And repairing the chips on my car from long bolts hitting a fender where of
course I didn't lay a blanket although 90% of the fender was covered.
Murphy's Law.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Teesun68" <teesun68@cadvision.com>
To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Cc: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: Stroker started
> Congrats Mike! And thanks for sharing the "experience" with the rest of
us.
> It's stories like that that give us ( the non running types) the renewed
> energy to get at the rust and paint brushes etc.
>
> Cheers...Michael
> '68 1600
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> To: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: May 30, 2001 6:52 PM
> Subject: Stroker started
>
>
> > Well I finally got my engine started after several miscues. I got my
> friend
> > Steve to come over and stand there with a fire extinguisher just in
case.
> >
> > The best part was it started up almost immediately after my electric
fuel
> > pump primed the carbs. I was amazed that it started so easily although
it
> > didn't run too smoothly.
> >
> > HOWEVER, as we were looking around to make sure nothing was exploding
the
> > car got hot real fast. Real fast. I noticed that after about 3 minutes
the
> > temp gauge shot to over 250. The FU**IN new Stanton thermostat never
> opened
> > and the rad was cold. To say the least I was pissed. I hope the head
> wasn't
> > damaged. My electric fan and an additional fan cooled it down fairly
> > quickly.
> >
> > I had to empty the cooling system again to get the thermostat out. I
> dropped
> > it into water in a pan over my stove and slowly brought up the
temperature
> > of the water. The damn thing didn't open until the water was boiling!
> >
> > So, from what others tell me and from my own experience, there are
> defective
> > thermostats out there, be careful.
> >
> > After replacing the thermo with a used one all went well but this time I
> > only used colored water as I'm tired of draining antifreeze but I did
want
> > to spot leaks while the system is under pressure. Fortunately nothing
> leaked
> > but I did have a fuel leak and one float was too high or the needle
valve
> > stuck. I fixed those problems.
> >
> > Now for the fun of tuning it up, retorquing the head and adjusting the
> > valves correctly.
> >
> > BTW, the Bob Sharp manual suggests a cold setting of .20 for the valves
> and
> > an article in an old DRA suggested .15. Which is it? I went with .20 as
> I'd
> > rather have too much clearance than not enough.
> >
> > It's great to hear the Beast startup after a year of silence. Now for a
> loud
> > exhaust. Vroom, vroom.
> >
> > Thanks for your patience.
> >
> > Mike
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