<VV> Rebuild II

[Ron]

What makes you think that the seller of the oil cooler had any idea that it 
was full of debris?  It's your responsibility to flush it out prior to use 
but the seller of a used item doesn't normally do it prior to the sale. 
Well, maybe he could, but you'd have to pay a lot more for it if he did.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Upham" <contactsmu at sbcglobal.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 7:23 AM
Subject: <VV> Rebuild II


> I got the left head on last night.  The service manual says to tighten the 
> rockers until the play in the push rods is taken up.  I opted for a cross 
> between that and Richard Finch's advise to snug them to just touch the 
> valve springs.  I just want to make sure that the push rods will stay in 
> the proper position for the hole in the side of the push rod tube to be 
> pointed at the ball of the rocker arm.
>
> I then proceeded to the next step in the service manual and got my "new" 
> oil cooler that I bought at our clubs auction last year.  I felt that I 
> had best replace the cooler because of the nature of the last engine 
> failure.  For some reason, perhaps divine providence, I shook the cooler 
> after I picked it up off of the shelf.  I honestly don't know why I did 
> it, but it probably saved my rebuild from a third rebuild.  It sounded 
> like a salt shaker.  I saw debris coming out of the oil ports.  I took a 
> piece of paper and began to collect the debris.  I felt them and they felt 
> metallic.  I then ran a magnet under the paper, and lo and behold, IRON.
> I'm just livid that a fellow Corvair enthusiast and club member would sell 
> this engine ruining piece of equipment.  I consider myself extremely lucky 
> not to have installed it before I discovered the debris.
> Now, I'll need to spend another $30 dollars or so, and wait another ten to 
> twelve days to complete this part of the assembly ... but I consider 
> myself blessed.
>
> Stephen Upham
> Dallas, Texas
> Corvairium //
>
> Mid prod. #18732 -1965 Monza sedan 110 (block together, pistons and 
> cylinders, and both heads deflashed and mounted complete with rockers and 
> push rods, deep feed oil pan, vent cover, rear engine housing and crank 
> pulley).
> Sierra Tan, originally (currently Copper) - Saddle, zero rust, PG, A/C, 
> original AM/FM, clock, tint, oil bath air filter, vertical bumper guards, 
> w/ 77K (and continuing to hold)
> (Still in group red, light at the end of the tunnel : I 
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