<VV> Reliability, etc. of a turbo

[Les H]

I rebuilt a '63 Spyder in 2001 and sold it to a local Corvair fan (but not a DIY mechanic).

He has driven that car every day in the summer since then with very little trouble with the carb.

I think we had to tweak the mixture screw once, and a little plastic piece in the electric choke conversion died recently requiring a jury rigged fix. There's been the occasional fuel line seep wanting some attention too.

Les
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Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:50:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: wrsssatty at aol.com
Subject: ; was:  Corvair Classic
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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Corvair Classic
 
http://www.motortrend.com/classic/features/13q1_affordable_classic_1964_chevrolet_corvair_convertible/
 
The article said:
 
<Many owners suggested I avoid buying a turbo. (The Corvair was one of the first  mainstream production cars to offer a blower.) As one put it, ?That thing will  run great once, and then you spend the entire summer trying to get it to run  like that again.? >
 
I've never owned a turbo.  What's the general consensus out there?  Was the advice given the author of the article correct?
 
~Bill Stanley