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- From: rick@racer.NSP-SERVER1 (Rick Schiller)
- Subject: Re: Did Datsun A14 motors have brass valve
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.191416.14943@tandem.com>
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- Organization: Tandem Computers Inc.
- References: <BzBs21.EBM@srgenprp.sr.hp.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:14:16 GMT
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- In article EBM@srgenprp.sr.hp.com, frankb@sad.hp.com (Frank Ball) writes:
- >John J. Stankus (stankus@d31mf2.Stanford.EDU) wrote:
- >& I'm helping a friend who is replacing a head gasket on a 1979 Datsun A14
- >& engine. When he talked to the machine shop he is going to have check the
- >& head for flatness and dip it, they mentioned that this engine had for some
- >& of the years it was manufactured came with brass valve seats, that had a
- >& tendency to come out. Can anyone confirm or deny this? If so what years
- >& had them. Any other wisdom about the idiosyncrasies of this engine would
- >& be appreciated.
- >
- >Datsun did use brass valve seats on some engines, such as the L16
- >used in the PL510s from '69 to '72. I don't know about your engine.
- >I never heard of them coming loose.
- >--
- >Frank Ball 1UR-M frankb@sad.hp.com (707) 794-4168 work,
- >Hewlett Packard (707) 794-3844 fax, (707) 538-3693 home
- >1212 Valley House Drive IT175, XT350, Seca 750, '62 F-100, PL510
- >Rohnert Park CA 94928-4999 KC6WUG, LAW, AMA, Dod #7566, I'm the NRA.
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- Yes they did, my wifes old Datsun B210 had the seat on #3 fall out when she
- had this car. It was also very funny when I was looking for a place to fix the
- head, he asked if it was #3 hole. Must have been a known problem.
-
- Rick Schiller
- SCCA ITC 510 #70
-