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[BobHelt at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/3/05 9:08:56 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
dreamwoodck at yahoo.com writes:

> If I remember my Corvair innards from the last time I
> had one apart, about 15 years ago, oil pumps through a
> channel in the connecting rod to lubricate the wrist
> pin. 

No, Chuck,
This isn't way oiling is done. There is a "spit hole" gap between the rod and 
the crank which allows additional oil to be thrown off from the rod bearings 
and lube the cylinder walls, some of which gets to the wrist pin. Remember 
that the wrist pin is a press fit in the rod, so lubing is only required in the 
piston bosses..
Regards,
Bob Helt