I usually remain quiet . My Dad taught me to listen a lot and talk a
little. Well here I go violating his rule.
The Corvair is a very unique vehicle and has many followers, just like
the GMC, who simply love the car. I am one of those people. When I was
first married in 1965, I bought a 1965 Corsa evening Orchid coupe. In
1969 when the family grew, I traded it in on a 69 Olds. At corners I
found myself braking and backing up the Olds to make the corners, which
the week before I had cruised thru in my Corsa. I began realizing what
a unique car that Corvair was. By then we had acquired a second Corvair
van which the phone company had tried to wear out and failed. We drove
it for many thousand miles after it was converted to a full feature
camper with a pop top to allow standing and bunking another couple up
top. We pulled a boat, with this 62 hp loaded to the brim corvair, which
was bigger than it was. It was our first motor home I guess. I found
these motors to be mostly indestructible . I rebuilt several Corvairs
and found once into the motor that the mains and rod bearings were
almost unworn. Usually a set of rings would be about all that was
needed. Now oil leaks is not the favorite subject of Corvair fans.
Almost all Corvairs I ever saw would leak around the push rod tubes at
somewhere around ea. 30,000 miles . The job was not difficult ,but was
annoying. Once I discovered the silicone o-rings which wouldn't bake to
a hard crisp, these leaks were a thing of the past for me . Of course
these cars were like all the cars of the day and required setting or
replacing the points fairly often to keep your tune. In all I've owned 5
Corvairs and They all were great cars, vans, trucks, and station
wagons. Some things just are a good match and like the GMC I have a
special place in my heart for Corvairs. They are not perfect, but
neither is my wife, and wouldn't trade her for anything.
Hugh Fellows
Until we meet Again
PS........ PLEASE don't tell my wife I compared her to my Corvairs. She
hates those figures of speech like that. Oh Boy, I should've stuck to
Dad's rule .
little. Well here I go violating his rule.
The Corvair is a very unique vehicle and has many followers, just like
the GMC, who simply love the car. I am one of those people. When I was
first married in 1965, I bought a 1965 Corsa evening Orchid coupe. In
1969 when the family grew, I traded it in on a 69 Olds. At corners I
found myself braking and backing up the Olds to make the corners, which
the week before I had cruised thru in my Corsa. I began realizing what
a unique car that Corvair was. By then we had acquired a second Corvair
van which the phone company had tried to wear out and failed. We drove
it for many thousand miles after it was converted to a full feature
camper with a pop top to allow standing and bunking another couple up
top. We pulled a boat, with this 62 hp loaded to the brim corvair, which
was bigger than it was. It was our first motor home I guess. I found
these motors to be mostly indestructible . I rebuilt several Corvairs
and found once into the motor that the mains and rod bearings were
almost unworn. Usually a set of rings would be about all that was
needed. Now oil leaks is not the favorite subject of Corvair fans.
Almost all Corvairs I ever saw would leak around the push rod tubes at
somewhere around ea. 30,000 miles . The job was not difficult ,but was
annoying. Once I discovered the silicone o-rings which wouldn't bake to
a hard crisp, these leaks were a thing of the past for me . Of course
these cars were like all the cars of the day and required setting or
replacing the points fairly often to keep your tune. In all I've owned 5
Corvairs and They all were great cars, vans, trucks, and station
wagons. Some things just are a good match and like the GMC I have a
special place in my heart for Corvairs. They are not perfect, but
neither is my wife, and wouldn't trade her for anything.
Hugh Fellows
Until we meet Again
PS........ PLEASE don't tell my wife I compared her to my Corvairs. She
hates those figures of speech like that. Oh Boy, I should've stuck to
Dad's rule .
wner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of H. Fellows
