Corvair Forum

Even better, Bob,

I over-simplified it for testing purposes but yours could help with a gauge problem!

Thanks for the added info!
Charlie

Jerry Whitt and I worked on his 1965 Corsa's head temperature gauge that was "pegged" at 600 degrees. Jerry figured this was either a gauge problem ($) or a thermistor problem ($$$), so we tested both. Hopefully our diagnosis was correct that it was neither, and possibly a ground problem, ...

Rust-free 1963 Rampside For Sale in Hemet California $15,000 or Make an Offer Contact Jerry Whitt <GTOJerry@AOL.com> Same owner for last 40 years, fairly recently painted, paint in very nice condition. Starts and drives fine; needs tires and brakes and steering needs to be tightened. Bumpers just ne...

tommy44432:

Thanks for the review -
I do appreciate any good ideas, and comments on my bad ideas!

See note at top of the regular post ~

Thanks again~
Charlie

There should be 6 pix in the main post, then one more (the fuel gauge GEN-FAN) in my reply to you.

Do you get them all now?

I edited the post a bit, so maybe you just got caught in between uploads? Should be "stable" now ...

Yes, the ground lug can be seen in the second picture of the back of the alternator (with the yellow spacer that will soon be replaced with the correct washer.)

On my way home, driving east on the 10 out of Loma Linda, SoCal, my alternator "went south" on me, but my day was still better than this guy's day? Truck Flipped Over on Rte 10-Cropped.JPG NOTE : However, the picture of the unlucky truck is NOT the warning, so here are my two points of tro...

NOTE : Thank you to <tommy44432> for your "peer review" of my brake line fix ~ You are quite correct, and rest assured that the brass fitting is temporary. My trusty friend and assistant, Jerry Whitt, advised me the same ~ we tried our best to find a steel fitting, to no avail, but we are ...

Thanks to everyone for all the caveats ~ good to know we look out for each other!!! (PS: I'll try not to crash ~ I'll heal, but the Corvair won't heal so easily ;>}~! NOTE : I'm using the brackets depicted as "prototypes" to get the bolt holes right before making the real brackets. The fin...

Here are some Corvair magazine ads that show how the Corvair was marketed, before and after GM got in trouble for claiming it was a "sporty" car, causing people to blame their Corvair for their own incompetent driving abilities (or mechanics failures to maintain them properly?) This featur...

Here is an original ad for Art Herschberger's Solar Cavalier : Corvair Solar Cavalier~Communique Ad.jpg I believe started life as a 1968 Corvair, but he would build one from your Corvair, if I remember correctly? Identifying exterior features are the 1967-1968 Camaro taillights, vents under the fron...

Notes on replacing Rear Control Arm Strut Rods in my 1965 Monza convertible : Lessons learned the hard way : Removal: Remove the eccentric bolts from the trialing arms first, then the inner brackets on the differential. Installation: Install the strut rods into the outer trailing arms first, then ma...

This is the future home for the work that has been done, and is being done, plus whatever will be done on this '67 Monza. This will be a "progress report" and possibly a "tutorial" of the lessons learned while doing this ... I will be adding pix below (see end of post): ---------...

Question : Why is there an extra groove on Starter Shaft? (See below) Wrong part received from Amazon Wrong Starter Drive compared to Correct Starter Drive Victory Lap Part GMS-01 was described in the selection process when ordering. Once removed, the fact that it is the wrong part becomes obvious :...

Right, Brad ~ The "M" contact on "High" may be irrelevant, but may indicate that GM used this switch "off the shelf" instead of designing a new one? Is it possible that the "M" coil is used in the "High" position to absorb the "spark" of th...

Still Under Construction ... but there's some new info here as of 12/11/2014 @ 9:35 PM - Comments welcome! I've relabeled the diagrams with some new information gleaned from studying the schematic and the switch a little closer. The pins are stamped differently than the Bakelite switch face: I notic...