Your eyes are better than mine as I saw no difference but didn't look that
carefully.
However, the oil is from blowby not from the engine tilt. There is no way
oil can get into the aircleaner assembly providing you didn't spill any in
there. Oil is sucked in from the crankcase breather on the valve cover and
especially if your engine needs some work there will be oil sucked in there.
Nothing to worry about as long as you have more oil in the pan than in the
air cleaner :)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
To: <darylsmith@telus.net>; <hoon@pixar.com>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: oil in carbs
> If I recall, the mounting bracket for the drivers side has a notch to
clear
> the bolt for the exhaust brace. The passenger side does not have that
> notch. The notch is VERY small! I have not compared them for other
> differences though.
>
> Sid
>
>
> >From: "Daryl Smith" <darylsmith@telus.net>
> >Reply-To: "Daryl Smith" <darylsmith@telus.net>
> >To: "Hoon Kim" <hoon@pixar.com>, "datsun roadster mailist"
> ><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: oil in carbs
> >Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 21:07:05 -0700
> >
> >Hoon Kim,
> >I had the same problem with my '66 after re-installing the engine. I
found
> >that there was a small difference in the motor mounts between left &
right.
> >After changing them it works much better.
> >It is a very small difference but noticeable. I did this at Ross's shop a
> >few years back & was told there is no difference in the motor mounts. If
I
> >remember correctly there is only one part #. I would check your motor
> >mounts
> >for a difference & take it from there.
> >Daryl
> >'66 1600
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Hoon Kim" <hoon@pixar.com>
> >To: "datsun roadster mailist" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 4:42 PM
> >Subject: oil in carbs
> >
> >
> > > I took out my air cleaner the other day, and noticed a very small
> > > amount of oil around the rim of the air cleaner? What does this mean?
> > > what should I do?
> > >
> > > PS. I've always had a real hard time removing my air cleaner since it
> > > is right up againt the body wall. I've just recently noticed some
> > > spacers between the carbs and the engine? Is this normal, are spacers
> > > needed? What are the sizes of the spacers?
> > >
> > > PPS standard air cleaner for 1600 engine w/ SU carbs.
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> > > Hoon Kim
> > > Pixar Animation Studios
> > > Emeryville, CA
> > > hoon@pixar.com
>
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