[SCG] FW: [FC] Air cleaner "snorkels" or lack thereof...

[Dave Newell]

Hi,
That air cleaner crossover is the correct first design part for both FCs and Lakewood wagons. My early 61 Loadside that I sold to Tony Richards still has it. I'm not sure if I could come up with an approximate date that the u-shaped baffle was added, but it would take a lot of digging. I believe the baffle was added to cure an air intake moan.

The pre-production intake was a flared opening on the left side of the crossover near the air cleaner bowl, but for production the angled snorkel used on cars was simply left off for FCs and wagons.

Dave Newell

---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
To: <scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com>
Cc: 'Andrew Sego' <andrew_sego at yahoo.com>
Subject: [SCG] FW: [FC] Air cleaner "snorkels" or lack thereof...
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:36:42 -0700

Maybe someone on the Stock Corvair Group list has some info...

Please Reply All to include Andrew and Geoffrey, who also has run across a
similar situation.

Thanks,

--Kent

P.S. Andrew, I made a smaller link for your photo so that line wrap doesn't
kill it.
-----Original Message-----
From: corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:corvanatics-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Sego
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 7:41 PM
To: corvanatics at corvair.org
Subject: [FC] Air cleaner "snorkels" or lack thereof...

I have a early 61 Rampside (3819 serial number, Engine date 1012.)&#65533;On the
air cleaner crossover tube there is no snorkel or&#65533;typical D shaped baffle.&#65533;
I've never seen one like this before.&#65533; It looks like a car crossover but
without the snorkel.&#65533; The inside of the hole is just like a car&#65533;with the
little air splitter.&#65533; I can't find any places where spot welds would have
been broken loose to remove it.&#65533; 

You can see a picture here:

http://tinyurl.com/23jmneb

Q:&#65533; Is this&#65533;a very early production piece or a modified car piece?

Q: If so, when were those phased out for the later style with the D
shaped&#65533;baffle?

Thanks!

Andrew Sego

p.s. The black&#65533;truck in this photo album&#65533;is the parts vehicle.&#65533; The blue one
is the keeper.


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