<VV> Speaking of damper doors...

J. R. Read hmlinc at sbcglobal.net
Thu Sep 18 21:03:13 EDT 2014


The doors were caught on something if they stayed open.  Normally, you 
cannot run to the back fast enough after stopping in order to see them still 
open.

Later, JR

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> The Greenbrier that I own currently was purchased by my father almost 49 
> years ago.  When it was new to us, in the 60s, the damper doors would 
> remain fully open after shutdown, until the thermostats cooled, then they 
> would, one at a time, snap shut with a bang.
>
> In cool weather this would happen in a few minutes.  In hot weather it 
> might be upwards of an hour.
>
> They did this until the thermostats were replaced circa 1976.
>
> I have never encountered another Corvair that did this -- and I've had 
> more than 60 of 'em through the years.  Anyone else have a Corvair that 
> did this?
>
> --Bob
>
>
>
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