[FC] bottom shrouds and damper doors

Sun Jan 1 18:06:15 EST 2012

Even here in MI I run without the lower shrouds on, no debate needed. Even in the cooler temps you will still get heat in the cabin just not as intense. I know, 60 degrees is freezing to you out there! LOL   The only thing that happens with the lower shrouds off is the engine takes longer to warm up, therefore more unburned fuel in the crank case and etc. 

I'm not sure how long the Desert Proving Grounds (Tucson, now Yuma) have been around but I am pretty sure all cars have been tested at the extremes of temperature, hot and cold. I know I have been to CO. and up in the mountains testing in altitude, 5000' and above. I know they go to Kapuskasing, Canada in Jan and Feb. It isn't warm up there then. Also through Death Valley. I am sure that the Corvairs were tested as delivered with the shrouds on and t-stats in place.

Ken Hand
248-613-8586
www.corvairmechanic.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: RON BLOOM <bloomaz at msn.com>
To: corvanatics <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Jan 1, 2012 3:23 pm
Subject: [FC] bottom shrouds and damper doors

Good afternoon fellow  corvanatics

In regards of the lower shrouds, the debate is this. In the summer time here in 
the Tucson desert, I believe with the shrouds and damper doors , t-stats off my 
eng runs cooler, as well as the oil temp is not as high. . In the cooler months, 
I put the shrouds  back on in order to have heat in the cabin. Some say the eng 
was engineered to run year around with shrouds and dampers on, to regulate and 
have even temps of the eng and the oil temp. . Was the corvair, and especially 
the vans ever tested in the extreme  desert heat,,,? I have seen temps close to 
the 120 mark. so it does get  a bit warm...So what is the general  opinion out 
there? Leave them on or take them off? Maybe Ken Hand can weigh in on this..

Thanking everyone in advance....

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all....

Ron J Bloom
Tucson, Az...

62 Greenbrier slushy
64 open 110/4

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> Does anyone know of the correct nomenclature of the sheet metal panel 
> residing under the front of the cab on an FC? There to prevent snow and 
> slush, ice, etc. gathering on brake and pedal assy. It also reduces drafts 
> into cab. Of course, the 64-65 panel flap helps immensely.
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> Does anyone make reproductions? Seems to me I heard someone did. We can make 
> reproductions if no one else does.
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>  I just put one on A customer's, Bill Beckley's, FC. I'm pretty sure it came 
from Jeff out at California Corvairs. It may have been his last one though.
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> Does anyone know of the correct nomenclature of the sheet metal panel 
> residing under the front of the cab on an FC? There to prevent snow and 
> slush, ice, etc. gathering on brake and pedal assy. It also reduces drafts 
> into cab. Of course, the 64-65 panel flap helps immensely.
> 
> Does anyone make reproductions? Seems to me I heard someone did. We can make 
> reproductions if no one else does.
> 
> Chuck S
> Vair Fast Engineering
> Fredericksburg, VA. 
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