<VV> Correct Engine?

[Harry Yarnell]

Yup, YR is the correct turbo motor. And yes, all Spyder's were turbocharged.
The turbocharger is a compressor, driven by exhaust gas.
Chevy used this 'turbo' silliness in describing there engines, but had
nothing to do with turbocharging. Go figure.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1@earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Eagleson" <cle9@cornell.edu>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:36 AM
Subject: <VV> Correct Engine?


> Greetings VairFans,
>
> I am a new owner in the beginnings of a restoration project, and need some
> info.
> I have a 1963 Spyder convertible I acquired last fall.  The first task I
am
> tackling is to find out what the car is really supposed to have.  I have
> the shop manuals, but it they don't tell me as much as I would like to
> know.  I have a couple of questions:
> 1.  Are all Spyders Turbocharged?  And besides, what does turbocharged
> mean? (do they all have a compressor?) The manual lists 4 type of engines
> for this car (Turbo Air, Super Turbo Air, Turbo Air(PG), and
> Turbocharged  - I think that's right)  And they have pretty radically
> different timing (24 deg. BTDC to 4 deg. BTDC)  The engine sputters, but
> won't quite start.  I would set the timing from scratch, but I don't want
> to set it wrong.
>
> Here's the info I have on the car:
>
> Vin:  3 0967 W 113452  ( I have this part figured out)
> Style:  09D 63-0967
> Trim: 1-781
> Acc:  E2CD3C
> Body:  WR 2265
> Paint:  900-5
> Engine: T09I9YR  (Whats the "R"?)
> Can anyone tell from the above if the engine has been changed?  It has a
> Spyder dash, horn and side emblems, but no flags on the engine cover
(hood)
> and no turbocharger on the engine, just two single barrel carbs.
>
> TIA for the help
>
>
> Craig Eagleson
> cleagl@yahoo.com
> 1963 Monza Spyder Convertible
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