<VV> An interesting thing.....

[Harry Yarnell]

Sure. green works too. Probably this discovery was made just after replacing
the O rings and painting the tubes white, and it was the white paint that
made the difference.

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

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N. Joseph Potts" <pottsf@msn.com>
To: "Dave Morris" <BigD@davemorris.com>; <virtualVairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 2:23 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> An interesting thing.....


> How does painting pushrod tubes white prevent leaks? Might green work the
> same way?
>
> Joe Potts
> Miami, Florida USA
> 1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Dave Morris
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 12:47 PM
> To: virtualVairs@corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> An interesting thing.....
>
> snip
> We paint the pushrod tubes white because Richard Finch in his book "How to
> keep your Corvair alive" suggests that as a way to prevent leaks around
the
> o-rings.  Almost ALL of us are painting them white.
>
> snip
>
> Dave Morris
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