[NoVa-Corvairs] Fw: Joining your club

[Curtis Shimp]

Richard:

Thanks for the response about "who are you?" 

I missed the meeting in Manassas, which likely was at Venice Cox's or Al
Harris', as I was in New Mexico house hunting.  You may have to write a
book about your Corvair restoration in Bolivia.

Curt Shimp - Silver City, NM

On Tue, 6 May 2008 14:15:39 -0400 "Richard Widman" <richard at widman.biz>
writes:
> I'm not sure how many people I met when I went to the meeting in 
> Manassas.
> I'm in Bolivia restoring my 1960.  
> www.widman.biz/Corvair/corvair.html
> I was visiting my daughter in Warrenton at the time.
> 
> ------------------------
> Richard Widman
> www.widman.biz 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: novacc-list-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:novacc-list-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Shimp
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:04
> To: novacc-list at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Fw: Joining your club
> 
> Richard:
> 
> Much tanks for the advice.  Forgive my memory but do I know you?  
> Are you
> someone who just joined NVCC?  Again thanks for the advice.  I have 
> lots
> of extra jets and carbs so I will try the .051's.
>  
> On Tue, 6 May 2008 10:49:58 -0400 "Richard Widman" 
> <richard at widman.biz>
> writes:
> > Turbos generally make up for the first 6000 ft.  I have a 4Runner 
> and 
> > a
> > couple of trucks with them.
> > Steve Goodman recommended the .051 jets for 6000 ft, so while I 
> > haven't run
> > mine yet, that's what I have. 
> > 
> > ------------------------
> > Richard Widman
> > www.widman.biz 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: novacc-list-bounces at corvair.org
> > [mailto:novacc-list-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Curtis 
> Shimp
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:39
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> > Cc: novacc-list-bounces at corvair.org; ajjr13 at earthlink.net;
> > novacc-list at corvair.org
> > Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Fw: Joining your club
> > 
> > Darrin, et al:
> > 
> > You asked how things are going out here in the arid hinterlands - 
> 
> > high
> > and dry (pun intended).  The weather is nice but humidity has 
> been
> > running around 10%.  A big change from the DC area.
> > 
> > Another thing I can say is that the attitude (6,000') has sapped 
> > the
> > power from my 140.  It has lost it's crispness and is running too 
> > rich. 
> > If it dies during idling or for whatever reason you have to have 
> > the
> > carbs wide open or it will flood.  I think I have .053 jets in the 
> 
> > carbs
> > and will have to rejet it leaner.  I will also try using 
> > intermediate
> > octane gasoline. My engine with the steps milled out of the heads 
> 
> > is
> > fairly octane insensitive and with the higher altitude I think 89 
> 
> > octane
> > will be fine.  Of course, if I drive down to the flat lands 
> > everything
> > will change again.  Maybe I need a turbo motor.  Darrin, you know 
> 
> > where I
> > can get any parts for one??
> > 
> > There are no Corvair clubs in the area nor antique car clubs.  I 
> > plan on
> > joining the local cruisers' club, the only action in town.  I say 
> 
> > plan
> > because I just happen to be away during their last 2 meetings 
> > although I
> > did catch one of the "park & display" events.  I had plan to drive 
> 
> > up to
> > a Corsa sponsored event in Pagosa Springs, CO (about 8 hours) but 
> 
> > that
> > too did not work out as that week end I have to come back to 
> > Virginia to
> > get my daughter from college.  Maybe I can make the Great Fan Belt 
> 
> > Toss
> > event which I think is in Arizona.
> > 
> > Anyway I have enjoyed reading all of the chatter on the club 
> E-mail 
> > list
> > and hope to time a trip back to Virginia around the next Vair Fair 
> 
> > or at
> > least a club meeting.
> > 
> > Curt
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