<VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 4, Issue 191

[Taruffi57 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/29/2005 2:32:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:

Subject:  <VV> Survey: How Many Made It Home?


After several months of email back & forth, I flew from Orlando to  
Leavenworth, Ks. and even though the '64 Monza conv. w/red int. & Factory  A/C (mostly 
removed) was in poorer condition than emailed pics indicated, bought  it & 
headed out to Orlando.  Seemed to be running/shifting OK so I  pressed on.  It 
was using a little oil & even less auto. trans. fluid  and I could smell exhaust 
fumes and was also wandering a little bit.   Through western Ark., Pine Bluff 
& to Mom's at Greenville, Ms. for the  night.  Back on the road next day but 
hit heavy rain SE of Hattiesburg  headed toward Mobile.  There I discovered 
that there was no weatherstipping  on the leading edge of the windshield (or 
hardly anywhere else on the car) as  water was pouring in everywhere up front.  
Bought a roll of clear box tape  which helped.  Made it home - 1,511 miles - 
unbelievably.  I  think it lost less than a qt. of trans. fluid and maybe 2+ 
qts. of oil.
Am I a fool or just lucky?
Remind me to tell you about the '66 Caddy Fleetwood Brougham 4 dr.  which I 
did the same thing with from north of St. Louis......  11 mpg  and bad exhaust 
fumes.
 
Joe Dunlap
Central Florida