[FC] Greenbrier happenings

[Williams, Rickie]

I am kind of slow about getting to things, but you mentioned in your post
about removing the booster electric fuel pump.  Are you going to sell it?  I
am thinking that I might want a booster pump.  My Greenbrier does just fine
with the stock pump if I drive it nearly everyday.  But if I let it set a
few days, then it seems to lose its prime.  My Rampside is really worse
about this than the Greenbrier, but it usually gets driven often enough to
not be a problem.
Rickie Williams
Columbia, KY

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> From: 	Bryan Blackwell[SMTP:bryan@skiblack.com]
> Reply To: 	corvanatics@corvair.org
> Sent: 	Tuesday, April 08, 2003 9:32 PM
> To: 	corvanatics@corvair.org
> Subject: 	[FC] Greenbrier happenings
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Just thought I'd chronicle what's been up with our Greenbrier.  Over 
> the winter I decided to take care of some matters in the engine.  This 
> van was put together in the mid 80s, and pretty much all of the gaskets 
> are toast, so I've been replacing the biggest leaker, then the next, 
> etc.  Over the winter I had on the agenda replacing the fan bearing, 
> and since the top cover leaked I ordered a complete ready to go cover 
> from Lon, along with some other odds and ends.
> 
> After getting started, I saw an ad from Larry Shapiro on e-bay for 
> powder coated fans, and he quoted me such a good price to do mine that 
> I had him do both it and the air filter tops.  I also decided to remove 
> the electric pump that was in series with the stock pump, if I want to 
> go electric it'll be a conversion rather than a booster.  You may 
> recall that I've been fighting a hesitation for some time, so I 
> wondered if there were some issues with vacuum leaks.  Ideally, I would 
> get it all done by the time our Little League team's pre-season 
> practices.
> 
> Well, I didn't make the deadline, but I did finally get it together to 
> take it to the first in-season practice on Sunday following our 
> Saturday opener, then over to the game fields for the kids to play in a 
> pick up game.  The engine looks a good bit better and my first 
> impression is that the hesitation is much improved.
> 
> Bryan Blackwell bryan@skiblack.com
> http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
>    Corvairs: '61 Lakewood, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
>    '69 Road Runner, '97 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
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