<VV> Stock Wagons

[Robert Marlow, Vairtec Corporation]

At 08:59 PM 9/6/2007, RonH wrote:

>The cooling air comes in from the sides and does not go over the 
>engine, it goes over the top shroud which is as cool as the air 
>coming in.  The air doesn't warm up until it goes down through the engine.

Ron, you're right, but nonetheless by redirecting the air away from 
the carbs the carburetor icing problem suffered by early-production 
FCs and wagons was eliminated.

--Bob


>----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Marlow, Vairtec 
>Corporation" <Vairtec at optonline.net>
>To: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 5:23 PM
>Subject: Re: <VV> Stock Wagons
>
>
>>Smitty, the holes were changed, and the elimination of the 
>>forward-most portion of the hole was made, to reduce the potential 
>>for carburetor ice that formed under the right temperature and 
>>humidity conditions.
>>
>>This same problem was addressed in the FCs not by re-engineering 
>>the holes but my adding block-off plates to the forward portion of the holes.
>>
>>In both cases it is a simple but effective trick, directing the air 
>>over more of the warm engine before it reaches the carbs.
>>
>>--Bob
>>
>>At 04:38 PM 9/6/2007, Smitty Smith wrote:
>>
>>>On each side of the engine compartment there is a solid bulkhead 
>>>going from the frame rail up to the cargo deck, except they have 
>>>cutouts to allow the fender air to sneak into where the engine is 
>>>at.  Those are the holes in question.  My stock 64 wagon (being 
>>>one of the latest built) has one opening on each side for the air 
>>>to pass through.  The Early 61s have one hole on each side the 
>>>same as mine but then there is an additional cutout (hole) forward 
>>>of that on each side.  I do know that the Late 64s have two holes 
>>>and the Early 61s have four holes but in between them it seems 
>>>anything goes as far as which configuration was used.
>>
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