<VV> Lakewood trailer hitch

[henry kaczmarek]

Perhaps Smitty would like to share with us.  He's been pulling a small 
travel trailer with his wagon for many years.

Hank
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lite Trix Inc." <litetrix at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:03 PM
Subject: <VV> Lakewood trailer hitch


> Does anyone have info on how trailer hitch attached to wagon? Anyone have 
> a hitch for sale? I would like to tow a small trailer with my Monza Junior 
> on it.
>
>
>
> Patrick Murphy
> LITE TRIX Inc.
> Grand Island, NY
>
> 1961 Corvair Lakewood Station Wagon
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Durham &lt;62vair at gmail.com&gt;
> To: Frank DuVal &lt;corvairduval at cox.net&gt;; virtualvairs 
> &lt;virtualvairs at corvair.org&gt;
> Sent: Sun, Jun 24, 2012 2:31 pm
> Subject: Re: &lt;VV&gt; Loose top cover bolts
>
>
>
>
> I'm with Frank on this one. No extra parts that could fall into the
> internals.
> I use the original gaskets with a thin film of high temp permatex and
> the shake proof bolts. They don't hurt the top cover that bad at 7-13
> ft lbs of torque! Mark Durham
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> From: Frank DuVal
> Sent: 6/23/2012 12:19
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: &lt;VV&gt; Loose top cover bolts
> I've seen this done (trim baffle to fit inside) but never wanted to add
> more nuts to fall off into the crank area.
>
> It is faster to just put it back together like GM made it, even dealing
> with the hard stuck on gaskets.
>
> Of course it is even faster and cheaper to just use a gasket substitute
> like "Right Stuff"  or a Permatex  product.
>
> Isn't that what Smitty was saying?
>
> Those two gaskets are so thin, they don't seem to shrink, just get hard
> with time. The thickness of the valve cover gasket is waaayy more than
> twice the combined thickness of these two gaskets. Properly installed
> (another subject) valve cover gaskets seal a long time. And with only
> four fasteners!
>
> "screws won't loosen": What? Maybe if you use Locktite or lockwashers...
> and proper torque, yada yada yada
>
> Like I was saying, I don't want to add hardware that can loosen to the
> inside of the engine. At least on the outside it just leaks oil when the
> hardware loosens....
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> On 6/23/2012 1:20 PM, Clark Hartzel wrote:
> &gt; I believe the bolts loosen up because they are clamping two gaskets
> &gt; together.  If the tin baffle was mounted to either the block or the 
> cover
> &gt; you would only need one gasket.  I have cut the perimeter off the 
> baffle and
> &gt; then bolted it under the top cover with four bolts.  Yes you have to 
> drill
> &gt; thru the cover but just glop some Permatex on the bolts and they 
> never leak.
> &gt; In fact you could Permatex the joint between the cover and the block 
> and
> &gt; eliminate the gasket completely.  Now you have metal to metal contact 
> and
> &gt; the screws won't loosen.
> &gt; Clark Hartzel
> &gt;
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