

| Subject: | Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - Corvair |
| From: | Andrew Grebneff |
| Date: | Tue, 2 Apr 2002 15:53:28 +1200 |
I had a rough 69 Bay which had a Corvair w/2spd Powerglide. What a dog! The trans was awful...only a 2-speed! (well, that's as it was when I bought it... and sold it). The engine was a 2.4 or 2.8, couldn't tell which (PO said 2.4, but it had a later-model fan on it). Couldn't be bothered to get all greasy and measure the cylinder heights. It ran on 5 cylinders, though all valves were operating; possibly burned valve. Didn't use oil, apart from what was used to lubricate gasket surfaces and outside of engine. Not worth fixing, so I flogged it off to someone who said he's restore it, Corvair and all. I got more for a dud spare Corvair 2.8 engine than I did for the whole van! Watch those fanbelts... they are chronic for failure. and if they fail your engine is cooked. Wanna aircooled six in your bus? Get a Porsche. Or try Czech... go for an aircooled alloy DOHC 3.5 Tatra V8! -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
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