<VV> bad news

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

Hey Harry,

     Sorry to hear about your hard luck. My solution would be to find a
complete engine..  I've bought two cars now with engines that just needed
carb rebuilds in order to run just fine for $500 or less.  The Corvair
engine is a very sturdy unit so many of the derelict cars have intact
engines in them... seems to me that the cheapest solution would be to get
your hands on one of those engines.

Ray R.



On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 8:00 PM, Harry Smith <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> I finally got tired of looking at my Rampside sitting & rusting. Some of
> you
> may recall earlier this year when I lost my job I had just disassembled the
> engine. I had sent the heads out and removed the jugs. It looked pretty
> good
> inside. After I lost my job I had no money to continue, I also lost my
> indoor storage which was at my job. The truck has been sitting outside in
> the parking lot at my condo since. The engine block and other parts were
> sitting in the bed. About 2 months ago when I finally got a new job I took
> the engine block there intending to start working on it again. I am still
> catching up on bills and have no money for parts so it sat some more. Today
> I decided to continue. When I first took it apart it looked pretty good
> inside, I pulled one rod cap and it looked great so I put it back. Now
> after
> being outside in the South Florida rainy season it does not look so great,
> there is rust on the rods & rings and corrosion on the pistons. I clened
> some stuff off the inside and looked closely at the rods and noticed some
> discoloration on 3 caps. Moving the pistons on those 3 showed some play at
> the crank. I pulled the one with the most play and found a spun bearing. I
> have damaged rods & crank. I still do not have a lot of money to spend so I
> am asking for some advice.  What are my options? New crank, rods &
> bearings?
> Reground crank? Used parts? I also found one of my jugs has a piece broken
> off the sealing edge so I need at least one jug. Now that I have to tear it
> down completely I want to replace everything, cam, crank, bearings,
> pistons,
> jugs, rings & lifters but I do not have funds to do that. I guess I am
> asking for opinions.
> Thanks, Harry Smith
> 1963 Rampside
> Coral Springs, FL
>
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Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
Lake Ariel, PA