ever run one of these in a street car? Did you like it? Any comments? Fred J. /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archi
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-06/msg00572.html (6,519 bytes)
- 20. Re: Easy Off oven cleaner (score: 1)
- Author: JOHNSOF@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 10:42:08 EST
- That's right, and there's a reason for this - Easy-Off is largely sodium hydroxide, which is a wonderful etchant for aluminum, as well as for your skin when you get it on tender places. Some of the m
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-01/msg00133.html (7,817 bytes)
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