<VV> Cross-over balance tube seals

[Rick Norris]

Ron,
My thinking was along the lines of taking things apart a lot.
Race car guy ya know!
Rick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Cross-over balance tube seals


> If the rubber couplings easily last ten years and the brass compression
> couplings last ten times as long (as a logical approximation), you want
> something longer term yet???
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rick Norris" <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Secular" <rusecular at yahoo.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 5:17 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Cross-over balance tube seals
>
>
>>
>> Pictures are always worth 99,999 words!
>> Steel would be a bit more durable than brass be it fittings or ball!
>>
>> TLH
>>
>>>
>>>  http://tinyurl.com/comp-balance-tube
>>>
>>>
>>>  Tony I.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <Sethracer at aol.com>
>>> To: <kaczmarek at charter.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 11:52 PM
>>> Subject: <VV> Cross-over balance tube seals
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 9/20/2009 5:44:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>>>> kaczmarek at charter.net writes:
>>>>
>>>> How  about the  Carburetor Balance Tube?. The metal tube that runs
>>>> across
>>>> the
>>>> back of the firewall, has a fitting for another vacuum line going to 
>>>> the
>>>> air
>>>> cleaner.
>>>>
>>>> If those small pieces of rubber hose that connect the  balance tube are
>>>> bad,
>>>> you'll have all manner of troube. Been there Done  that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Another Tech tip for all Normally aspirated Corvairs - At least ones
>>>> with
>>>> the 3/8" cross-over tube. It is very easy to replace those troublesome
>>>> hoses
>>>> with Brass fitting assemblies. This will assure a positive seal and
>>>> allow
>>>> easy  removal if needed. Look for a pair of 3/8" tube double ferrule
>>>> junction  fittings. You slide one nut onto the small tube coming out of
>>>> the carb
>>>> base  casting on the head, slide on the ferrule, put the main fitting 
>>>> on
>>>> and
>>>> tighten  the nut, then do the same on the crossover tube. It is easy 
>>>> and
>>>> will
>>>> be the  lifetime solution for this problem.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Seth  Emerson
>>>>
>>>> C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro,  Corvette
>>>>
>>>>
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