<VV> staples on LM engine to body seal

[J R Read]

Tim,  I'll take your word for it.  If I ever saw them, it was so long ago 
that I don't recall that.

I CAN see that the staple approach might have made the factory assembly go a 
little more quickly since it is a little tricky to get the rubber edge 
positioned just right into the upper (eight or so?) retainer pieces.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shortle" <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
To: "J R Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Matt 
Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> staples on LM engine to body seal


>I have seen where the retainers that bolt to the body were stapled to the 
>perimeter seal on a LM.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: J R Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>>Sent: Dec 9, 2011 6:22 PM
>>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org, Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
>>Subject: Re: <VV> staples on LM engine to body seal
>>
>>I don't recall seeing one like that.  Every one that I've seen has a 
>>grooved
>>spring built into the lower portion of the rubber seal which sort of 
>>"grabs"
>>the engine shrouding and the upper portion is attached with metal groove
>>pieces which are held in place with sheet metal screws.
>>
>>However, if you should install a LM engine into a EM you need to use the 
>>EM
>>style shrouding and seal - which uses staples.
>>
>>What they did with the '64 model I don't know as I've never had one.
>>
>>Later, JR
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>
>>To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 6:19 PM
>>Subject: Re: <VV> staples on LM engine to body seal
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> IIRC.. the top of the rubber was stapled to the small metal strips that
>>> bolted to the body....
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm sure my 47 k mile '69  had them.
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt Nall
>>> Charleston, Oregon
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