<VV> Re: oil filter/ Belt

[Tareece@aol.com]

Excellant post. I should have remembered the rear end collision and the 
settling aspect...But oddly enough, neither happened to me...The reason I know 
about oilfilters and back end of the engine compartment is that when I was 
younger...well, the story is irrevellant...the actions are though....
   As I was being catapulted (travelling no less than 50 mph) from a culvert 
(BTW, the world looks a bit weird travellin in a Corvair 15-20 ft above the 
earth) and then my prixze came back to earth like a Joey Chitwood Special, the 
impact shoved the engine to the rear of the compartment cracking the oil filter 
bracket and crushing the Filter itself. It left a 1 inch dent in the rear 
compartment...Other than that damage, it only severed the gear shifter rod at the 
connection to the transmission...
   I simply checked her out (BTW, a beautiful AZTEC BRONZE with just a touch 
of gold flake), talked to the owner of the yard that I used as a LZ, 
reconnected the shifter, started her up, moved her out of the guys yard, cussed out the 
idi---(ohhh yeah....not important...), left her there til I could repair the 
oil leak...
     

In a message dated 7/16/2004 4:04:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request@corvair.org writes:
Sounds like your motor mounts are old/soft and
has allowed the engine to settle back.
Try some easy prying with a wood block (2 x 4)
and you should be able to sneak the belt past.
Go easy if you pry on the filter bracket 
its not very strong.
Pat Wieber
'65 turbo

Todd Reece
65 Monza Convert