<VV> Re:

[NOSVAIR@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/16/2004 6:30:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request@corvair.org writes:

> "Big John" from Ohio poured oil regularly down the front fresh air intake
> passages in his silver '60 700 to allow it to run along the insides of the
> rockers, kept them greased up and preventing them from rusting.  Oil would
> dribble out of the rear drain ahead of the back wheels...   

  "Big John" shoulda cleaned the leaves out of his lower intakes and welded 
up the rusted holes into his rockers....unlike a LM the rockers of an EM aren't 
supposed to have air, water, oil, leaves, etc from the air intake flowing 
through them.  

Bruce Webster
'60 500 Sedan
'61 700 Coupe
'64 900 Coupe