<VV> Transporting a Corvair

[Cepak, Tom A]

Now speaking of insurance.  I've checked with progressive (my insurance
agency) and they said they could cover the car for liability but it
would be less expensive to use an insurance company that specializes in
classic cars.  Do any of you guys have an good insurance company that
will sell me a stated value policy, but will allow me to use the car as
a daily driver?

-----Original Message-----
From: J R Read_HML [mailto:hmlinc@sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:35 PM
To: VirtualVairs AA; Cepak, Tom A
Subject: Re: <VV> Transporting a Corvair


That is a healthy trip.  Could be done in 2 days if all went well and
you 
can sit for long periods, but 3 is more realistic.

You MIGHT want to change oil and filter twice along the way.  If it were
me, 
I think I'd ask the current owner to put about 200 gentle miles MORE on
the 
car and do an oil (dead dinos) and filter change before I arrived to
pick it 
up.  Then - drive 500 to 600 miles (maybe the first day's drive) as you 
would want to keep speed under 60 and vary speed every couple of miles 
(probably in a range between 45 and 60).

Do an oil and filter change at the end of that first day.  If no
consumption 
problem noted, go to synthetic - otherwise stay with normal oil (engine
now 
has about 900 to 1,000 miles) and complete the trip with no further
changes. 
Change around the 2,000 (more) mark and go to 3,000 mile oil changes
after 
that.  By this point, there should not be ANY oil consumption and
synthetic 
is the way to go.

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cepak, Tom A" <tom.a.cepak@lmco.com>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 12:03 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> Transporting a Corvair


> 1762 miles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J R Read_HML [mailto:hmlinc@sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:48 AM
> To: Cepak, Tom A
> Subject: Re: <VV> Transporting a Corvair
>
>
> How many miles you got to go?  The first 400 - 500 ought to be kept 
> pretty gentle (relatively slow).  I suppose there are some mountains 
> to cross -
>
> hills to climb.  This is where you would want to be the most cautious.

> A fresh engine is going to run a bit hot just because of the friction 
> of parts
> that are not yet worn in- well mated to one another.  You don't want
to
> push
> too hard on the uphills.  Maybe he could put a couple hundred miles
more
> on
> it before you get there?
>
> Do an oil change (and filter) before you leave his place (dino juice).

> Do another one about 500 miles later (again dino juice).  Also, not
> consumption
> (if any).  Are you home yet?  1,000 miles later, do another oil
change.
> If
> there has been little or no consumption during this stretch, you are
> good to
> go to synthetic.
>
>
> Attachments are scanned with anti-virus software.
>
> Later, JR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cepak, Tom A" <tom.a.cepak@lmco.com>
> To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>; <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:22 AM
> Subject: RE: <VV> Transporting a Corvair
>
>
>>I thought about flying out and driving back.  The current owner says 
>>that the engine has only 150 miles on it after the complete rebuild. 
>>He  thought it I could drive it home but he said the engine should be 
>>broken  in slowly, so he'd have it transported.  What's your opinion?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: J R Read_HML [mailto:hmlinc@sbcglobal.net]
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 9:03 PM
>> To: Cepak, Tom A
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Transporting a Corvair
>>
>>
>> Fly out (with tool box and assortment of what usually breaks), drive 
>> back.
>>
>> Attachments are scanned with anti-virus software.
>>
>> Later, JR
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Cepak, Tom A" <tom.a.cepak@lmco.com>
>> To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 4:42 PM
>> Subject: <VV> Transporting a Corvair
>>
>>
>>> Guys,
>>>
>>> I think I might have found the Corvair I want but it is all the way 
>>> on
>>
>>> the west Coast.  Do any of you know of a good, not going to cost me 
>>> an
>>
>>> arm and a leg transportation company that will ship it to Texas? 
>>> What
>>
>>> should I expect the shipping to cost?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Tom
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