<VV> Steering wander - gas gauge

[J R Read_HML]

I'd say to run a couple of tankfulls through it - completely full to
virtually empty.  See if it doesn't fix itself.

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Later, JR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Moorhouse" <corvair65@verizon.net>
To: "VV" <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 1:39 PM
Subject: <VV> Steering wander - gas gauge


> Maybe it's me being used to the tight, variable ratio steering of the new
> cars, but when I drive my Corvair, there seems to be a lot ( 3 to 4
inches)
> of play in the steering wheel when I am driving down the road at 50 mph.
> When the car is sitting still, there is less than an inch of play, before
> the wheels start turning one way or the other.  The car has old 9 (no idea
> how old) 175-80-13 radials on the front and newer, but still at least 5
> years old 185-80-13 in the rear.
>
> I haven't driven this car probably more than 200 miles since I got it last
> September, since it dropped a valve seat 3 days after I got titled and on
> the road.  It's been sitting up on jackstands in my garage up until last
> week.  I've only driven it three times since then, since it still has some
> carb problems that need to be taken care of, but today I did a round trip
of
> 12 miles to get some gas  for it, and I noticed the play in the wheel.
>
> Is this normal for old cars to steer this way?  I can't remember if that's
> the way they were or not - it's been too long.  I can remember some of the
> old Chrysler products with power steering feeling this way.
>
> Another thing, when I parked the car in the garage, with the back end up
on
> jackstands, the gas gauge was working correctly.  I went to get gas today,
> because I thought it was just about out of gas, but it would only take 9
> gallons of gas to fill it.  Now the gas gauge only goes up to 3/4 full.
> Could something have happened to the float sitting that long with the rear
> up in the air?
>
> Russ Moorhouse
> '65 Corsa coupe 140 HP
> Group Corvair Member
> Kent Island, MD
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