<VV> Rear coil springs

Sun Mar 23 16:41:21 EDT 2008

First check your toe-in by measuring across from outside to outside of the 
two rear tires at the front of the tires and again at the rear of the tires. 
The difference is the toe-in (or out)....

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Stamm" <rangerdan_505 at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 12:52 PM
Subject: <VV> Rear coil springs

> My '61 Monza wore the rear tires to the cords on the
> inside of the tire.  The center and outer tire still
> has lots of tread on them.  The inner tread (what was
> left of it) wore in a cupped pattern.  Can this be
> caused by worn rear springs?  And if so, can spring
> spacers help the problem.  I am reasonably sure that
> the wear is happening on the rear, but I have rotated
> tires in the 10 years that I have owned the car. It
> only gets driven to cruise ins, and CORSA events.
> Thanks for everyone's input,
> Dan
>
> 61 Monza 4door
> 65 Monza 4 door
> 62 spyder coupe (apart in garage)
> 60 4door   (basket case to be restored one day)
> 64 4door (1/2 owner yet to be restored)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:43:24 -0400
>> From: "John Kepler" <jekepler at amplex.net>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> What if?, was:  CORSA
>> To: "'Rick Norris'" <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>,
>> <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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>> > "You attract more flies with sugar then you do
>> salt"
>>
>> This should read, "You attract more flies with sugar
>> than vinegar"!
>>
>>
>> And you can attract even more flies with a pile of
>> sh**!  The real question
>> is:  Why are you trying to attract flies?
>>
>> John
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>>
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>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:00:01 -0400
>> From: "Dorairaj Isaac" <dnaisaac at rogers.com>
>> Subject: <VV> brake light
>> To: "VirtualVairs" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
>> Message-ID: <001b01c88b4b$183e8e20$030aa8c0 at p424g>
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I recently purchased a '69 from Florida. This car's
>> original owner was Mr.
>> Dick Langworth who was the founder of CORSA.. I
>> reside in Toronto CANADA.
>> The car came to me in the middle of Jan this year. I
>> could not do anything
>> to it as we have had an extreme winter with a lot of
>> snow and it has been
>> extremely cold. Just last week I was able to get the
>> car running after
>> installing a set of carbs from Wolf Enterprises of
>> Florida. The car runs
>> well now. The brake light on the dash stays on all
>> the time. The brake pedal
>> is alright and works fine. The emergency brake also
>> works fine. Can somebody
>> please tell me what to look for. Thank you in
>> advance.
>>
>> Dorai <><
>>
>> '69 coupe 140 4 speed
>>
>> '65 Convertible 110 4 speed
>>
>> '62 Sedan 110 4 speed.
>>
>>
>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:03:11 -0400
>> From: "Harry  Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> brake light
>> To: "Dorairaj Isaac" <dnaisaac at rogers.com>,
>> "VirtualVairs"
>> <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
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>> Two things . Check to see if there's enough brake
>> fluid in the master
>> cylinder .
>> The balance switch on the master cylinder maybe
>> stuck (you SAID the brakes
>> seem to work fine). Pull the connector and see if
>> the light goes out.
>>
>> harry yarnell
>> poohbah of Perryman
>> perryman garage and orphanage
>> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dorairaj Isaac" <dnaisaac at rogers.com>
>> To: "VirtualVairs" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 8:00 AM
>> Subject: <VV> brake light
>>
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I recently purchased a '69 from Florida. This
>> car's original owner was Mr.
>> > Dick Langworth who was the founder of CORSA.. I
>> reside in Toronto CANADA.
>> > The car came to me in the middle of Jan this year.
>> I could not do anything
>> > to it as we have had an extreme winter with a lot
>> of snow and it has been
>> > extremely cold. Just last week I was able to get
>> the car running after
>> > installing a set of carbs from Wolf Enterprises of
>> Florida. The car runs
>> > well now. The brake light on the dash stays on all
>> the time. The brake
>> > pedal
>> > is alright and works fine. The emergency brake
>> also works fine. Can
>> > somebody
>> > please tell me what to look for. Thank you in
>> advance.
>> >
>> > Dorai <><
>> >
>> > '69 coupe 140 4 speed
>> >
>> > '65 Convertible 110 4 speed
>> >
>> > '62 Sedan 110 4 speed.
>> >
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:05:41 -0400
>> From: "Marc Sheridan" <sheridanma1966 at gmail.com>
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