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- Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:29 am
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: WHAT THE "EXPERTS" ARE SAYING: Why You Should Buy a 1960s Chevy Corvair Right Now
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1240
Re: WHAT THE "EXPERTS" ARE SAYING: Why You Should Buy a 1960s Chevy Corvair Right Now
I'm not complaining that you brought the article to our attention. I just wish people who wrote about cars knew what they were writing about or asked for some proof-reading or help from those that do before the bad information gets published again and again. Wishful thinking I know. Even the guy who...
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:32 am
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: WHAT THE "EXPERTS" ARE SAYING: Why You Should Buy a 1960s Chevy Corvair Right Now
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1240
Re: WHAT THE "EXPERTS" ARE SAYING: Why You Should Buy a 1960s Chevy Corvair Right Now
Too many facts are wrong in that article...had to stop reading.
- Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:14 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Metal fuel inlet valve (replaces needle and seat in carb)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2355
Re: Metal fuel inlet valve (replaces needle and seat in carb)
Are these the best option or are the Viton needles better? I feel the standard rubber tips are fine. In all my many Corvair miles and years, I've never felt there was a reason to switch to the Grose valves. Literally millions of Corvairs used the Viton tipped fill valves with few issues and I'll be...
- Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:14 am
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: 1960 Monza Coupe
- Replies: 169
- Views: 23962
Re: 1960 Monza Coupe
Very nice!!
- Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:23 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: 1966 Corsa Convertible
- Replies: 255
- Views: 34081
Re: 1966 Corsa Convertible
The harmonic dampeners will help reduce the cowl shake (shimmy) when you drive over things like railroad track and uneven disturbances in the road. It's worse when the top is down. I could notice it when I had my fingers resting between the vent window frame and the windshield frame and feel the gap...
- Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:06 am
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: 66 monza
- Replies: 15
- Views: 927
Re: 66 monza
I once had State Farm. Same here. Kicked State Farm to the curb after being a loyal customer (house and vehicles) for over 38 years when they decided to sneak a single sentence into my policy at renewal time that significantly decreased my home coverage. Yes, I read all the fine print on those poli...
- Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:25 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: More Tribbiles, More Troubles.. smaller..
- Replies: 3
- Views: 344
Re: More Tribbiles, More Troubles.. smaller..
Seems a reasonable place to start with both issues.
- Fri Jul 30, 2021 4:42 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New Corvair owner from Switzerland
- Replies: 6
- Views: 737
Re: New Corvair owner from Switzerland
Welcome! I have friends in the town of Wattwil and we have gone on holiday there several times. Beautiful country but my friends drive a BMW, no Corvairs.
My wife and I with the Alps in the background.
My wife and I with the Alps in the background.
- Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:29 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Coil input voltage
- Replies: 6
- Views: 523
Re: Coil input voltage
Here's the Cliff Notes version of what Brad said...reading the voltage at the coil is not that accurate because of all the normal things that can be in play. It is normal to get full voltage under cranking conditions and lower voltage under engine running conditions. The fiberglass cloth covered res...
- Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:20 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 4 speed 1965 monza transmission
- Replies: 9
- Views: 814
Re: 4 speed 1965 monza transmission
Any 64 or 65 4-speed should fit. You should post your budget and location and whether you are looking for a used functional unit bargain or a rebuilt box. Some people are okay with bolting up an unknown $200 tranny and seeing what they get but other want no surprises and only want to do the job once...
- Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:00 am
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: First V-8 Corvair Ever?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 388
Re: First V-8 Corvair Ever?
It is far from being the first V8 Corvair and the author likely knew that but hey, gotcha headlines are what bring in the readers. A Hot Rod magazine published in Oct 1964 showed a 62 coupe with a rear V8 conversion using a reversed Corvette engine by Skip Huth. The car in the photo above is a 62 if...
- Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:37 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: convertible top questions...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 238
Re: convertible top questions...
I don't have any early model experience with power tops but a 4th wire makes no sense to me. You would either need one hot wire and two grounds or two hot wires and one ground to have a properly reversible DC motor. Every photo of Corvair power top motors I could find online only show three wires.
- Fri Jul 16, 2021 5:03 am
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: Question About Heat
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1474
Re: Question About Heat
Is the Corvair capable of staying cool in the hot summer air of Oklahoma? A properly maintained Corvair engine has no issue with any heat you can throw at it here in Phoenix. They do get hotter in the summer but not enough to concern me. I drove most of last summer in a 66 with the A/C running whic...
- Thu Jul 15, 2021 5:06 am
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: Fightin' Words
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1509
Re: Fightin' Words
Articles like that are nothing more than click bait to get advertising revenue for a client. As soon as you see a webpage that makes you click endlessly from one page to yet another and yet another to see just a few more sentences or one more photo, all they are doing is collecting click data to gen...
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:56 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 65 140 motor carbs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 317
Re: 65 140 motor carbs
Those are Grose jets but I don't think they are worth the trouble since I've been driving mostly 140 (4 carb) engines since 1977 and never used anything but the typical fuel inlet valves in all my carbs. It seems like the float spring would work with either type of inlet valve but I don't have a Cla...
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:37 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Need a Carb Magician
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1306
Re: Need a Carb Magician
"Loading up"? You mean running way too rich? Besides comments above, a partially closed choke plate can also cause a mix that is way too rich. A vacuum leak is not good but will usually cause a lean condition. Stumbling? If it's running way too rich or loaded up then don't chase this issue...