<VV> Powerglide vacuum cleaner

[Michael McCrae]

wow, rick...."you know you're a Redneck ...IF....!!!"
Of course, I DID make a gas turbine engine out of a Corvair turbo once....had to use a burner can and model T spark coil for an ignitor....!
Used a drip can for the bearing...seized after a bit...!
 
Mike McCrae
 
> From: ricknorris at suddenlink.net
> To: vairtec at comcast.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:41:09 -0500
> Subject: Re: <VV> Powerglide vacuum cleaner
> 
> And you can go here to see those vacuum cleaners go boom!
> Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzCInxrVewU
> 
> Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAFG68mPmfs 
> Rick
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 3:05 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Powerglide vacuum cleaner
> 
> On 12/8/2013 Harry Yarnell wrote:
> > FWIW- A vacuum cleaner maker (Bissel?) has come out with an upright 
> > called a 'Powerglide'.
> 
> There is nothing new under the sun.  Many years, ago, when the Chicagoland
> Corvair Enthusiasts were blowing up vacuum cleaners as a regular practice, I
> shipped a well-used "Power Glide" canister vac (manufacturer unknown) to
> Larry Claypool.  Some time later I received a box from Larry containing its
> charred remains!
> 
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