<VV> Removing an cleaning under top fan shroud

[Ray R. (aka Grymm)]

Good call JR,

I never thought to put a rag over that darned hole... I'm always fishing 
stuff out of there with a magnet!  A cute little note on plugging the carb 
base/manifold openings... I have a set of four rubber "bouncy balls" I use 
for the task... quick, easy, and effective.

Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
Lake Ariel, PA
CORSA member
66' Corsa 140/4 coupe
65' Corsa 140/4 coupe (under construction and almost done!)
63' Monza PG coupe (next project)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Ray R. (aka Grymm)" <vairguy at echoes.net>; "VirtualVairs" 
<VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Removing an cleaning under top fan shroud


> Pretty comprehensive from Ray.
>
> I would add, lay a rag over the "hell hole" down by the balancer and plug 
> the holes in the top of the manifolds when the carbs are removed - this to 
> prevent little screws and bolts from going where they should not be.
>
> Also, if the head has not been previously "deflashed" this is the time to 
> open up those air passages for a cooler running engine.  This could add an 
> hour or so (maybe two?) to the job, but will be worth the effort in terms 
> of engine longevity.
>
> Later, JR
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray R. (aka Grymm)" <vairguy at echoes.net>
> To: "VirtualVairs" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 1:50 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Removing an cleaning under top fan shroud
>
>
>> It's an easy job.  I have one thing to add to what is already posted... 
>> one
>> of the bolts that holds the top shroud on is under the fresh air hose... 
>> I
>> usually just disconnect the hose and remove the bolted on flange it 
>> clamps
>> onto from the shroud and get at it that way, but I imagine you could
>> probably get at it with a wrench and some dexterity!
>>
>> To help out I'm going to post an "off the top of my head" removal 
>> procedure.
>>
>> 0. remove the entire air cleaner assembly or assemblies
>> 1. remove the single bolt that holds the fuel pump in place and wiggle it
>> till it is free (they are usually stuck in place from age)
>> 2. remove the alternator
>> 3. disconnect the choke rods from the carbs
>> 4. take the nuts off that hold the carbs on
>> 5. lift the carbs up and off the engine with the linkage and fuel 
>> lines/pump
>> still attached.. its actually a nice easy thing to move around as a unit
>> 6. remove the bolts from the vacuum tube that goes accross the front of 
>> the
>> engine and attaches to the air cleaner base (its the PCV system) pull the
>> hoses off the carb bases and push the assembly forward or remove it to 
>> get
>> it out of the way
>> 7.  remove the belt
>> 8.  disconnect the fresh air hose from the top shroud, remove the flange 
>> for
>> it from the top shroud
>> 9.  pull all the plug wires off the plugs (to reinstall note #1 is the
>> shortest wire and follow the firing order on the shroud itself).
>> 10 go all the way around the shroud and remove all the bolts, this 
>> requires
>> three different size sockets for the three different size bolts.  It's 
>> easy
>> to miss some of them so look hard.
>> 11 lift the shroud off the engine
>> 12 reverse procedure to reinstall
>>
>> Many of the steps can be done in any order... such as removing the belt 
>> and
>> plug wires etc. but off the top of my head this order should work nicely.
>>
>>
>> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
>