<VV> corvair engine test stands

[Tareece at aol.com]

Well, this goes back to the early eighties, but my Dad used to run a Vair 
engine on a Finch dolly after we had worked on it (either after rebuild or  
involving a engine that had been sitting for a while). The 2 biggest factors were 
gas supply and battery power....The gas was run from outside the garage, the 
garage was left open, and the battery was used only to start the engine as the 
Alternator was installed along with the belt.
   He let it run for quite some time in order to fill the lifters and for the 
engine to quiet down and allow him to pinpoint problems. Ofcourse, he did 
prime the oil with a drill as explained in several Vair books.
   I remember as a young lad that the Vair engine without muffling seemed to 
be a roaring monster and that I was puzzled how a motor cut just sit there on 
that dolly without lurching off or something.
  But it worked, the engine stayed on it without bucking and the engine was 
installed into the Vair that night...

In a message dated 8/2/2005 5:40:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:
What about running it (gods willing?) on garage floor?

Todd Reece
65 Monza Convert
TnT's Corvair Parts <----webpage for NOS parts