<VV> staples on LM engine to body seal

[Dave Ziegler]

Well, I am on the East coast (Delaware) and I have had a couple come  
into the shop with staples. It is usually just on the long side  
pieces, the long front piece and the rear piece. I have never seen  
staples on the corner pieces.
Kinda made sense to me, made installation easier.
Dave.. .

On Dec 10, 2011, at 9:31 AM, Frank DuVal wrote:

> I think this gets back to the original poster's question.
>
> I have NEVER seen the staples here on the late model perimeter  
> seals on
> the east coast. Now, I have not dropped the engine out of my L vin 66
> A/C sedan yet, so maybe it does.
>
> So maybe it is a W vs L question? (Willow Run vs Los Angeles) That is
> the original question.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> On 12/9/2011 10:32 PM, J R Read wrote:
>> 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
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/The-Patio
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/Matts-Tech-Pages
>>>>>
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