<VV> Re: WC: Questions

[Shaun]

If I'm not mistaken (which I may be) Canadian cars have a sticker in the trunk, on the left wheelhouse that says "for jacking instructions see owner's manual". It's a white rectangle, about 1-1/2"x 3" with red printing and border. I'm sure it's on earlies, and seem to recall seeing it on lates too. I believe it obviates the need for the jacking sheet found on US cars.
Shaun
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob & Kathy Gilbert 
  To: 'Stan East' ; virtualvairs at corvair.org ; corvairs at cybrus.net 
  Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 9:39 PM
  Subject: RE: WC: Questions


  Many thanks to everybody who responded!
  The bottom line is that there appears to be no under hood decals, although I have a number in the engine bay and of course, in the glove compartment
  Bob
  PS By accident I discovered that the US wiper arms are different to the Canadian. Not sure that if that was in your original list or not.



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  From: Stan East [mailto:sgeast at interlog.com] 
  Sent: February 26, 2005 8:33 PM
  To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
  Cc: bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca
  Subject: Questions


  ---------Original Message------------

  From: "Bob & Kathy Gilbert" <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>

   

  More questions for my 66 turbo convertible..

   

  1) Are there any decals under the hood? If so, which ones?

   

  2) Where does the lug wrench normally reside?

   

  Thanks,

  Bob

   

  Bob, since your car is a Canadian built Corsa there are difference in the decals under the "hood", that is if you are trying to be correct in the decals. I wrote an article on this in the February 1994 Communique which outlined many of the differences with the picture for the decals. I know you have a copy of that Communique in your literature collection from the letter you wrote to me afterwards! Kent Sullivan has a web site with much more listed that many of us have discovered since.

   

  http://www.corvairkid.com/oshawa.htm

   

  You will have a standard 180 HP air cleaner decal for a 66 Corsa turbo but the rest are unique to Canada. You know Bording Ostergaard so give him a call and see if he still has the Canadian decals he has made for:

   

  Jacking Sheet

  Positraction

  Battery Positive and Negative

   

  There also was a unique Canadian air cleaner decal but that was for other than the turbo option.

   

  All of which are in the engine compartment of a Canadian built Corvair unlike the US built 

   

  The lug wrench resides in the engine compartment below the spare tire mounted on the spare tire carrier as shown on the Canadian jacking sheet. This is unlike the US built 66 Corvairs where the lug wrench was locked in the trunk on the cover over the left turn signal. (Look what you have done, you've made me do some more research and discover another difference!) Look at the US Assembly Manual on page UPC 10 A3 for the US location.

   

  Stan East

  66 Canadian 500

  66 US Corsa with Factory A/C