<VV> Good Cause

rbuckridge at comcast.net rbuckridge at comcast.net
Thu Nov 27 02:28:51 EST 2008


After reading this link (http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/walterreed.asp) about sending mail to serviceman which reads in part;

"The U.S. Postal Service will not accept mail addressed tp 'Any Soldier,' 'Any Wounded Soldier', or the like because if it did, it could be providing a conduit for those who might do harm to armed service members." Etc., etc.

This just makes me think the world is really going to crap when they have to worry about things like this.

My son was in the first Gulf War, Desert Storm, and he got tons of mail from people he didn't know. All this mail was addressed to 'Any Serviceman', 'Any Sailor', etc.

I have one of these letters hanging in my home right now. I saved it because while it was addressed to;
"Any Serviceman
Operation Desert Storm
APO, NY 09866-0006"
I knew the person who sent it.
It was from one of my high school teachers, Mr. Zales!

The return address was Vincent Zales, Forked River, New Jersey, so when it was time for mail call, they called out, "Who wants mail from New Jersey?"

The really funny part is my son was stationed aboard the USS Gunston Hall, LSD 44, at the time he got this letter. So here a letter from one of my high school teachers, makes it half way around the world and ends up on the same ship my son is serving on and of the New Jersey guys, my son gets it! Long odds I would say.

And yes, I did call Mr. Zales to tell him about his letter and how it made it to my son serving in Desert Storm. I spoke with his wife, as Mr. Zales had recently passed on. We both cried and remembered all the good times we each had shared with him.

Mr. Zales saved my butt more than once in high school.
Thank you, Mr. Zales.

