<VV> No compression in #3 - One very bad piston !

Charles Lee Chaz at ProperProper.com
Mon Oct 18 01:26:14 EDT 2010


Good point, but yes, they were in place on both sides, which I could see 
before when I tried to clean the fins, which I can do much more easily now, 
right ?

My damage is bad, but nothing like the piston in your photo !  What happened 
to that one ????

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> No compression in #3 - One very good reason !


>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 ----- 
>> From: <wfcc at mediacombb.net>
>> 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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