<VV> more finds in the 69

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

Hey guys,
I still haven't turned up my timing light, so I haven't checked the timing on 
the 69, but I DID check the spark plugs... some moron put R43TS plugs in 
it... and those are TAPER SEAT plugs... I have no idea how long they were in 
there, but it ran... it runs better now that I put a set of R44F plugs in there, 
and set the idle down a hair... still needs a carb balancing, though....
I DID find something while cleaning out the 69... a Vehicle Inspection Report 
dated 8/5/03 where the PO took it to the sniffer... the gas cap test passed, 
and the HC (in PPM) Loaded Reading was 210, Loaded standard is 900... Idle 
Reading was 292, Idle standard is 900...... the CO in Percent... Loaded Reading 
was 0.88% .... Loaded standard is 7.50%....... Idle Reading was 0.83%....... 
Idle standard is 7.50%...... sounds like a clean running car.... I wonder if 
this was before or after he put the R43TS plugs in it?
The plan is to drive it to the club meeting tuesday night if I can figure out 
the timing problem... I might have to dig up my old "static" timer I used on 
my VWs over 15 years ago...
I would have had all that close to done, along with the 2 oil changes, but my 
neighbor stopped by... he's retired, and was talking about his latest 
adventure... an Amish friend of his has an 11 year old son (the oldest of 8 kids) who 
is taking the "Hunter's Safety Course" and he doesn't have a shot gun of his 
own... my neighbor Bill has a Stevens Model 58A .410 bolt action with a 
magazine that belonged to his late son... it hadn't been shot in years and he loaded 
the clip, pulled the bolt back, and chambered a shell... he said soon as he 
did that it shot a hole into his bedroom wall.... I told him to bring it up and 
I'd look at it... It was in dire need of a cleaning, so I disassembled it and 
began oiling and cleaning it while he talked.... 3 hours and 10 shells later 
it is working almost like new... it needed a major oiling and cleaning... and 
the magazine had been spread open a bit too far, causing it to jam on the 
first shell... he tried to pay me, and I told him to just stop by and take me out 
for lunch the next time he plans on hitting the Chinese joint... I really 
enjoy his company... he is sooo full of stories, and as down to earth as anyone 
I've ever met... it a lot of ways he reminds me of my Dad... I told Bill to pick 
up a shotgun cleaning kit the next time he's in Wally World, just so that 
Amish boy will have the means to keep his firearm in safe, working order...
All in all a very productive day...
I still haven't torn into that door... I might wait until the rain passes on 
thursday...
Later,
Lonzo


Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
CORSA, Corvanatics, Central Kentucky Corvair
Quart Low Quarterly editor
1961 Greenbrier 110/pg, 
1963 Greenbrier 110/4spd.
1964 700 sedan 95/pg
1969 Monza cp 110/pg