<VV> '65 Corvair question.

[Brown, David]

The exact same thing happened to me.  The engine had an unknown history
& came with a bunch of parts.  I had it sold to an airplane guy, who had
planned on rebuilding it, but he wanted to see it turn over.  It would
go about 3/4 around & "CLUNK" & stop.  Same thing back the other way.
Took the heads off- no problem seen.  The top cover & oil pan were
already off.  Nothing obvious seen, but the problem persisted.  While we
rotated & turned the engine upside down, etc., a 2" bolt came tumbling
out from where the crank shaft lives.  I guess someone had dropped it
down the oil spout at one time.  I have been especially careful since
then whenever I have the oil cap off.  So......, maybe turn the engine
upside down & shake???
Dave
Corvair Houston

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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Cash Case
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 4:42 PM
To: Virtual Vairs
Subject: <VV> '65 Corvair question.

I've got a motor that I'm tuning up before we put it in my son's car.  
I changed the car from an auto to a manual.
I replaced front and rear main seals and new distributor internals and
spark plugs. I replaced the bell housing and oil filter housing gaskets.
While trying to get the distributor set correctly I was turning the
crankshaft by it's center bolt. Just before TDC the crank stops turning.
I tried turning it the other direction but when it gets almost to the
same place it locks again.

Before I pull the heads off and commit to all that stuff, does anyone
have any idea what I might be able to eliminate first.

I'm now fairly certain that I was seriously ripped off on this engine.
The guy I purchased it from said that it was running. I'm finding all
kinds of stuff that makes me doubt it. I'm not even going to admit how
much I paid for this motor. It was the only (supposedly) complete 110
motor that I found that someone wanted to sell me.


Cash Case, Art guy -
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Cell phone: 214-280-8998
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They're not worth much,
but you can't help but smile
when they tumble down the stairs!"


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