Corvair Forum

If the fuel pump quits working when the oil pressure light comes on you can't fill the carburetors before starting the engine. I prefer an inertia switch under the dash in case of an accident along with a toggle switch in case I want to turn the pump off with the key on like when working on the ign...

That all stands to reason. I guess the big question now is, is my Stinger ignition one of the cheap ones? I've been really happy with it, I mean it seems to be consistent. No dealing with points etc etc. But frankly, I've pushed my 140 and it's responded well, but I wonder if on one of those occasi...

Brad made a good point about using a fuel filter. Some of the electric fuel pumps come with a little fuel filter that will plug up fast if the car has an older fuel tank. You can use an inline universal fuel filter with a 5/16" hose fitting. Just make sure it has a metal case, not plastic and n...

I don't know if anyone said it yet but I might wonder about the point plate pivot. If you have a Dwell Meter you might see if dwell remains steady when you rev the engine. If not you might wonder bout the distributor shaft bushing. Please forgive me if those things were already discussed. Jim Brand...

Frank your replies are logical, but you can't win against folks that engage in "magical thinking". Best to avoid them as you can't win with irrational folks. A buddy used to say "Don't waste your time trying to teach a pig to whistle. Pigs CANNOT whistle and it annoys the pig if you t...

Thanks Frank. Actually reason #5 is important to me. Using an electric pump to push the fuel through a healthy, but idle, mechanical pump provides a level of redundancy. If the electric pump fails, then I re-install the pushrod for the mechanical pump and proceed down the road. But my questions is,...

Hmmmm. Broken starter snout. "Replacing clutch and flexplate" (flexplate ?). Make sure you get the correct pressure plate bolts. They aren't regular bolts and help to center the pressure plate on the flywheel. Dennis I noticed the broken starter nose. Yes for awhile Clark's was selling th...

He didn't say anything about watching any other news or being afraid of homosexuals. Listen to either of the mentioned sources for 5 minutes and you'll see he is correct. Also a gasoline tank doesn't explode or burst into flames when hit like batteries do. Well Joel I guess you never read about the...

Thanks! I read some of your previous posts about that, and I do tighten the bushing with weight on the front end. What torque value do you use to tighten the camber nut? The manual says something like 110 ft./lbs., and that has to be a misprint. The last time I torqued it to 65 or 70. Your welcome ...

I do appreciate all the information Brad puts out, and most of it is valuable. That said the "3.0 ohm High Performance coil" is a myth. The Corvair 65-66 140HP and turbo engines used a high performance DELCO coil at about 1.3 ohms with the stock 1.8 ohm ballast for a total or about 3.1 ohm...

With all the talk of EV's replacing the ICE engine vehicles it appears the ICE engine will around for awhile, but will produce much lower emissions. Sure maybe only in specialty cars but if there is a buyer someone will make it. Some of the Japanese manufacturers joined up to produce a 440HP V8 engi...

I've had an issue with my LCA bushings on my '65 (they're pushing out the rubber and I'm getting a steel on steel squeak). I replaced a bad one that was 15 years old last fall and the new bushing is already toasted, so I'm double checking things. Does the bushing enter the passenger LCA from the ba...

You probably have a lean surge and not an actual misfire. Try increasing the main jet size by a couple of thousandths and I'll bet it goes away. On a 65/66 140 the primary carburetors had a power enrichment circuit to deal with a lean condition at certain throttle openings aggravated with the use o...

Once I got old I realized I had a TON of paper articles. Trying to find things got time consuming. I scanned or downloaded things to the computer and it made searching so much easier. NOT THAT I TRUST THE COMPUTER NOT TO LOOSE EVERYTHING! I double back up files to external drives and keep critical i...

Glad you got it working. Yes the NEW switches are not as "robust" as the originals. I do dismantle the old switches and clean the inner contacts and lube them with dielectric grease, BUT they were NOT meant to be dismantled and repaired. I break the Bakelite housings on about one out of fi...

Got my U pipes from Clark's today. Inside diameter of the pipe exit measured 1.75" ID with my digital mic. Muffler inlet for the Dynamax 17731's is 2.25" ID. This adapter surfing is driving me to drink....... :doh: My favorite saying is "This is as bad as working on an exhaust system...