[NoVa-Corvairs] My Corvair is here.

[Bryan Blackwell]

That's great news!  Comments inline:

On Jul 7, 2014, at 9:07 PM, daniel at danielgoldberg.net <goldie at danielgoldberg.net> wrote:

> Today Mark Walters drove me up to the Corvair Ranch so I could fetch my '65 Corsa convertible.  The car looks great -- Jeff and his employees went the extra mile in making sure everything was clean and polished.  Also, trim found its way onto my car that was far nice than what came off.
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> The car made it back to Alexandria without incident, although there are a few notable things:
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> 1) The brake lights don't work
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> 2) The left turn signal doesn't work

1 & 2 are likely related - as Frank mentioned, the power for the brake lights goes through the turn signal switch.  The first thing I'd check is to see if you are getting power to the sockets when the brake lights are on, it could be you have more than one issue.  From there, take a look at the connectors at the column and the front of the engine compartment to be sure they are clean and seated.
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> 3) The little clip that holds the choke shaft to the right primary carb is missing.  I went to two auto supply stores but couldn't find a replacement.

Pretty sure I have a spare or two.  If tonight or tomorrow is convenient to stop by, let me know.
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> 4) Idle is a bit erratic, though on the high side so it doesn't stall out (sometimes it gets hung up)

Sounds like your proposed linkage fix is a good idea.  Judicious use (you should be good at that) of carb cleaner will probably help, I'll bet there's some paint/bondo dust here and there.
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> Also, my exhaust is LOUD!!!  Our project in a few weeks will be to install stock mufflers.
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> Here's something: on the way home the temp needle was pegged at 400 (12 o'clock).  Even though it was a hot day, this struck me as being on the high side.  Keep in mind that the lower shrouds are off and the car has finned valve covers and a finned oil pan.  The car had plenty of power and wasn't detonating.

400 isn't unreasonable on the stock gauge, especially if the heads haven't been de-flashed.  Do you recall what it ran at before?
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> Pretty tired now.
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> daniel
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Tired for a good cause!

--Bryan