[FC] Turbo identification

[Marty Scarr]

Bill is, of course, correct that a visual inspection would be needed
to verify that the parts are correct for the turbine and compressor.
But in my experience, the mismatching of turbo parts is much less than
the jumbling of engine parts:  Crank, case and heads mixed up to form
a non-factory combo.

Reminds me of the time a turbo owner complained "I can't get no boost"
and I had him try a good turbo to install.  When I got his old one
back in exchange, it was a -6709 with an early (much smaller) turbine
in the late housing - yup, no boost.

Back to FC talk :)

Marty Scarr

On 7/14/12, Bill & Chris Strickland <lechevrier at q.com> wrote:
> Sort of an odd subject to see on an FC list, but
>
> Beware that some folks assembled turbos with a mix & match collection of
> pieces, and if one is not familiar with them, expert "in person" advice
> may be necessary for full and proper ID.
>
> No knocks on that fine individual, Marty Scarr, just saying that
> occasionally in Corvair turbos, you may need more than just serial numbers.
>
> Hi Marty!
>
> Bill Strickland
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