<VV> No compression in #3 - One very good reason !

[J R Read]

I have a question.

Was there a baffle in place against the cylinder walls - held on with two 
spring clips?  If not, I chalk that up as the root cause of your holed 
piston.  Also, if not - it would be a wise move to drop the lower shroud on 
the other side and see if that baffle is in place.  If not, you have to pull 
the push rod tubes on that side as well in order to get the baffle in.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> No compression in #3 - One very good reason !


> Ed,
>
> You got closest to the bulls-eye with that theory !
> Considering how nice and clean the cylinder walls were, I was not 
> expecting
> this ...
>
> Not quite broken off, but very close :
> The 3rd "story" is missing 1/4 of the entire side !
>
> Here's what I found :
> www.yourbuyersinn.com/Cars/Corvair/1967MonzaCylinderWallPix.htm
>
> OK, now to build that "shop" in my shed - too much to do in the driveway !
>
> I Love My Corvair (keep saying that ...)
>
> Thank you for your support  ;>})
> Charlie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> To: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
> Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 5:48 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> No compression in #3
>
>
>> Charles,
>> One thing I haven't heard mentioned here-Does the top of the piston in 
>> the
>> # 3 hole go up and down  when the engine is turned over ? I have seen 
>> more
>> than one Corvair piston break in two at the ring grooves. That will give
>> you a real fast Zero compression situation with a bit of knocking.
>>
>>                         Ed Lindsay
>>
>> West Florida Corvair Club
>>
>
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