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- Tue May 07, 2024 8:02 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: LM Front Speaker Replacement options?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 43
Re: LM Front Speaker Replacement options?
I sent my cores to a guy in California. I saw one he had done for my restoration guy Cody and it looked like new. I'm expecting mine back any day now and I expect it will be new looking too.
- Sun May 05, 2024 4:26 pm
- Forum: Parts Wanted
- Topic: LM turbo intake crossover WANTED
- Replies: 5
- Views: 112
Re: LM turbo intake crossover WANTED
I have a couple of nice ones with decent chrome etc. Is there any difference between 63-66 crossovers? I thought they were the same. Of course '62 has a hose nipple for the dashpot. I have one of those too.
- Sat May 04, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Rear wheels seem angled inwards
- Replies: 6
- Views: 113
Re: Rear wheels seem angled inwards
They call the early model suspension design "swing axle" for a reason.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:21 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: RIP Timothy Shortle (1961-2024)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 521
RIP Timothy Shortle (1961-2024)
Hello everyone. This is Matthew Shortle, Tim Shortle's son. You may know me attending several Corvair conventions with my dad since Buffalo in 2006 when I was 9 years old. Today, I am deeply saddened by the death of my father Tim Shortle. Tim was not just a great Corvair enthusiast but a great fathe...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:05 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Main fuse blowing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 135
Re: Main fuse blowing
Hopefully it will work out for you; 40-amps might just be enough. Yes, that style breaker is manual reset. :tu: FYI, I'd be surprised to see fuses or circuit breakers over 40 amps in that style. Maxi-fuses are the next step up and as I recall Maxi-fuses are available in 20-100 amp ratings. Maxi fuse...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:43 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Main fuse blowing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 135
Re: Main fuse blowing
Even 40-amp is a little light. The 10ga main battery feed to the car is rated to handle 55-amps. Hopefully your circuit breaker is a manual reset. Automatic reset breakers keep applying power to the short circuit until your battery is dead. You don't really need to research your alternator. Current ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:41 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Main fuse blowing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 135
Re: Main fuse blowing
Agree, 30-amps is low and subject to nuisance failures. I would cautiously install a 60 and see what happens. If there's a problem, it will still blow a 60. I sell main fuse kits with 60s but I'm thinking of switching to 80 or 100 to reduce voltage loss across the fuse. FYI, a short in the main batt...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:43 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: New Member. 87 Octane gas
- Replies: 50
- Views: 957
Re: New Member. 87 Octane gas
Ahhoo wrote: " I hope it's not the choke"
Craig replies: actually I hope it is the choke! Very simple and all visible. Probably one 9f the easiest things to fix.
Craig replies: actually I hope it is the choke! Very simple and all visible. Probably one 9f the easiest things to fix.
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: New Member. 87 Octane gas
- Replies: 50
- Views: 957
Re: New Member. 87 Octane gas
A 110 hp Corvair is a premium fuel engine. But regular fuel should not affect starting, idle, or mild use. In fact, some owners whose cars only see very mild use (no freeway, cool to moderate temperature, no hills or heavy acceleration) often use regular fuel. To be safe, always use premium. The iss...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:25 am
- Forum: DIY - Explanations and Demonstrations
- Topic: My Vair Engine Test Stand (Modified Larin METS-1 Stand)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 135
Re: My Vair Engine Test Stand (Modified Larin METS-1 Stand)
That's pretty cool, Al! Good job.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New member in SW Colorado
- Replies: 12
- Views: 372
Re: New member in SW Colorado
Welcome to the friendly oasis Tim!
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Melting wires, simple question
- Replies: 77
- Views: 1799
Re: Melting wires, simple question
As long as we're having a discussion... 66vairguy wrote:Note the coil "+" terminal voltage is NOT a constant 7VDC! In fact an oscilloscope will show a square wave (engine running) with a maximum voltage of about 14VDC (points or switch open) and a minimum voltage of about 7VDC (points or s...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:09 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New member - 1962 Corvair95 Rampside!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 570
Re: New member - 1962 Corvair95 Rampside!
Let me tell you a totally related story: Along time ago in a galaxy far away, I had a '63 Corvan 95 Factory camper which I further modified by adding an extended-height roof. It had a 4-carb 140hp engine and a 4-speed transmission. I built a beautiful mahogany interior and it was my little ground-ba...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:31 am
- Forum: Parts Wanted
- Topic: 65-66 up turbo up pipe wanted
- Replies: 3
- Views: 152
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:32 am
- Forum: Parts Wanted
- Topic: 65-66 up turbo up pipe wanted
- Replies: 3
- Views: 152
Re: 65-66 up turbo up pipe wanted
I have two. One NOS and one nice used. I'll get photos for you.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:08 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New member - 1962 Corvair95 Rampside!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 570
Re: New member - 1962 Corvair95 Rampside!
Welcome to the Rampside world! Before you pull the power-pack, check the clutch cable. When the cable housing starts to collapse, there's not enough stroke to release the clutch. A short term fix is to overtighten the clutch cable to get partial use of the clutch. The downside to this "fix"...