Daniel,
Have driven a Solex set up for any length of time? It does have quirks, I
enjoy the power but I have never driven a SU set up. My thought has always
been "if it aint broke,dont fix it!". But then I would hate the idea of you
passing me on the next badroc run ;')
Ken
Datster
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@stars.sfsu.edu>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 12:10 PM
Subject: Seperation Anxiety
> Hello All,
> I have to say that I am having serious seperation anxiety about
> pulling out my engine. The car does run great right now with the SU U-20.
> So maybe it leaks a little oil and I keep snapping alt. mounting bolts..
But
> its a known quantity.
> Before I started pulling bits off of it Ihad to take it for one last
drive.
> Boy is that 4.11 fun.. Good burnouts.. The day was beautiful and I took it
> for a spin up the coast....It ran great, except for the understeering..And
the
> weak clutch...good idle no backfiring good power.....
> The engine that I am replacing it with..A Canadian
> model origianl Solex U-20. My dream engine, I ahve always wanted one... Is
> recently rebuilt and should be great..but its an unkown quantity..will the
> solex's be set up right?? Will it be in the condition as advertised??...
> Will I ever get it to run as nicely as my old U-20???
> My old engine is going to a good home and its needed there so that helps
ease
> the loss.
> But still.. Am I crazy for pulling a fine running engine jsut to
> replace it with a hard to carberate lumpy idle higher performance one???
>
> Daniel 69 2000
> SF CA
>
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