<VV> VairAid - Please Read

Mon May 9 23:55:09 EDT 2005

Roger
I don't know if my pledge is already in the total, But I will send you 50.00 
tomorrow

Challenge:

To those members on VV-Talk---Look for it there, as the challenge has 
political content, and I don't want to hear the wailing and gnashing of 
teeth on this list.

Hank
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe West" <joew at diveaz.com>
To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 6:17 PM
Subject: <VV> The end of the story: 66 Corsa Runs well... period!

> Hi Gang,
>
> Well... here's the final update to the saga...
>
> I purchased a junkyard carburetor and took the parts off of it that I 
> needed
> to rebuild the damaged carburetor.  I also purchased a gallon can of
> carburetor solvent and this morning, I soaked, cleaned, compressed air
> dried, and rebuilt the carburetor.
>
> I put it on roughly an hour ago and took my son's 66 Corsa 140 for a ride.
>
> HOLY SMOKE!!!
>
> All I have to say is; off the line, this car is quicker than my newly
> rebuilt 64 Spyder and it is very responsive.  It pulls strongly and runs
> smoothly... and I have yet to balance things out (I don't own a uni-syn
> anymore and I need to purchase one).
>
> I bought this car thinking that it would need to be rebuilt an it turned 
> out
> to be the following problems:
>
> 1.  Melted venturi cluster in left primary carb.
> 2.  Timing WAY off caused by loose distributor
> 3.  overfilled crankcase causing oil in the air cleaner and making the car
> smoke under acceleration.
>
> After fixing everything... the car no longer smokes, it runs better than I
> would have ever guessed, and I've spent some quality time with my son
> getting everything working.
>
> Thanks for all your help everyone... I'm SURE I'll have more late model
> questions shortly as we dig into the rest of the car.
>
> Joe West
>
>
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Gault" <r.gault at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Corvair List" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 8:08 PM
Subject: <VV> VairAid - Please Read

A couple of days ago I e-mailed Lon (LonzoVair) asking about his leg.  I 
received the reply below, and didn't much like it.
So, after some discussion with the guys at Vairorg, we've decided to go to 
the list for some help.

For those of you who haven't been following Lon's troubles, he broke his leg 
about a year ago and has been trying to get it fixed ever since.  The 
stories of what the doctors have done to him make my skin crawl.  He's been 
able to work very little if any during that time.

It just seems unacceptable that he might lose Cheryl's car and have to sell 
the Greenbrier through no fault of his own.  I've claimed for years that one 
of the reasons this list is special is that all the off topic stuff we allow 
binds us together into a community of friends.  Well, one of the community 
is hurting, here's our chance to prove it.

So, here's the plan.  I'm collecting contributions, and will write Lon a 
check for whatever I get, plus the $100 I'm kicking in.  No contribution is 
too small (or too large).  If you don't trust a Texas boy to handle your 
money, send me a check made out to Lon and I'll send it along.  Sorry, I 
can't take PayPal.

My address is:
   Roger Gault
   11507 Shade Tree Cove
   Austin, TX 78759

Please either e-mail me or post to the list telling me what you're going to 
send, so I can be expecting it and keep a tally.  I'll keep the list 
informed (nagged) of our progress.

Come on guys and gals, feel like a hero, dig deep.  You might need this next 
time.
Don't let the Brier go to somebody that thinks it only has 4 cylinders.

Current pledge total:  $250

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Mandatory Corvair Content:
 He was working on a Corvair when he broke the leg.  ;-)

== Lon's Reply ===================================
Hey Roger,
I got the stitches out on tuesday from the second surgery, so I'm in a fresh 
cast, and the Doc said to come back in 3 or 4 weeks. He will then put me in 
a walking cast if it all looks good, and maybe have me off work until the 
middle or late June. I just wish I had some income coming in. Times are 
tight right now. Cheryl is behind on her car payment by 2 months, and it 
looks like I might have to sell my 63 Greenbrier... oh well, the Lord 
giveth, and the Lord taketh away... it was fun while I had it.
Other than that (financial worries) I think we're all doing fine.
How are things on your end of the computer?
Take care,
Lon
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