<VV> Valve Rattle/Tapping :

[brucemazzie at comcast.net]

All, 

  

Many thanks for your thoughtfulness. 

  

Bruce 

----- Original Message -----

From: "J. R. Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> 
To: "Sanford, Rick" <rsanford at werres.com>, virtualvairs at corvair.org 
Cc: brucemazzie at comcast.net 
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 7:45:36 AM 
Subject: Re: <VV> Valve Rattle/Tapping : 

"Has rather low mileage"  "Quiet most of the summer"   "Now making noise" 

I'm thinking that the car is not being driven frequently and that the 
lifters will pump up - and the valves quiet down if it is taken for a nice - 
longish and slightly spirited - ride. 

Later, JR 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Sanford via VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org> 
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org> 
Cc: <brucemazzie at comcast.net> 
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 6:21 AM 
Subject: <VV> Valve Rattle/Tapping : 


>A friend has good running `67 Monza Convertible 110hp 4 speed. The engine 
>was built 7 or 8 years a go by a noted and a very experienced Corvair 
>person who had a shop Corvair for a long time.   He has had the car for six 
>years, and has spent a lot of money on it, and it has rather low miles.  In 
>the past year or so the valves will get out of adjustment and make noise at 
>idle.  Last winter he put "new correct self locking nuts" on all the rocker 
>arms and had a noted Corvair Person re-adjust the Valves.  Quiet for most 
>of the summer, but now the valves are making noise again.   Any Ideas of a 
>cause or cure  ? 
> 
> Rick Sanford 
> Werres Corp. 
> 800-638-6563x236 office 
> 301-748-4441 cell 
> rsanford at werres.com 
> www.werres.com 
> 
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