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by GasDaddy140
Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:48 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Clutch Starting to Slip...?
Replies: 13
Views: 1015

Re: Clutch Starting to Slip...?

OK guys, I'm not trying to "peddle" anything :) I thought the clutch should start engaging after about 3/4" or so with release of the clutch pedal off the floor board. So, after work today, I disconnected the rod that moves the clutch lever. I shortened up the length by about 3 turns ...
by GasDaddy140
Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:57 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Clutch Starting to Slip...?
Replies: 13
Views: 1015

Re: Clutch Starting to Slip...?

What I'm trying to say is, that when my clutch peddle is depressed to the floorboards, and then I start releasing it to engage the clutch, I have well more than 3/4" before engagement. My clutch peddle comes up pretty far with nothing happening :) It's been like that since I got it running.
by GasDaddy140
Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:23 am
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Clutch Starting to Slip...?
Replies: 13
Views: 1015

Re: Clutch Starting to Slip...?

Just saw a great, as usual, post by Brad Bodie regarding adjusting the clutch cable. I'll start there because it feels wrong.
by GasDaddy140
Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:45 am
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Clutch Starting to Slip...?
Replies: 13
Views: 1015

Re: Clutch Starting to Slip...?

Thanks to Everyone replying - No oil leaks observed, did not change PP, did seal bolts. I took my Corsa for a drive last night and estimate I have a couple inches of clutch peddle free play before engagement. It's been like that. I suspect that I need to correct this first. Is there an adjustment or...
by GasDaddy140
Mon Oct 26, 2020 1:18 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Clutch Starting to Slip...?
Replies: 13
Views: 1015

Clutch Starting to Slip...?

Hi!
I have noticed my clutch starting to slip under acceleration, it has only been in the car about 10,000 miles. I always thought that it may be adjusted too loose, a lot of pedal, but wasn't sure. Any thoughts on adjustments helping out this situation? It's a 1965 Corsa 140.
Thank You!
Alan
by GasDaddy140
Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:35 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: 65 Corsa Convertible
Replies: 19
Views: 3149

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible

Hey! Post a picture or two of your 65 Corsa convertible. I’m getting bored cooped up all the time due to the, Vid-19 environment. It’ll help!

How’s your compression?
by GasDaddy140
Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:23 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Smoking Some Oil Parked on an Angle?
Replies: 5
Views: 999

Re: Smoking Some Oil Parked on an Angle?

Finally I'm responding! Thanks everyone for helping. As it turns out I simply overfilled my engine oil by about 1/2 a quart. I have not experienced any more of the smokey oil burning start-up when parked at an angle. My dip stick is hitting the bottom of the pan. My dip stick tube seems right (I act...
by GasDaddy140
Sat Jun 06, 2020 7:27 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Smoking Some Oil Parked on an Angle?
Replies: 5
Views: 999

Smoking Some Oil Parked on an Angle?

Hi Everyone!! Keep washing your hands and wear a helmet outside. What a mad world! So, onward to Corvairs! I may have done something wrong with my engine rebuild because I've noticed that if my Corsa is parked by the curb on the angle of a road-crown for more than a day, it smokes engine oil at star...
by GasDaddy140
Thu May 14, 2020 7:09 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Road Candy 65 Corsa 140
Replies: 75
Views: 17449

Re: Road Candy 65 Corsa 140

Why does the needle read 91? Hey Joelsplace! Who knows why? My 2015 Nissan Juke's speedometer is a couple of MPH off. I was thinking that maybe a little wayward Indian satellite blasting down some phone-scam and scam email data may have interfered with my satellites. :) My son told me he was only t...
by GasDaddy140
Mon May 11, 2020 8:26 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Road Candy 65 Corsa 140
Replies: 75
Views: 17449

Tel Tal 88MPH - Saves Top Speed

The day before I can see that my son hit 88MPH as a saved peak speed. I had a talk with him. With little traffic on the 101Hwy he took a liberty. I'm watching now. :nono: He said the car felt really good.
by GasDaddy140
Sat May 09, 2020 3:37 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Road Candy 65 Corsa 140
Replies: 75
Views: 17449

Crazy Night Changes!

Holley Moley! With the lights turned on the white background turns dark gray/black, the pointer glows red, and the black numbers turn white! How do they do this?
by GasDaddy140
Sat May 09, 2020 9:08 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Road Candy 65 Corsa 140
Replies: 75
Views: 17449

Holy Cheetos! It works!

Wow! The needle sweeps fast to 160 and then back to zero when ignition is started just like a modern car. It would be fun to tell cave-people all about it if I could go back in time, but then again it might be too much for them and they would try to kill me. I'm also going to check in with the natio...
by GasDaddy140
Sat May 09, 2020 8:57 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Road Candy 65 Corsa 140
Replies: 75
Views: 17449

Re: Road Candy 65 Corsa 140

Hi Bbodie52!

The unit was stated to work best when located on the roof, and I feel the hole was a minor alteration considering that I am this car's Savior :) You are correct about all the other options.

It works great!

Stay safe!

Alan
by GasDaddy140
Fri May 08, 2020 8:33 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Road Candy 65 Corsa 140
Replies: 75
Views: 17449

GPS Speed-O Look'n Good

Just sharing a few pictures of our GPS Speed-O progress. Yep, drilled a hole in my roof. The first one hurts. But afterwards you can drill more :) My 18 year old son is really on it for this work!!

Stay Safe!
by GasDaddy140
Wed May 06, 2020 8:17 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: '65 '500' sedan project from the dry Central Valley, CA
Replies: 80
Views: 16498

Re: '65 '500' sedan project from the dry Central Valley, CA

You are pretty awesome man. And that looks pretty awesome.
by GasDaddy140
Wed May 06, 2020 8:10 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Road Candy 65 Corsa 140
Replies: 75
Views: 17449

GPS Speed-O Steps -

Hi Corvairs! I hope that you're all doing as well as one could expect during these strange days! I'm glad that I had another eBay dash panel after-all chasing used speedometers :) Enlarging the hole for the new multi function satellite receiving GPS Holley speed-O wasn't so easy. Realize that it's n...

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