<VV> Re: Block #s

[Coneheads2001 at aol.com]

>Hi Andy,
>
>Yes, patience and the fact that  you aren't forced by circumstances >to do 
something right away will serve you  in the long run.  A 140 is >a good choice 
if you want power right out of  the gate.  As you >probably know, the turbos 
are a little weak at low  RPM.  If the PO >did a bad job on your setup, I would 
imagine that you  would be >reluctant to take it to high RPM.  Most Corvair 
engines are  >forgiving of a little shoddy work but not the turbos once they go 
>into  boost.
>
>What year and date code are you looking for?  You may  want to >let the 
folks on VV know.  You never know, someone may have  >just what you need sitting 
around.  Maybe even me.
>
>Good  luck,
>Doc
>~~~~~~~~
>In a message dated 2/14/2005 4:00:53 AM  Pacific Standard Time, 
>Coneheads2001 writes:
>
>

Hey Doc,

thanks for the info, I have had several  replies reporting success with a 
little patience and effort. Like you said  though I am not pressed for time and I 
plan on owning the Spyder for many  years to come so when the time comes that 
I want to put the Turbo back  together thats what I will do. In the mean time 
I have a garage full of motors  to choose from to motivate it in the mean 
time. I am slowly putting a 140  together for it just for something a little 
snappier than the Turbo was.   But then I never got the Turbo running right the PO 
put it together from a  hundred different motors and put it together very 
poorly. Plus the exhaust  crossover looks like cheesecloth and at the time I 
couldn't find a  replacement. It appears the Vendors have new repo's now so once I 
get it back  on the road I will start collecting parts for the Turbo  motor.

Thanks  Again,
Andy Cone 

 
  Hey Doc,
 
  My body Tag says 04D so I'm guessing I need T0421YR to T0507YR to be  in 
the correct date range. But I could be wrong I'm still not completely clear  on 
the block code to body tag code relationship.
 
                                                   Thanks Again,
                                                  Andy  Cone
                                                   '64 Monza Cpe 140/4
                                                   "64 Spyder Cvt 150/4
 
PS Big Thanks to all who have replied, RonH, BigWave Dave , Terry Kalp,  
Chuck S, Warren L, Mike (Yenko#117) and any I have forgotten.