[NoVa-Corvairs] Look Ma-No Head!

Sat Mar 11 08:30:42 EST 2017

Bryan,

Thinking to move onto the right side and get both done.  Whatever I don't accomplish during the week, we could do at the meeting.

It would be good to have all the rockers and rollers examined to see if I need to replace any.

We could look at my braking system.  Under panic stops the right front usually locks.  Nothing has fixed that.  The only line that has not been replaced is the line to that wheel.

It would be helpful to have input as to what else I should consider doing given  the open state of the engine compartment.

Also, everyone's suggestion as to a parts list I should get for the assembly would be helpful.

I plan to send the heads to David at Stinger Motorsports in Roanoke, so I probably won't be able to install them  til midApril.

Plus , there's always pinball!

But honestly, if you think that the group's time would be better served helping another since I already got the head out,
You have my support surely.

Dan

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On Mar 10, 2017 8:44 PM, Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com> wrote:
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> Good job - it also looks like the head is repairable and you have the pop up pistons I was thinking of. 
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> So now that it's out, what's the project for the meeting?  Think you'll have it back in time to assemble? 
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> --Bryan 
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> > On Mar 10, 2017, at 6:49 PM, Dan Weiss via Novacc-list <novacc-list at corvair.org> wrote: 
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> > <head out.jpg> 
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> > Head is out!  Thankful that I did not have to drill or chisel any of the head nuts.  All came off intact with vice grips on the studs and PB Blaster. Used two breaker bars on the vice grips to close them with very tight grip on the studs. 
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> > <head.jpg> 
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> > Here is the head.  The dropped seat is evident under the exhaust valve.  
> > <valve close up.jpg> 
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> > Looks like it stayed intact, which was great news.  Here is the top of the piston, so I guess I did get it to TDC on the leak down test.<piston at TDC.jpg> 
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> > Thanks again to all. 
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> > Dan 
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