<VV> Can't Fix Corvair

[Ron]

Well said!
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N. Joseph Potts" <pottsf at msn.com>
To: <JKFG717 at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:07 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> Can't Fix Corvair


> This problem that's afflicting Jim forms the core of the Potts Theory of 
> the
> Demise of the Corvair. However, the demise of the Corvair (let's just say
> this was it - there certainly were other factors) gave rise, as such 
> events
> do, to a far uglier, more horrible being: Joe Potts, Corvair Mechanic (and
> eventually, as with Patio Matt, mechanic to anything and everything). Yes,
> the car line may have died, but from its ashes sprang This Wrench, even as
> Superman escaped his dying Krypton.
>     Sometimes I have to remember that the Corvair is Different, because IT
> happens to be the car on which I cut my mechanic's teeth (and I DO mean
> cut).
>     I'm prepared to conclude that the Corvair is, indeed, not the car for
> Jim, at least as long as Jim lives more than 20 miles outside Frankfort,
> Indiana or any of the dozen or so other places on the globe where good
> Corvair service is, indeed, available. Jim knows himself, and he knows 
> cars
> (as much as a non-mechanic can), including his Corvair. So, a good other
> home for his Corvair, in time, and a good other car (he already has them)
> for Jim, and all's well with the world. If the Corvair were for everybody,
> it probably would NOT be for most of us.
>
> Joe Potts
> Miami, Florida USA
> 1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of JKFG717 at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:45 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 6, Issue 122
>
>
> From: <mhicks130 at cox.net>
> Subject: RE: <VV> sick of my  Corvair, Very Long!
>
> My story is similar to Mike Hicks. I have 2 Corvairs and have learned 
> they
> are a quirky automobile. I also own two other old cars, an Olds, and a
> Cadillac. I agree with Chuck Kubins analogy to an extent. The primary
> difference  I
> feel about Corvairs versus other cars is this:
> An old Mustang, Chevy,Ford or any common 6 cylinder, V-8, or flat head for
> that matter can be fixed by most, not all, but most mechanics. Basically a
> water  cooled 12 volt car is just that. Some are problematic, but not 
> many.
> Electronic transmissions from the 50's, Overdrive systems, Kaiser  Turbo
> chargers,
> those are some of the few exceptions. Being far from  mechanically 
> inclined
> myself I struggle mightily with diagnosis and repair.  I have however
> figured
> out most things on a V-8 Cadillac with little problems.  Not so simple 
> with
> a
> Corvair. I have posted on this group amy times with some of  the most
> interesting problems. I have gotten great advice and am eternally 
> grateful
> for all of
> you and the advice. Still though, I can't get my car fixed.  There are no
> mechanics available and I live in the Metro, DC/Baltimore area. I  can't
> continually tap on my club friends every 2 months when the car either 
> won't
> start or
> move. This car ran OK till a very talented mechanic rebuilt the  carbs. 
> Not
> so
> since. Everyone is busy, working and have lives. I find it  interesting 
> that
> in
> my local club there are probably 3 running Corvairs. The  rest of the
> membership have driveways full of non-running cars.  I honestly  know of 
> no
> other
> clubs around me that have those averages. Most of you probably  think,
> "What's
> this guy in it for?" To answer, it's the people. I have no other  club
> friends
> like our Corvair people. A great blend of some of the most  wonderful,
> talented, generous people on the planet. Even when I get out of  Corvairs,
> I'll stick
> around. I can carry tools, help with conventions, clean and  polish cars 
> and
> whatever else my Corvair folks need. The car though, probably  not. I 
> don't
> have either the time or talent to keep up with these babies. No  matter 
> how
> easy
> and cheap they are to work on. I am 48, have foreign daily  drivers and
> that's
> not an accident. I don't have to worry much about them. I  still think
> though, that you should be able to get back and forth from a club  meeting
> or a car
> show without breaking down. I do it in my 53 Cadillac all the  time. 
> Thanks
> for the vent space. Jim
>
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