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- Tue May 07, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Coil and Resistance wire question
- Replies: 29
- Views: 449
Re: Coil and Resistance wire question
The 60's used I believe a 1/4" rivet and the rest used I believe 5/16". GM must have noticed something fairly soon to change the size after 1 year. Interesting. In 1960 the engine produced an advertised 80HP, although a 95HP engine became available. In 1961 there was an optional 98HP engi...
- Tue May 07, 2024 7:51 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: New Member. 87 Octane gas
- Replies: 50
- Views: 966
Re: New Member. 87 Octane gas
Some of the octane variation is due to how much ethanol is in the gasoline. [/color] I call BS on that. Our pumps say "up to 10% Ethanol added" for the fuel I am talking about. The 15% and 85% are different animals not in this discussion. Your 91 is "up to 10% ethanol" too, righ...
- Mon May 06, 2024 3:39 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Coil and Resistance wire question
- Replies: 29
- Views: 449
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." WOW Joel you are on a roll today - :wave: Benzinger said that BECAUSE GM HAD LITTLE EXPERIENCE WITH RIVETS...
- Mon May 06, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: EM - Axle rubbing on A-Arm opening
- Replies: 7
- Views: 202
Re: EM - Axle rubbing on A-Arm opening
Thank you for your replies. I had a lot on my "plate" the past few days and it made my "plate" theoretically too heavy and I hurt my back. Hopefully I can get the car jacked up and I'll look at the transmission mounts soon. I did observe them before everything went back in and t...
- Mon May 06, 2024 9:22 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: New Member. 87 Octane gas
- Replies: 50
- Views: 966
Re: New Member. 87 Octane gas
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 oft...
- Mon May 06, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Coil and Resistance wire question
- Replies: 29
- Views: 449
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 12:47 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: New Member. 87 Octane gas
- Replies: 50
- Views: 966
Re: New Member. 87 Octane gas
Veeery interesting. Well this needs some investigation. Having not been to many states west of the Misssissippi, I only noticed lower pump octane in the high elevations of certain western states, like Colorado's 85 pump octane. Everywhere else I saw 92/93. Now I need to see why "they" did...
- Sun May 05, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Modified Oil Filter Bolt Woes
- Replies: 12
- Views: 271
Re: Modified Oil Filter Bolt Woes
Well, I was able to get the filter off with some creative use of an adjustable wrench and a belt-style oil filter wrench. Obviously there is no way I have torqued the new filter to spec, but it seems close enough for government work. Will certainly look into converting it to a more useful and frien...
- Sun May 05, 2024 12:22 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 140 engine stumbles when cruising
- Replies: 18
- Views: 789
Re: 140 engine stumbles when cruising
As someone had predicted, the problem with my '65 140 engine was a too-small main jet in one of the primary carburetors. The fellow that rebuilt my engine didn't match the primaries (one was 1965 vintage, the other just older), and the carb rebuilder installed a drilled 0.046" jet in the old c...
- Sun May 05, 2024 8:07 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Coil and Resistance wire question
- Replies: 29
- Views: 449
Re: Coil and Resistance wire question
Stock location for ignition coil on AC Corvairs is horizontal on the rear body panel, just like Gasman has his mounted. Same with '56 Buicks. They work a long time, like almost forever. Just saying, it works, don't trust stuff you hear on the internet! OMG, the coil will fail if mounted anyway but ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 5:09 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: New Member. 87 Octane gas
- Replies: 50
- Views: 966
Re: New Member. 87 Octane gas
Since today's 91octane R+M/2 equals the old 96 octane RON that worked in the Corvair, I use it in my 140HP cars and have not had a detonation issue. Just me. [/color] What altitude are you running your Corvairs? Down here at sea level we run 93 to eliminate ping. :tu: Sea level give or take a few h...
- Sat May 04, 2024 4:53 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: New Member, New Corvair Owner
- Replies: 18
- Views: 245
Re: New Member, New Corvair Owner
Sometimes the hood bracket is far enough off center that it will bind on the latch frame. Have someone hold the key turned and then CAREFULL pry on the hood to see if it will open. Not saying that is your issue, but worth a try. Picture indicate a four carburetor 140HP engine. Not that common with t...
- Sat May 04, 2024 2:21 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello to all
- Replies: 6
- Views: 128
Re: Hello to all
Welcome --- I have a "more door" LM that "followed me home" even though I had a convertible. It has turned out to be more fun that I thought it would. It gets more attention than the convertible. Was your V8 Vega a SBC, or did you use the aluminum Buick/Rover V8? In the late 70's...
- Sat May 04, 2024 1:46 pm
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: Broken Rocker Stud
- Replies: 22
- Views: 465
Re: Broken Rocker Stud
Stock stud, but what is that nut? :dontknow: I also noticed the long stud stye nut. My initial thought was that the reminded me of the Poly Lock stye rocker nuts but all the components were not there. My next thought was that these were someone's idea of a "High Performance" part. I am NO...
- Sat May 04, 2024 1:37 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Rear wheels seem angled inwards
- Replies: 6
- Views: 115
Re: Rear wheels seem angled inwards
Awesome! Thank you for the quick replies - it is a relief to hear that this is as expected. I have enough things to fix on this car so I was stressing that this was something major. :woo: Yes at the limits the brake drum tilts vs. the brake shoes and backing plate. Fortunately the wheels rarely dro...
- Sat May 04, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Modified Oil Filter Bolt Woes
- Replies: 12
- Views: 271
Re: Modified Oil Filter Bolt Woes
Well, I was going to change the oil on my 64 Corvair and ran into a problem. The bolt which holds the oil filter in place is very clearly not in its stock configuration when referencing my manuals. The picture attached shows the issue. Turning the bolt results in the wire (or if the wire is removed...