<VV> Oil poured down the rockers

Harry Yarnell hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
Tue Oct 3 12:33:06 EDT 2006


Yes, this is legit, however, I'd inject (spray?) it in the front or rear of 
the rocker, where the bungs are.

harry yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edelstein and Payne" <eandp at mindspring.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 9:33 AM
Subject: <VV> Oil poured down the rockers


>    Tony mentioned pouring oil down the air intake grill to let it seep 
> down to the rockers, is this "real" or a joke.  I understand that the 
> rcokers are prone to rust, particularly if the drains get plugged, but is 
> this a "legitimate" (or even "quasi legitimate") approach to protecting 
> them.
>
>     My son and I are currently re-building his 65 coupe, and if this is 
> something that will help the rust problem, we'll do it while its up on 
> jack stands in the shop (probably for another 6 months anyway) and let it 
> seep out while we're re-building it.
>
>       Travis Payne, 65 Monza powerglide
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