[NoVa-Corvairs] Corvair Ranch

[Darrin Hartzler]

Jason,

That is great....sounds like the van is pretty reliable.

Just a note on the downhill part, be sure and take it out of gear and 
coast rather than winding it up in gear as you descend.   The engine gets 
very hot on the climbs so if you descend right away with the car in gear 
and engine winding out, the fan sort of super cools the motor (due to low 
load, high RPM winding of the engine and the resulting fast spinning fan) 
and can result in a dropped valve seat on a head.   My dad did this in our 
trip across the Rockies for the 73' or 74' Corsa convention in Seattle. He 
"won" the hard luck award at the banquet.  Not a happy man.

Darrin


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Our West Virginia camping trip was a success and the greenbrier did a 
great job of getting us there and back, though some of the mountain climbs 
didnt allow the van to achieve more than 20 mph. With all our gear and 
three of us in tow I took it easy on the big uphills and winding 
downhills. Sadly I will be missing the August meeting also, as I will be 
driving the vair to northern Pennsylvania for more camping. The route 
brings me strait through Gettysburg so I will be visiting the corvair 
ranch for the first time. If there is anything anyone needs from the ranch 
I could easily pick it up on the 18th when I stop through. I hope to make 
it to the September meeting to see what you guys have been up to.

-Jason 
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