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- Sun May 12, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: First start in 32 years.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 254
Re: First start in 32 years.
You shouldn't need to crack the fuel lines to fill them up. The fuel should push past the needle and seat and the air will go out the vents and the lines will be full.
- Sat May 11, 2024 2:00 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: First start in 32 years.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 254
Re: First start in 32 years.
Alittle bit of heat from a propane torch might help things also. Assuming that the bowls are free of fuel.
- Sat May 11, 2024 7:52 am
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: John’s 65 sedan
- Replies: 421
- Views: 49746
Re: John’s 65 sedan
Would it be a good idea to go ahead and rebuild the rear wheel bearings while the car is apart? If they have never been that grease will be getting very dried out by now.
- Sat May 11, 2024 7:43 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New to Corvairs: Just purchased a 66 Corsa
- Replies: 5
- Views: 82
Re: New to Corvairs: Just purchased a 66 Corsa
I see a remote mirror.
- Sat May 11, 2024 7:41 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: First start in 32 years.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 254
Re: First start in 32 years.
It would be a good idea to make sure that the fins in the head are open. Not just from debri which it sounds like you have done but also make sure that there is no casting material blocking the passages. I like to put a light on the bottom side and then use a keyhole saw to clean them up.
- Thu May 09, 2024 3:13 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New Corvair Owner - Hello!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 336
Re: New Corvair Owner - Hello!
The emblem on the front fender is the "500" name plate.
- Thu May 09, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Turbo fan shroud interchange
- Replies: 1
- Views: 72
Re: Turbo fan shroud interchange
Yes, you would need to cut the end of the oil cooler extensions in order to use the 12 plate cover. The upper 3" heater hose will be on the pass. side instead of the oval shaped outlet on the driver's side.
- Wed May 08, 2024 2:56 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Tire pressure
- Replies: 12
- Views: 267
Re: Tire pressure
The numbers need to match the tire. Some have a max pressure of 44 psi and others are 32 psi. So just a standard number doesn't work.
- Wed May 08, 2024 12:06 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Tire pressure
- Replies: 12
- Views: 267
Re: Tire pressure
10 psi less in the front works good based on the load rating of the tires that you are using.
- Wed May 08, 2024 12:05 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Tire pressure
- Replies: 12
- Views: 267
Re: Tire pressure
10 psi less in the front works good.
- Tue May 07, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Coil and Resistance wire question
- Replies: 29
- Views: 506
Re: Coil and Resistance wire question
Or they figured out that they weren't big enough?
- Tue May 07, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: LM Front Speaker Replacement options?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 160
Re: LM Front Speaker Replacement options?
In my first '65 corvair it had a stock, factory looking speaker that had, wrote in yellow wrecking yard pen '64 Impala. So there could be other sites to check for a stock speaker.
- Tue May 07, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: EM - Axle rubbing on A-Arm opening
- Replies: 8
- Views: 245
Re: EM - Axle rubbing on A-Arm opening
In reverse the drive train would be "rocking" the opposite direction causing different reactions than going forward.
- Tue May 07, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Coil and Resistance wire question
- Replies: 29
- Views: 506
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.
- Tue May 07, 2024 11:58 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New member, New owner
- Replies: 10
- Views: 172
Re: New member, New owner
I've seen a couple of times where you need 2 nylon washers under the switch to get the back up lights to go off. The terminals on the end of the switch could be touching each other also.
- Sun May 05, 2024 5:51 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Leaky Leaky
- Replies: 24
- Views: 470
Re: Leaky Leaky
It could also be coming out of the adjuster o-ring at the axle seal. After clean look real close to see how high up the leak starts.