[FC] Corvanatics Digest, Vol 82, Issue 18

Fri Dec 2 01:36:36 EST 2011

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>   1. intermittent engine (wern3 at juno.com)
>   2. 1962 Blue w/ white cove Greenbrier for sale (Rickie Williams)
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>Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:29:50 GMT
>From: "wern3 at juno.com" <wern3 at juno.com>
>Subject: [FC] intermittent engine
>To: corvanatics at corvair.org
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>When i had this issue last summer, I fixed it by replacing the coil. In retrospect, I should have simply tightened the two low - voltage leads to the coil, as they were both finger - loose.  I only had <500 miles on the engine, so i must assume that it was the loose wires & not a bad coil. I already had an extra coil though and so placed it into service with not a hiccup since. I have a new wiring harness for inside the engine compartment but have been waiting until i solve the "red gen light" issue before i install it. BTW is there a special resistor wire amongst the 4 small wires that connect the alternator to the voltage regulator? I have replaced all the old ones with new, but they are all standard copper wires;-  not resistor wire.   I boiught a multitester but the thing does not register anything on any leads i suspect that I have misread the manual or else it is defective. Once I can get some under - hood readings from a working multitester I will write more about the 
> mysterious red light.Tim '61 Rampy 140 - 4 spd 
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>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:30:13 -0600
>From: Rickie Williams <williamr at lindsey.edu>
>Subject: [FC] 1962 Blue w/ white cove Greenbrier for sale
>To: Corvanatics at corvair.org
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>I have given up on finding the time to restore the 62 Greenbrier I bought a
>couple of years ago in California to replace the 61 model that I bought in
>2001 from Chuck Armer, Jr. after it was totaled in 2007.  I think it was
>Larry Shapiro's shop (but it may have been California Corvairs) that the
>previous owner paid to do a lot of mechanical work.  It has a new clutch,
>new brakes, new tires and a bunch of other new parts and pieces.  It is the
>only Corvair I own that does not leak a drop of oil.  In the paper work I
>received when I bought the Van, the previous owner supplied me with all of
>the receipts for parts and labor that he could find.  In the couple of
>years he owned the van, he spent nearly $3000...a lot...however, some of it
>was for labor.
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>I have not checked the numbers on the motor nor the transaxle, but I am
>going to guess it is an 80hp engine.  It has a 4 speed transmission with
>the early style shifter mechanism.  I had it delivered to me in Columbia,
>KY via a car transport company from the previous owner in San Diego, CA.
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>The van appears to have been repainted once sometime during its life, but
>it was quite sometime ago.  The repaint is definitely dated...not a show
>vehicle by my standards at all.  If you were at the 2004 convention in
>Lexington, KY and saw the raffle car...then you know my standards.  What I
>will say is that it is at least 95% rust free.  However it's bright trim
>work...whether aluminum or chrome...has pitting I assume from salt air.  My
>rampside has near perfect chrome and the rest of it is eat up with
>rust...hard to understand.
>
>I have attached a link to a non-password required photo gallery.  The
>pictures were all taken by the previous owner.  The van has been under a
>carport the entire time I have owned it.
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>The windshield is broken, but the van will come with a good used shaded
>windshield and a new rubber gasket from Clarks.
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>http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=3985722650103%3A1991703183
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>If extremely interested, email me directly at williamr at lindsey.edu or call
>270-384-9433, leave a message and tell me the best time of day to return
>your call.
>
>Rickie Williams
>Columbia, KY
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