<VV> Calif Corvair Was: Aluminum Oil Pan Gaskets

[John Sweet]

Well I would like to respond to this as I know who Jeff gets his gaskets 
from and I had the same problem when I was with Larry's Corvair with the 
holes not lining up properly and had to take a sample of an NOS oil pan 
gasket to the company making the gaskets and show them what was wrong.  They 
had a new die made and it was off about an 1/8 inch on some of the holes. 
The other problem could be that harder material is not easy to line up on 
the press and sometimes they try to punch out too many at a time.
John Sweet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc Marcoulides" <hharpo at earthlink.net>
To: "LastHamlet" <lasthamlet at yahoo.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:58 PM
Subject: <VV> Calif Corvair Was: Aluminum Oil Pan Gaskets


> In case anyone wants a 2nd opinion, I have always been happy with parts 
> and service from Jeff at Calif Corvair
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: LastHamlet <lasthamlet at yahoo.com>
>>Sent: Nov 14, 2006 8:08 AM
>>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>Subject: <VV> Special Aluminum Oil Pan Gaskets
>>
>>Hello All,
>>I just wanted to tell others in case you have an
>>aluminum oil-pan and/or a baffle plate on your Vair.
>>California Corvairs has special 'almost asbestos
>>looking', very rigid aluminum oil-pan gaskets.(13
>>dollars a piece)
>>They truly look awesome, and seem to be of good
>>quality. However, all the holes did not line up, and
>>at least the ones I got are cut crooked on one end.
>>Nearly a month ago, upon trying to install them on my
>>Vair, I noticed the bolts were in the holes at an
>>angle, due to the offset cut holes in the gaskets.(I
>>have the Clark's oil-pan and baffle plate which
>>requires 2 gaskets.)
>>Anyhow, I decided to simulate installation by placing
>>the baffle plate over the gaskets, on the bolts that
>>come through the pan, with the gaskets in the middle.
>>Well, needless to say the gaskets are very rigid(Which
>>I like), but in the event of the holes not being in
>>the proper places, the gaskets cracked, all in the
>>same spot, with one instant snap.
>>Oh, no problem I thought, I just sent all 3 of them
>>back with a full letter of explaination of the
>>circimstances. (Nearly 3 weeks ago, and not a word
>>yet.)
>>Well, to make a long story short, and this is just my
>>opinion, but I am now even more thankful for Clark's
>>and Corvair Underground, and a few other select
>>vendors.
>>I have admittidly gotten several parts from CC, and
>>all have been grand. Though, I wonder what would be
>>the case if say that Offenhauser oil-pan I got for a
>>friend, from them, had been drilled wrong??? Thank
>>Goodness it was okay, cause that is nearly 200 bucks.
>>Needless to say, I would have been much more upset at
>>the loss of that much.
>>True, I have some of the worst luck with whatever I am
>>doing, but I had nothing to do with the cutting and
>>drilling of these gaskets, so this time it was not
>>nothing I did wrong.(In cases I have been wrong, I
>>swallow the loss, gladly.) Case in point, I actually
>>put white lube on my new brake shoes when installing
>>them,(I got caught up in the instructions that said to
>>lube the friction areas, and well, you guessed it, my
>>stupidity prevailed) So, needless to say they had to
>>be replaced, and I gladly paid for the next set of
>>brake shoes.(As I should have, it was my error.)
>>
>>These gaskets, and several other purchases I made,
>>form other than Corvair vendors, have been a real
>>learning point for me.
>>I just wanted to pass that along, so no one else will
>>spend more than you should, for something that is not
>>yet proven.(By that I mean that seemingly few have
>>seen these gaskets.)
>>We are all free to shop where we want, but I know I
>>just narrowed my field of Vendors that I will purchase
>>from, as a result of this and several other issues
>>with other vendors of parts.
>>
>>All The Best Regards,
>>Danny Barber
>>67-On Ice for now, But Sill Lives!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>
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