Leon:
Yep. I had the identical problem with my (bought new) 67.5. I ended up
grinding off ~1/4" of each of those bolts.
Weird, I agree, but I'm surprised yours has gotten these 35+ years without
someone having done that ;-).
Dave
'68 1600
Kailua-Kona
Leon Felkins wrote:
> I'm new to the list, so I apologize if this has been posted before -- which
> it probably has (but I couldn't find it).
>
> I have a Datsun 1600, 1967 1/2. It originally belonged to my wife but has
> been setting up for a few years. I am now giving it a tune-up and
> maintenance service as it appears to run OK and we want to do a little
> touring this fall.
>
> Yesterday I changed the air cleaner element but it was a struggle. I had to
> remove the air cleaner box to get the element out and in as there is not
> enough clearance between the two bolts that hold the flat cover and the
> fender body.
>
> Is this normal? Surely not. I can't figure out what the problem is as my
> configuration looks quite similar to the pictures in the manuals (I believe
> my assembly is as pictured on Fig. 9, page H2 of the parts manual, part no.
> 16500-14700, "SU" carburetors.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Leon
>
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