Corvair Forum

I would caution against bump starting any manual transmission in 1st gear. You're forcing the engine to turn as much as 12 times faster than the axle/wheel, which puts a lot of stress on the gears and shafts in the drive train.

>>checked the battery voltage and it was a little low at 12.2 V. If it can turn the starter over at a reasonable speed<<

Does that mean it is or isn't cranking the engine over?

I drove my car to work today and on the way home had to put up with this annoying red light.....


I would have been in a panic but I have a temp and oil pressure gage both showing me that I was okay. I had to stop and take a look, it turns out my oil pressure switch went bad and was leaking oil. You can see it all around the top and of course my engine now. It made a bit of a mess but I got home and will replace it tomorrow.

Over the weekend we have an event called "Cruizin Grand" here in Escondido. Out of 200+ cars, had two Corvairs "representin".

Drove it to work. It's a bit chilly out. Only one of my window handles is installed and the rag top is a PITA so I just leave it all open for now.

Car ran great! Little stumble off idle. I need to adjust the carb again. Probably because, again, it's a little chilly.



Sent from my SM-G900V using Corvair Forum mobile app

Well it wasn't today, but Monday of this week. We usually don't get much snow up here during the winter but this winter has been the exception. Sunday night and Monday morning I woke up to a nice snowfall. I figured this would be a fun way to see how the Corvair does in snow. I had seen a number or adds touting the Corvairs abilities in the snow. I grew up in Maine and Nebraska so am not new to snow driving. My Lakewood did great, although lane changing was an adventure.

You can see the new planes being finished by Boeing in the backround.

Looks like he swung wide the right and then turned in.

Cool drive!

Mike

Yeah the front wheel slid a bit before catching had to swing her in and then correct.

Today I drove my 64 to Riverside Cemetery to get a photo request for Find-A-Grave.

So is the cemetery in illinois or was that where he was from?

Ed Stevenson

The cemetery is in Kalamazoo, Mi.. It's 4 miles from my home & I photographed a few thousand headstones there. I have a grandson who works in Ottawa & a daughter who lives there too, looks to be around 80 miles East of you, just Souht of I-80. Now they have moved back to Michigan.

Scott Howey wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:29 pm My daily driver is broke so the Corvair has been my dd. it's rough having to drive my convertible Corvair everywhere in this horrible Southern California weather, NOT!

Scott, if you dont mind me asking what is the wheel tire combo on your car ( any rubbing issues)? That looks real sharp

Drove her to work this week!

A little video I made on my drive home from work.

'63 Spyder, Weber 45, straight pipe exhaust.

It sounds great ,and I love the hills of southern CA. Looks to be a fun drive

fred bagnall wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:44 am It sounds great ,and I love the hills of southern CA. Looks to be a fun drive

I love these roads too!

Took my daughter, in the Spyder, down to the local Cars and Coffee.

IMG_0922 by Benjamin Scott Cook, on Flickr

IMG_0933 by Benjamin Scott Cook, on Flickr

Didn't take any pics of the Corvair.