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I have noticed on eBay that someone named joan (Starr) Cooke sells an awful lot of corvair stuff. Has anyone bought anything from them?

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Bought a turbo dizzy sent it to me before he Cash my check. Seems like a good vender.


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Hello, Yes I have bought stuff from him, always a clean deal. Knows tons about Corvair engines as he modifies them for sand buggies, knows little about the cars. :tu:
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Yes my 140 has a bunch of components from him. I am lucky because he is about 75 miles away so I usually go to his shop which is at his house.
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Ask Phil Dally or Dave Motohead about their dealings with him. He is not very well liked over on the other message board. Lets just say that he embellishes a lot. Scott V's link to the other board shows it.
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gnrand - Did you get that end cover with the with the hi-volume oil pump that was MISSING the oil pressure regulator spring from Cooke? I recall that caused you a lot of problems.
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66vairguy wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2017 12:46 pm gnrand - Did you get that end cover with the with the hi-volume oil pump that was MISSING the oil pressure regulator spring from Cooke? I recall that caused you a lot of problems.
Yep and he accepted responsibility for the mistake. He offered all my money back which I would not accept. Then he offered me parts that I need for another engine. I would not hesitate to do business with him again.
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bought some really good stuff from him, had him do head work, excellent, pricey and a bit long. will continue to do business with him (Joan)
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I bought some 140 heads from Starr Cooke, I drove to his house/shop to pick them up today. 2 hours away from me but worth the trip. What a treasure he is! His helpfulness, knowledge and stories were great, 2-1/2 hours flew by. He's well over 70, and enthusiastically into everything: Corvair parts & engines (he has buggies, not Corvairs), hunting, travel, flying helicopters, and more. He's a retired home builder, says he built thousands of houses in the San Diego area, including his beautiful custom house. His wife Joan races her own Corvair-powered buggy!


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I also have had positive dealings with him. He rebuilt my turbo for my new engine and then rebuilt it again ☹️. (after my new motor spit some valve guide pieces up into it ).
I drove down to his house in the morning and he rebuilt my turbo while me and my wife had breakfast! Was ready by noon. I pretty much echo what was described above.
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