<VV> Help - Oil Out Dipstick Tube

[Jay Pitchford]

Tim,

Tom Ray is a Corvair guy, and was recommended by Mark Corbin. Tom
rebuilt his first Corvair engine 30 years ago, and his shop
specializes in air cooled engines.

If the true sign of a man's genius is how much he agrees with you,
then you'll think Tom is brilliant ... he also thinks we need some
more easy drive time tomorrow, after sealing up the dipstick tube a
bit better and rechecking the PCV venting.

Re: rings/pistons/cylinder clearances ... for those who recall my
earlier post about the pulled head stud trauma, the reason we fought
so hard to save this block was because all the clearances were not
just proper, but downright excellent.

jcp

p.s. -  this boy ain't gonna 'ricky race' this Corsa 140 anytime soon.
I've just been without my convertible since April, and I want to drive
it even once between the Memorial and Labor Day holidays.


On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:55 PM, shortle <shortle556 at earthlink.net> wrote:

Assuming all rings/pistons/cylinder clearances are proper, how about
try driving it "very easily" for awhile with the intentions of getting
the rings to seat better. Don't be in such a mad rush to get the car
back to ricky race around (it is a Corsa 140 right?). Is your mechanic
a "Corvair" type guy (meaning he is familiar with the peculiarity of
an air cooled engine)? If all else fails, then I might be looking to
shorten the engine oil dipstick tube where it goes into the crankcase.
Just R + R the oil pan again. Best of luck.
> Timothy Shortle in (beautiful) Durango Colorado
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