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It's actually kind of tricky. Someone once offered a tool. I made my own. Dennis

At least spin the fan by hand. If it is difficult to spin, only turns as long as you are moving it, or makes noise, probably time to replace (we'll get to the details). If it spins freely and makes no noise or roughness, it may only need greasing (there is a process / tool for that). Dennis

:eek: 72.00! I'm glad mine in good condition. Probably not as popular as a lot of the other repro grommets and seals. I've had to order a few, including all my perimeter seals. Worst was chasing down missing tin pieces without paying an arm and a leg plus shipping. I ended up with 2 spare parts engi...

We did the run up every flight. It was allowed a certain amount of drop (100 RPMs?) or it was back to the flight line. It was the same whether it was a Continental A65 or a big Pratt and Whitney R2800 (although that had a few other checks) There were a couple of ties my instructor would switch back ...

It looks like this: Fresh air duct.jpg I also noticed that you are missing the retainer strip for your front perimeter seal (this is the rubber flaps that go on all 4 sides of the engine tins). Again, we can get to those details when the time comes. Maybe you should start a build thread. Just do a s...

Ah, the "little details", and joys of sandblasting. Same thing I've been doing here and there recently. Blasted my air cleaner housings to bare metal, painted and baked them, then carefully wrapped them to prevent any scratches. That's been about it for my Corvair progress lately. I did go...

doug6423 wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 6:45 am Tips on the Ultravan or talking your wife into it??

Diamonds. Dennis

Our gas prices here fluctuate between .25 and .50 per gallon depending on the day of the week "but we have no control over the price of fuel" (whoever "we" is). Back about 1981 I had a couple of guys in my youth group who got jobs gassing up planes at the local airport. They ofte...

Welcome, there is a parts section. There are also Corvair groups on Facebook. Dennis

Looks like "axle stub" (for lack of the official name) seals. Not the end of the world, and verify first. Me, I'd get under there with a can of gunk or your favorite engine cleaner (purple stuff, green stuff, whatever), give it a good spray down, and hit it with my pressure washer. After t...

Yeah, try having a fleet and almost every truck has a different oil reset or menu screening process Dennis

And do NOT use GL5 gear lube. GL5 has additives that will attack the brass syncros in your transmission. Dennis

Welcome. Still in Florida? Dennis

"It's on the internet, it MUST be true". NOT. Why I try to steer the facebook people here. Speaking of - last night there was a posting of a '65 Corsa Turbo convertible WITH AIR CONDITIONING (maybe added, but appeared to be GM components, Frigidaire compressor, underdash evaporator. Guy sa...

NOT MINE! I normally don't post this stuff, but Ultravans are so rare. This one's only asking 1500.00 (project) Dennis

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Can tell he's young. He used a speed wrench to remove the bolts after loosening. Us lazy, cranky old guys with tired wrists us a cordless drill with a socket driver bit. Dennis