[FC] Towing a Greenbrier Van on Flatbed trailer. Need Advice.

Paul Steinberg noahsarkinc at earthlink.net
Sun Sep 30 15:02:14 EDT 2007


If it isn't drivable, then why register it.  Once you register it in MA, you have I believe 10 days to get it inspected.  If it fails, then you have 60 days to fix it.  What is the rush to have it inspected.  If it isn't running, I don't know if they will even inspect it, since it has to be running to have the exempt part of the emissions check.  If there is visible smoke on an older car, then they fail it for "emissions".  Other than that, they don't check the engine at all.  Paul in CT (formerly MA)..... 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Luscinski 
  To: corvanatics at corvair.org 
  Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:55 PM
  Subject: [FC] Towing a Greenbrier Van on Flatbed trailer. Need Advice.


  Hi All:

  I need some advice about searching for a trailer to
  haul my Greenbrier to local state inspection facility
  here in Massachusetts. I was considering on having a
  local towing company haul it with there flatbed but
  there prices were high. $150.00 to go two ways. Going
  and coming back to the same location. Second I have to
  wait for the inspection to take place for there are
  other veichles that are being inspected and are going
  to have to wait as well. The kicker is that the towing
  company will charge $75.00 per hour to wait and I have
  no idea to how long I will have to wait. My thinking
  is that looking for a trailer to  rent and haul the
  Greenbrier would be cost affective, but I can't seem
  to local one for it to rent out. I did check the local
  rental companies like Herts, Uhaul etc but they have a
  load limit to the weight of the trailer being 4000 and
  4500 lb.s The greenbier is 4600 lbs. Towing it will be
  no problems with the chevy 2500 pick up.  I need some
  ideas so that I can get my Greenbrier on the road and
  to register it.

  Thanks

  John Luscinski
  Wakefield, MA

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  > Message: 1
  > Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:13:52 -0700 (PDT)
  > From: Jim Forgey <jforgey4 at yahoo.com>
  > Subject: [FC] Pulling to the left when braking
  > To: corvanatics at corvair.org
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  > Hi Guys,
  > 
  > I did a brake repair on the right rear wheel two
  > weeks
  > ago. The self adjusting wheel had frozen and had
  > actually fallen off! Luckily there was no serious
  > damage.  I got the self adjuster unfrozen and
  > reinstalled it, put everything back together and
  > took
  > the Van on a few rides - brakes seemed to be working
  > well again.
  > 
  > The last couple of times I have driven the vehicle
  > it
  > pulls to the left quite a bit when braking - any
  > suggestions on where to start looking for the
  > problem?
  > 
  > Any help always welcome.
  > 
  > Thanks,
  > 
  > Jim Forgey
  > 
  > 
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  > Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:39:36 EDT
  > From: Wild8bill at aol.com
  > Subject: [FC] ultravan for sale (but not really)
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  > I found this ad on my local Craig's List for an
  > ultravan for $6700, but  it's 
  > not the same ultravan that we're familiar with...
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  > Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:29:11 -0400
  > From: Ken Hand <vairmech at aol.com>
  > Subject: Re: [FC] Pulling to the left when braking
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  > 
  >  ??? Does the FC just sort of want to pull the front
  > over and you correct a little or does the steering
  > wheel want to pull out of your hand with a fair
  > amount of force? It makes a difference on where you
  > look.
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  > Ken Hand
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  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Jim Forgey <jforgey4 at yahoo.com>
  > To: corvanatics at corvair.org
  > Sent: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 1:13 pm
  > Subject: [FC] Pulling to the left when braking
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > Hi Guys,
  > 
  > I did a brake repair on the right rear wheel two
  > weeks
  > ago. The self adjusting wheel had frozen and had
  > actually fallen off! Luckily there was no serious
  > damage.  I got the self adjuster unfrozen and
  > reinstalled it, put everything back together and
  > took
  > the Van on a few rides - brakes seemed to be working
  > well again.
  > 
  > The last couple of times I have driven the vehicle
  > it
  > pulls to the left quite a bit when braking - any
  > suggestions on where to start looking for the
  > problem?
  > 
  > Any help always welcome.
  > 
  > Thanks,
  > 
  > Jim Forgey
  > 
  > 
  >      
  >
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