[FC] STarting out for Portland on Saturday....

[Western Canada CORSA]

Merv,

I'll have to second Shaun on this one.  We used to set the valves "hot", but
after reading the proceedure for setting them "cold" in Bob Helt's "The
Classic Corvair" I decided to give it a shot.  I've done it three times now,
and the first two times I almost didn't wait long enough before deciding I
was going to have to redo them "hot".  I set the valves as per the
instructions, then ran the engine to wait for the clatter to go away.  After
15 mintues the ticking still wasn't gone, so I shut it off, jacked it up,
rotated the exhaust out of the way, put on the 'ol half cover and then
started it up again.  I got out my mechanics stethescope and started
listening to each valve to find which one was ticking..... and nothing! They
all sounded the same.  Sure enough, the time it took to get it up in the air
and set up for a "hot" adjustment was what it needed to get that last lifter
pumped up.  Not able to learn my lesson the first time around, I had the
same thing happen the second time I set valves "cold" on Agnes's motor.
Once you know how it's done, and you learn the hard way to be patient,
setting them "cold" beats "hot" hands down.  Also, have you tried some
Rislone or Marvel's Mystery Oil to help clean out a potentially gummed up
lifter on #4?

Regards,
Joel

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From: corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of Merv Krull and or
Loretta Prosser
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 10:45 PM
To: corvanatics at corvair.org; corvairs at cybrus.net
Subject: [FC] STarting out for Portland on Saturday....


HI folks.... countdown....

The 64 sedan ainta gonna make it either.... after another engine running
readjustment of the valves, #4 still doesn't contribute much although the
exhaust valve was turned down almost three turns too tight....funny cause
the first running adjustment is when I had to turn it in about three turns
to make it stop clacking.... methinks trouble lays ahead....

The oil dripping out appears to be from the transaxle... the snout was
replaced with a new seal and all..... not sure why this is happening....

So it's the Silverado instead.... oh well, it will still be lots o fun being
immersed in Corvair stew for a week... see ya all soon!

toodles
Merv KRull
Salmon Arm, BC
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