<VV> What was I thinking? ... or WAS I?

[Charles Lee at Prop Per]

Here's one won't forget, from way back.
My brother and I set a personal record changing the clutch on his 1966 Corsa 
convert, under 3 hours.

Stepping on the clutch was a bad omen when it went straight to the floor. 
Uh-oh.

I figured maybe the throw-out bearing was installed backwards, so I asked 
him if he was sure it was it right ?

"I thought YOU put the throw-out bearing in ?"

Nope.  No one did.

We had it out and back in in under two hours this time !

Teamwork is good but get your jobs straight !!!!!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Upham" <contactsmu at sbcglobal.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 7:44 AM
Subject: <VV> What was I thinking? ... or WAS I?


> Here's mine.  After putting the heads on and installing the rocker arms 
> during the third or fourth time that I had put the engine together . . . 
> starting to lose track, I realized that I forgot to put on the lower head 
> shrouds!!  The only thing that kept me from a vacation at the Rubber Room 
> Hotel was the fact that the engine hadn't been installed.  ETI (estimated 
> time of installation now around August. ggg)
> (not REALLY ggging)
>
> p.s. That was after the time that I realized that I had forgot to put the 
> oil galley plugs in after assembling the block the second, third or fourth 
> time . . . who knows.  While trying to insert them through the holes in 
> the cam gear, one of the little @#%^*$#@ dropped off of the extension and 
> lodged behind the gear and I had to take the block apart again.
>
> Trying my best to win our club's "Ralphie Award" for the worst hard luck 
> story.
>
> Heck, I'm aiming for the "Ring of Horror".
>
> Stephen U
>
>> From: "Bob Gilbert" <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>
>>
>> I was so proud of my recent powder coating of the engine sheet metal. I
>> carefully reinstalled every piece including the top main shroud. Every 
>> nut
>> and bolt cleaned and torqued up just right. Then while I was standing 
>> back
>> and admiring my handiwork I noticed one thing odd (it actually took me 
>> about
>> a second or two to realize what was wrong). I had forgotten to install 
>> the
>> fan!
>>
>
>> Bob
>>
>
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