<VV> Old Time Corvair Mechanic

[Sethracer at aol.com]

Steve - Just a note. Replacing valve seats was not a common "upgrade" in  
the 80s. Even today, only if one seat has dropped, or an engine is being  
built for heavy duty or racing use, would the seats be replaced. V8s from 60s  
and 70s has soft valve seats in their cast iron heads, so operating them on  
unleaded fuel was a problem, so hardened seats were sometimes installed.. 
But  Corvairs have always had hard seats and never required replacement due 
to  "recession" of the seats. That is the same reason the Corvair motor 
doesn't need  leaded gas. (Just the octane!) - Seth Emerson
 
 
In a message dated 9/16/2016 8:05:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
virtualvairs at corvair.org writes:

I own a  one-family 1965 Corvair.  It was purchased by 
my mother in the late  Fall of 1964.  Sometime (possibly in 
the early 1980’s) it was  ‘refreshed’ by a well known Corvair 
shop (mechanic) that lived in SoCal  (Riverside, Redlands, or ???). 
I recall that the mechanic was quite well  known and possibly 
was referenced in a Los Angeles Times article about  that time 
period.
Can anyone help in trying to name the mechanic/shop?  
The question came up because we’re not sure if the valve 
seats could  have been upgraded at that time. 
The engine has around 90k miles on it  since new.
Thanks.

Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA  USA
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