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- Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:43 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: EM Grease Points
- Replies: 4
- Views: 335
Re: EM Grease Points
Drivers side of the differential. Just to the rear of the left side axle shaft is a 3/4" pipe plug. That is the check/fill point.
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:23 am
- Forum: Site Specific Topics
- Topic: transmission and harness
- Replies: 2
- Views: 741
Re: transmission and harness
All manual trans. tunnel harnesses are the same. Three speed reverse light switch plugs right into the connector you found and it's actuated off a tab on the shifter tube. Four-speed switch is on the bottom of the transmission and has about a four or five foot pigtail on it that plugs into theat sa...
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:50 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: I messed up and need help Push rod O ring replacement)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1616
Re: I messed up and need help Push rod O ring replacement)
corvairguy69, when finished with a proper cold valve adjustment, you should have the same amount of threads showing above all the rocker adjusting nuts. If not you've, 1. Adjusted valve(s) in wrong order. 2. Miss set zero lash. 3. Push rod is not in the lifter seat. 4. Forgot to torque rocker arm s...
- Mon May 01, 2023 10:07 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Beautiful Day for engine removal/PROTEST!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1516
Re: Beautiful Day for engine removal/PROTEST!
Bump with info link
- Sat Apr 29, 2023 4:43 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Beautiful Day for engine removal/PROTEST!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1516
Re: Beautiful Day for engine removal/PROTEST!
Really? Look in the Factory Service Manual for setting/shimming the governor drive gear for a proper mesh.
http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.ph ... 882,page=1
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:15 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Beautiful Day for engine removal/PROTEST!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1516
Re: Beautiful Day for engine removal/PROTEST!
Second to the last picture is of the rear engine mount on an early so you can set rear tire toe-in.
Did you measure the shim for the governor drive gear?
Did you measure the shim for the governor drive gear?
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 6:11 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Beautiful Day for engine removal/PROTEST!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1516
Re: Beautiful Day for engine removal/PROTEST!
After getting the correct diff., I would replace seals Clark's C3363 and C1698. These can cause the diff. to fill with ATF and destroy it in short order.
- Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:50 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Windshield drains?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 219
Re: Windshield drains?
Yes. There should be one on each side about 3" in from the "A" piller. Slightly oblong, maybe 1/2" wide.
- Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:48 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: pulley replacement. how to?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 785
- Tue Feb 14, 2023 7:41 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New guy. Put a deposit down on a 64 Spider Coupe.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1340
Re: New guy. Put a deposit down on a 64 Spider Coupe.
Beautiful car!!!
Second thing you need to do is look at the glove box door and both front fenders.
It's Spyder not Spider.
It's not all spell checks fault.
Now get out there and get tinkering and driving!
Second thing you need to do is look at the glove box door and both front fenders.
It's Spyder not Spider.
It's not all spell checks fault.
Now get out there and get tinkering and driving!
- Sat Feb 04, 2023 8:37 am
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: Just courious, re: blower motors
- Replies: 5
- Views: 367
Re: Just courious, re: blower motors
The heater and A/C blower motor resistor in the rear of the right front fender is different also, from a non A/C car. I could not find one so I made my own.
- Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:49 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Head Numbers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 320
Re: Head Numbers
If feeble memory serves, they should be on rear of passenger side and front of drivers side. Is that where you looked?
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:32 pm
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: Free CorvairForum Stickers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3082
Re: Free CorvairForum Stickers
Yeah, thanks Scott. What a great gift of stickers I've ever seen.
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:32 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Converting Engine from High Volume Oil Pump to Stock Pump
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1033
Re: Converting Engine from High Volume Oil Pump to Stock Pump
Kinda goes slow and long....but a lot of good points and why it's up to us to check EVERYTHING!
https://youtu.be/MbRjAMhCEJk
https://youtu.be/MbRjAMhCEJk
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:22 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Converting Engine from High Volume Oil Pump to Stock Pump
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1033
Re: Converting Engine from High Volume Oil Pump to Stock Pump
Totally agree with the v block test, plus measure to insure the lobes have .0005- .0015 taper across their face so the lifters rotate.
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 5:22 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Pushrod Rotation... Why?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2852
Re: Pushrod Rotation... Why?
You're right.
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