<VV> follow-up on intermittent Thermister, thermostat and steering box

[ricknorris at suddenlink.net]

Dave,
Glad to see you made the Convention. We all are like kids in a candy store when we walk through the vendor area.
I always try to go there without the wife........
--
Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com 

---- Dave Thompson <dave.thompson at verizon.net> wrote: 
> Well, my boss sent me home early Monday to get my 63 ready for the trip up
> to the Convention today (Tuesday). As soon as I got home, the Vair was up on
> four jack stands and I was under it. 
> 
>  
> 
> The thermister wire was worn through and grounding on the shroud, causing
> the CHT gauge to bounce. I replaced the entire wire using aircraft high temp
> wire. I also drilled a hole in the shroud and installed a grommet for the
> wire. While I was there I replaced the defective thermostat so I didn't have
> to worry about that either. All went like clockwork.
> 
>  
> 
>  After that, I attacked the steering box. What a disaster! It took me two
> hours just to get the rusted coupler off. After cleaning up the parts, I
> replaced the hardware with grade 8 aircraft stuff that I had in stock.(I
> purchased a new coupler at the show) When the new box was in, I had about 1"
> space between the steering wheel and the turn signal housing "bell". The new
> Flaming River quick steering box is about one inch longer than the stock one
> so it pushed the steering wheel up. It was getting late and I still had two
> hours to drive to Ventura so I left it with the gap. 
> 
>  
> 
> The 100 mile drive to Ventura went flawlessly and now I finally can enjoy
> driving the Vair. No more fighting the steering wheel slop. When I arrived
> at the hotel, I passed a group of guys around some Vairs in the parking lot.
> We shot the bull for a while and admired each other's cars. I showed the
> steering wheel gap to them and they all laughed. Then they showed me the
> screw on the bell and we adjusted the bell perfectly.  I felt great. 
> 
>  
> 
> Moral to the story: RTFB (read the F@#&ing manual) if I did RTFM, I would
> have seen the adjustable bell.
> 
>  
> 
> The next day I went to the Convention and had a great time. However, I spent
> WAY too much money getting parts & more books from the venders. (Smile)
> 
>  
> 
> Wednesday, Back to work
> 
>  
> 
> Dave Thompson
> 
> 63 Spyder Vert
> 
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