<VV> Second Bent Fuel Pump Pushrod!

[NicolCS at aol.com]

This kind of stuff can drive a guy nuts!  In old car sales, there's a  
buzzword that I listen for from knowledgeable sellers and that's "It's all  sorted 
out" meaning that all the little aggravations have all been  handled.  Both my 
'66 and '67 engine build projects (one made from a  zillion different engines 
with unknown histories, and the other made from a  freshly rebuilt pile of 
mistakes) took three removal and disassembly cycles each  to get all the problems 
out. This kind of aggravation definitely tests your  patience.  At our notch 
in the restoration food-chain, restoration usually  means correcting decades 
of poor maintenance as much as the cosmetic side.   If each mechanic that ever 
touched the car did a 95% job, and even that's  optimistic, the little 5% 
that's left over by each guy adds up and  eventually provides a vehicle that no 
longer functions.  Stir in a mix of  used, aftermarket, and repop parts that 
don't enjoy the QC of a mass production  behemoth and you have another recipe for 
frustration. As you solve these  problems, one-at-a-time, you will put them 
to bed and eventually, you will have  a reliable vehicle.  Corvairs are pretty 
simple cars and once you have one  "all sorted out" they are quite reliable 
and enjoyable!  Anybody  who can persevere through your clutch nightmare can 
certainly tolerate  an "on the top" job like a fuel pump pushrod!  Why don't you 
get a  good used one from a fellow member, pop it in, have a cool one, and 
call it  a day?
Craig N.