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- Tue May 14, 2024 10:24 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New Member Saying Hi
- Replies: 10
- Views: 163
Re: New Member Saying Hi
I've found that EM 145CI engines are more reliable. Fewer spun bearings and they don't seem to break pistons. The vast majority of miles I've put on Corvairs have been EMs. I love the LMs style and handling but they seem to not be made as well and tend to have more rust. EM Early Models 60-64, LM La...
- Tue May 14, 2024 10:14 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Carter YH Issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 112
Re: Carter YH Issues
All good stuff to check. Gas cap, fuel pressure, accelerator pump diaphragm. If fuel shot out gas cap is for sure wrong. Clark's sells the wrong one or at least used to. One other thing to check is the tang on the float needs to be parallel to the needle tip. If it isn't it will put a side load on t...
- Sun May 12, 2024 6:46 pm
- Forum: Vehicles For Sale
- Topic: 2 Parts Cars for FREE
- Replies: 14
- Views: 917
Re: 2 Parts Cars for FREE
I need some competition.
I have a lead on 40 and I'm lacking motivation.
I have a lead on 40 and I'm lacking motivation.
- Thu May 09, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Tire pressure
- Replies: 12
- Views: 292
Re: Tire pressure
Max pressure on the sidewall is cold. Max pressure isn't that critical either since they can't even be bothered to define cold. Here in TX where you can have 20 degrees in the morning and then 80s in the afternoon will get that pressure way up there hot. My friend that ran a tire store since the 80s...
- Thu May 09, 2024 7:33 pm
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: We TRIED to Help CORSA Fix the Serious Issues with The Corvair Center Forum – Read Our Letter and Their Response HERE
- Replies: 84
- Views: 5018
Re: We TRIED to Help CORSA Fix the Serious Issues with The Corvair Center Forum – Read Our Letter and Their Response HER
I've been a member forever but if they don't get rid of Vargas I'm out when it expires.
- Wed May 08, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New Corvair Owner - Hello!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 367
Re: New Corvair Owner - Hello!
Looks great!
- Tue May 07, 2024 9:04 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Bench Wrenching
- Replies: 19
- Views: 495
Re: Bench Wrenching
No turbo ever had factory A/C and '65 140s didn't either.
- Mon May 06, 2024 10:44 pm
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: We TRIED to Help CORSA Fix the Serious Issues with The Corvair Center Forum – Read Our Letter and Their Response HERE
- Replies: 84
- Views: 5018
Re: We TRIED to Help CORSA Fix the Serious Issues with The Corvair Center Forum – Read Our Letter and Their Response HER
2LZ - where the politics hurt you is when they destroy a forum like happened recently with Corvair Center.
- Mon May 06, 2024 12:31 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Coil and Resistance wire question
- Replies: 29
- Views: 510
Re: Coil and Resistance wire question
"GM had little experience with riveting flywheels" Isn't that the very definition of incompetent? "not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully." I never heard the engineers specified Viton. I have read the engineers were ignored on the Vega aluminum sp...
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:17 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Leaky Leaky
- Replies: 24
- Views: 484
Re: Leaky Leaky
If you need to change the o-rings buy the tool Rex sells. Makes the job easy compared to almost impossible.
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:09 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Coil and Resistance wire question
- Replies: 29
- Views: 510
Re: Coil and Resistance wire question
"The GM engineers know everything" is a bad argument. They didn't. If they did they would have used hot rivets in the flywheel and Viton push rod tube o-rings. Viton was available. A lot of things were done because it was cheap or because they could get away with it when warranties were 1 ...
- Sun May 05, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Coil and Resistance wire question
- Replies: 29
- Views: 510
Re: Coil and Resistance wire question
I hadn't thought about it much but I would think being bolted to something that runs 250 degrees or more would cause it to run hotter than being bolted to something that stays at ambient temperature. I'm not sure it matters. I've never had an oil filled GM coil fail. I have had a lot of the newer ep...
- Sun May 05, 2024 6:22 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New to page
- Replies: 12
- Views: 258
Re: New to page
Newer forged pistons use tighter clearances.
- Fri May 03, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New to page
- Replies: 12
- Views: 258
Re: New to page
Excellent document. Thanks!
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: New Member. 87 Octane gas
- Replies: 50
- Views: 1047
Re: New Member. 87 Octane gas
It said 100 at full lean and 130 at full rich.
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:47 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Bench Wrenching
- Replies: 19
- Views: 495
Re: Bench Wrenching
You get 90% good advice here and about 95% bad on Facebook. I feel sorry for the newbies there. I don't see how they can sort through it.