<VV> Resurrection

[Stephen Upham]

	Well, I started the car and ran it about ten seconds to see if the 
sound was still there from last night.  It was.  I took off the fan 
belt turned the blower by hand.  It moved easily, seemed not to have 
play in it, but did make a noise like grit in it as it turned.  I then 
ran the car with the belt off.  The knocking is coming from the engine. 
: ) !!  It sounds like metal hitting metal.  (Dropped valve seat?)
	Hoping for the best, I thought that maybe the lifters were not 
pressurized.  I hooked up the belt and turned the car on again.  It 
seemed to run ok (no noise) after about fifteen to twenty seconds.  The 
noise went away at idle and up to about 1500-2000 rpm (guess).  After 
that, the knocking noise started again.  I tried to incrementally 
increase the rpm to see if it was just at that rpm and if, with time, 
the noise would diminish and disappear.   It never did, every time I 
increased the rpm using the cross-over connector, the noise returned.  
I decided to let it idle for a while and try it again.
	While it was idling, it slowly petered out and died after about two 
minutes.  I went to start it again.  It started but now the pressure 
and temperature light did not go out (after five seconds).  Shit!  I 
immediately turned it off.  The temperature gauge was at 270.  I waited 
a minute and tried to start it again.  It started but again the 
temp/press light would not go out.  Great!
	 It looks like I'll have to tow it back to Ken's house (thirty miles) 
and possibly tear the whole thing down again and hope that nothing is 
ruined internally.   I can't believe my luck.  I hear all the time 
about people who buy a junker, make on the spot mechanical adjustments, 
and drive the car for two or three years.  I've completely rebuilt my 
engine using the very best of parts and had a top flight Corvair 
mechanic help me to do the work, I drive it once, and now this.   I've 
been looking forward to the day I could drive it home for the last year.

It looks like the Corvair gods are going to test my resolve and 
resources at every turn.

There is no joy in Mudville.

Stephen Upham
Dallas, Texas
Corvairium II

Mid prod. #18732 -1965 Monza sedan 110 (now closer to 112)
Sierra Tan (originally, currently Copper) - Saddle, PG, A/C, original 
AM/FM, clock, tint, oil bath air filter, vertical bumper guards, w/ 77K 
(and holding)
(Back to group red after the maiden trip)