I usually use a couple of pieces of plastic
tubing over the rod bolts so you dont mar the
journals when you put the pistons in.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dave Stoll
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 7:58 AM
To: SPL311RDST@aol.com; roadsterregistry@yahoo.com;
datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: pistons anyone?
A ring compressor will help hold the rings in and the piston slides right in
daveS
----- Original Message -----
From: <SPL311RDST@aol.com>
To: <roadsterregistry@yahoo.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: pistons anyone?
> In a message dated 4/5/02 12:45:51 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> roadsterregistry@yahoo.com writes:
>
>
> > Once again, I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
> > But I am trying to get some pistons in my block without taking the
> > motor out and without going to a machine shop.
> > I've heard that you have to have a special tool to get the pistons
> > pressed or some such stuff.
>
> Been there.. done that.. had a ring let go and pop out through the top of
the
> piston one Friday, and being my only car at the time had to have it ready
to
> go on a Monday. I had a spare block, w/ pistons ready to go so I did the
> same "quickie swap" that you're proposing. Make sure that when you get
> pistons that they came out of the same # 'd hole if at all possible- look
on
> the deck of the block for number stamps- these are not the 1-2-3-4 order,
but
> Nissan "sized" them when putting them in. If you get one that's a little
> off, you could end up w/ a knock. I don't remember exact details for the
> wrist pin, but we did it late at night w/ reg garage tools.. you may need
a
> vise & wood blocks to get it apart. You may wanna do rod bearings while
> you're down there if you havent done them recently (time/$$ considered)
>
> I did this *many* miles ago & my car is still going strong, but,
remember,
> this sorta fix is really just a big band-aid and you don't know what
you're
> getting until it's all back together ! ( read: do it right the first time
if
> you can)
>
> Laurie :-)
> 70 SPL311
> AzROC
> Chandler, AZ
>
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