Roy - Bayshore


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> Message: 2 
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:38:43 EST 
> From: Sethracer at aol.com 
> Subject: A good cause 
> To: fastvair at yahoogroups.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org 
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> All 
> If your family is doing Christmas cards this year please give some thought 
> to sending one to Walter Reed Hospital. 
> A Recovering American Soldier 
> c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 
> 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW 
> Washington, D.C. 20307-5001 
> Best Regards 
> 
> Seth Emerson 
> 
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> Message: 3 
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:04:57 -0500 
> From: Scott Trunkhill 
> Subject: Fwd: A good cause 
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> Save your stamp. The Walter Reed addresses card will not be delivered. 
> 
> http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/walterreed.asp 
> 
> 
> Here is another group that will forward your cards. 
> 
> http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/soldiercards.asp 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> >All 
> >If your family is doing Christmas cards this year please give some thought 
> >to sending one to Walter Reed Hospital. 
> >A Recovering American Soldier 
> >c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 
> >6900 Georgia Avenue, NW 
> >Washington, D.C. 20307-5001 
> >Best Regards 
> > 
> >Seth Emerson 
> > 
> >C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro, Corvette and Christmas Cards 
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Scott Trunkhill 
> CORSA, Corvair Atlanta, SECC, CORSA SC 
> 66 Corsa, 65 Convertible, 65 Corsa Autocrosser, 63 Greenbrier 
> corvair at trunkhill.com 
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> Message: 4 
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:18:13 EST 
> From: Sethracer at aol.com 
> Subject: Still a good cause - Corrected Address and Info 
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> Thank you Scott - 
> 
> 
> The Walter Reed Information proved wrong - BUT 
> Here is another group that will forward your cards. 
> 
> Information at _http://www.snopes.http://www.snhttp://wwwhttp://www.snhtt_ 
> (http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/soldiercards.asp) 
> 
> Sorry for the mis-direction! All the Red Cross information is at: 
> 
> _http://www.redcross.org/email/saf/_ (http://www.redcross.org/email/saf/) 
> 
> The corrected Address to send cards is also shown below: 
> 
> Holiday Mail for Heroes 
> PO Box 5456 
> Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Seth Emerson 
> 
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> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:22:16 EST 
> From: Sethracer at aol.com 
> Subject: A new Drill 
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> My biggest gift of the year was a lift (EZ CarLift) for my Corvair - or 
> other worthy liftables. I considered it a safety item, which made the cost 
> easier 
> to bear. I picked it up at the Ventura Corvair Convention and immediately 
> used it to, lift my "Stingerish" car up to do some transplanting. The "Heavy 
> Lifting" action for the lift is actually done via a plugged-in hand drill which 
> drives the screw threads. (Don't bother with a cordless) My 30 year old 
> Craftsman 3/8" drill gave up the ghost a few years ago, the only part that was 
> unavailable from Sears cracked, so I retired it. I bought a solid 3/8" Black 
> and Decker drill which has worked well for a couple of years now. After getting 
> the Corvair running and removing it from the lift, I swapped driveway 
> positions and began to lift an acquired (not running very well) 97 Camaro to do 
> some repair. The Black & Decker drill had a hard time with the lift (the fat 
> Camaro not helping) so, after seeing/smelling the brushes working so hard, I 
> decided to buy a "Heavier-Duty" drill - I alluded to this a few weeks ago on 
> this forum. I looked around, wanting to "Buy American" if possible, and quality 
> trumped cost for this purchase (to a point). I looked at Bosch, Porter Cable, 
> Makita and others but finally settled on a 1/2" drive Milwaukee 1250-1 Heavy 
> Duty D-Handle drill. It is a nice piece of work, smooth and powerful, but 
> not real heavy. It should have no problem driving the lift, or hole sawing 
> through sheet metal. I just hope I don't sprain my wrist with the power. I 
> bought it online at Toolup.com - they are located in Las Vegas, NV. I will 
> probably give it a real tryout on Saturday, if the rain stops! 
> 
> Seth Emerson 
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> Message: 6 
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:23:23 EST 
> From: Donnellyf7 at aol.com 
> Subject: Is that engine a 110hp or 95hp? 
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> I'm in the process of looking for a 1965-69 Monza P.G. to purchase. My 
> question is how can you tell if the Corvair you are about to buy is a 95hp or 
> 110hp. Even if the rear engine lid has the 110 emblem on it, could it be a 95hp 
> engine that was installed many years later? I want to purchase a Monza with 
> a 110. Thanks for all your help. Jerry Donnelly 
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> Message: 7 
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:27:10 -0800 (PST) 
> From: Greg Shaw <65vair180 at sbcglobal.net> 
> Subject: Early Model Convertible Door Glass 
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> ? I see there are separate part numbers for left and right used early model 
> convertible door glass. Is the glass itself the same and they differ only 
> because of the sill they sit in? Or is the actual glass different? Aren't they 
> flat (the car is not where I am for me to check)? 
> ? 
> Greg 
> New early convertible owner 
> Dearborn, MI? 
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> Message: 8 
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:30:53 EST 
