<VV> (extreme motor failure) learning curve

[Dennis Pleau]

Got to agree with Matt here, it didn't grenade under starter power.

dp

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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Matt Nall
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 5:29 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> (extreme motor failure) learning curve


and was in the process of having valves
adjusted , carbs tweaked etc. he went to start it and it turned a 
couple
times ,  then broke the nose off the starter (this is a powerglide car) 
. well
after  looking a little further i get the call "you wont believe what
happened to that  motor". it grenaded  worse than any i remember in all 
my years

of  corvairing. i went over and took pictures of everything after he 
took it
apart.  what a mess!.  one rod came up thru the baffle plate and put a 
hole
in the  side of the blower housing. not much is salvageable , 2 
cylinders
are  peened over into the block..a groove is plowed into the block from 
a
rod.

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Sorry Tim... but I say BS!   IMO!

I've run a Vair engine with one rodbolt missing!  up sanddunes, 
4000-5500 rpm  20 - 30 seconds at a time..

 Started knocking..but didn't come apart...

I've seen others as well!

  The Guy over revved it....too embarrassed to say it...

 At Idle  ANY  engine might Seize...  but not explode...


Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
http://mysite.verizon.net/nalllm