<VV> Don't lock your garage !

[Charles Lee]

So, you understand !  I take my time fixing things because I know that there 
is another problem lurking right behind it.  (Don't tell me about the "power 
of positive thinking" - it just leads to greater disappointment - pessimists 
are not disappointed as often)

I have a solution for you though, do not lock the garage door !  That seems 
to be the cause !

I kind of expected a problem from sitting for 12 years, which is why I 
checked compression 4 months ago.

I still ran really smooth (considering it was missing a cylinder), and I 
spend an inordinate amount of time on carbs, thinking that was the problem ?

Is a missing cylinder consistent with the "aroma" of gas ?  Seems likely, 
since 1/6th of the fuel must be going out the tail pipe unburned, right ?

I wanted to tear down to clean mouse nests and whatever else is in there.

However, I was surprised at how little sludge there was inside the the valve 
covers :
www.yourbuyersinn.com/Cars/Corvair/1967MonzaCylinderHeadRemoval.htm

I am concerned that the one stud came out with the head bolt on #5 intake 
(see pix)

Thanks for being there to listen to me tell stories about my journey !

Charlie





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> make Corvairs less "aromatic"


> I remember a VW Baja with a Hadley kit.....
>
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> Started it up one morning..... while I was locking the garage... it 
> died....Coil!
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> Restarted  and while I was locking the garage... it died....Fuelpump
>
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> Restarted and locked the garage and drove away....1st stop  pedal went to 
> the floor...
>
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> Drove home.....fixed the WC  and drove away!! YAY!!  Made it to my 
> breakfast cafe....
>
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> Went to leave and BANG... starter nose... loose flywheel!  GRRR
>
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> The only time I ever punched a windshield [ it was already cracked and I 
> had the replacement at home...]
>
>
> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
> http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/reswr0kp/