Corvair Forum

I tried following the break in procedure outlined in this thread and it is still smoking when revved.It's been a little over a week since I ran it so oil seems to have pooled in the barrels during that time. I was waiting on a new phone based bore scope to get a better look inside.BTW, they are inex...

First, thanks for your replies,Craig, Rex, Joel and David. It is nice to feel right at home with familiar names from the CCF. Your help is much appreciated! I was able to inspect the piston tops and cylinder walls with a bore scope. The engine appears to be new. Cylinder #1, and # 3 have some oil po...

This is my first post here since the migration ( exodus) from the CCF. I purchased this 3.0 Liter monster at an estate buyout. The executor knew very little about this engine except he thought the deceased owner had it running only briefly. All indicators are that it's been run, but not much. It doe...