> From: Sethracer at aol.com 
> Subject: Re: Is that engine a 110hp or 95hp? 
> To: Donnellyf7 at aol.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org 
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> In a message dated 11/26/2008 7:23:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> Donnellyf7 at aol.com writes: 
> 
> I'm in the process of looking for a 1965-69 Monza P.G. to purchase. My 
> question is how can you tell if the Corvair you are about to buy is a 95hp 
> or 
> 110hp. Even if the rear engine lid has the 110 emblem on it, could it be a 
> 95hp 
> engine that was installed many years later? I want to purchase a Monza 
> with 
> a 110. Thanks for all your help. Jerry Donnelly 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jerry - Do you have access to the application number stamped on the case 
> halves, between the top shroud and the oil filler casting? Right at the back of 
> the motor. With some cleaning off, and a flashlight, you should be able to 
> read the application ID stamped there. You need to look straight down to read 
> it. The ID ends with one or two letters, like RD or RL or RM - something like 
> that. It is almost always two letters on late model motors. That will 
> "usually" give the best indicator of the original application of that motor. 
> There 
> is a listing of all the codes in several books, including the Corvair Decade, 
> many of the parts manuals as well - maybe even the Clarks or Underground 
> catalogs. Or - you can post it here and people will look it up for you. There 
> are some external indicators, like the pulley instead of a balancer, but those 
> could have easily been changed over the past 40 years. 
> 
> 
> Seth Emerson 
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> Message: 9 
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:44:01 -0600 
> From: "J R Read_HML" 
> Subject: Re: Is that engine a 110hp or 95hp? 
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> Is the car air conditioned? Likely a 95. Essentially the difference is in 
> the heads. The 95s run a bit cooler and that's why they were used on A/C 
> cars. I don't recall ever seeing a 95 emblem on a car. SFAIK, a 110 with 
> 95 heads would have a 110 emblem. I think you are not likely to detect a 
> significant difference in performance (if any) between the two. 
> 
> Now, the trucks have a 95 emblem - but that is the wheel base, not the horse 
> power. 
> 
> Later, JR 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:23 PM 
> Subject: Is that engine a 110hp or 95hp? 
> 
> 
> > I'm in the process of looking for a 1965-69 Monza P.G. to purchase. My 
> > question is how can you tell if the Corvair you are about to buy is a 
> > 95hp or 
> > 110hp. Even if the rear engine lid has the 110 emblem on it, could it be 
> > a 95hp 
> > engine that was installed many years later? I want to purchase a Monza 
> > with 
> > a 110. Thanks for all your help. Jerry Donnelly 
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> Message: 10 
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:17:37 -0800 
> From: "Shaun McGarvey" 
> Subject: Re: Early Model Convertible Door Glass 
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> The glass is different. The top is beveled. 
> 
> yea, Vairily ... Shaun 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Greg Shaw" <65vair180 at sbcglobal.net> 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:27 PM 
> Subject: Early Model Convertible Door Glass 
> 
> 
> I see there are separate part numbers for left and right used early model 
> convertible door glass. Is the glass itself the same and they differ only 
> because of the sill they sit in? Or is the actual glass different? Aren't 
> they flat (the car is not where I am for me to check)? 
> 
> Greg 
> New early convertible owner 
> Dearborn, MI 
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> Message: 11 
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:41:32 -0800 
> From: "Bob Gilbert" 
> Subject: Engine Weight 
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> Hi, 
> 
> 
> 
> A couple of questions; 
> 
> 
> 
> 1)Does anybody have a rough idea of the total weight of a 66 180 engine from 
> the bell housing on back on back - full kit, carb, sheet metal, turbo, 
> muffler - everything essentially ready to run? 
> 
> 
> 
> 2) I've had Corvairs for 20 plus years and I have always removed the engine 
> with diff and tranny attached. I then split the engine off as required. Just 
> habit I guess. Is it in fact possible to re and re the engine and leave the 
> diff and transmission in the car? Any pointers? 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Bob 
> 
> 66 180 convertible 
> 
> 
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> Message: 12 
> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:46:15 -0800 
> From: "Shaun McGarvey" 
> Subject: Re: Engine Weight 
> To: "Bob Gilbert" , 
> 
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> I'm pretty sure the stuff (turbo) has to come off the top of the engine if 
> you are to pull it separately. 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Gilbert" 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:41 PM 
> Subject: Engine Weight 
> 
> 
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > A couple of questions; 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 1)Does anybody have a rough idea of the total weight of a 66 180 engine 
> > from 
> > the bell housing on back on back - full kit, carb, sheet metal, turbo, 
> > muffler - everything essentially ready to run? 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 2) I've had Corvairs for 20 plus years and I have always removed the 
> > engine 
> > with diff and tranny attached. I then split the engine off as required. 
> > Just 
> > habit I guess. Is it in fact possible to re and re the engine and leave 
> > the 
> > diff and transmission in the car? Any pointers? 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > 
> > Bob 
> > 
> > 66 180 convertible 
> > 
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