<VV> Rod caps and balancing

[Ron]

Thank you very much, Dave, it's a very interesting little tool.

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Thompson" <dave.thompson at verizon.net>
To: "'Western Canada CORSA'" <westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca>; "'D. Barry 
Ellison'" <bars84crx at hotmail.com>; "'VV'" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Rod caps and balancing


> Yes,
>
> Mark Langford's site has some great info on rebuilding. Make sure you read
> well to edit out the airplane specific stuff.
>
> However, the website I was talking about below is:
>
> http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/CorvAIRCRAFT/RodBalance.html
>
> Check it out. As I said, I've read that several guys tried this method and
> things came out very well. Put the link in your archives, I did.
>
> Dave Thompson
> 63 Spyder Vert
> Westminster, CA
>
> -----Original Message----- SNIPPED
> That's got to be Mark Langford's site.
>
> He's got a great print out on there for turning your harmonic balancer 
> into
> a degree wheel as well.
>
> http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/
>
> Regards,
> Joel
>
> -----Original Message-----SNIPPED
>
> For many years I did research to build an airplane. During my search, I
> decided to use a Corvair engine for my power plant. Finances finally told 
> me
> that it was not the right time to build an airplane. So, I purchased my 63
> Spyder convertible.
>
> Anyway, during my research, I found a website of a guy that built a 
> Corvair
> engine for flight. He documented every step in great detail. Among the 
> steps
> he shows how he built a tool to balance his rods & pistons. Many guys 
> copied
> his tool and raved about the ease of use and accuracy. I looked in my
> archives to find the site but couldn't. So I wrote a note on the old
> aircraft e-mail list I used to be on asking for the site. I will report as
> soon as I get the web link.
>
> Dave Thompson
>
>
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