<VV> The 3 Greatest Corvair Improvements

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Actually, I count the '61-9 air heater as a distinct Corvair advantage.
It lets you know when your car needs maintainence, in a hell of a hurry
and in no uncertain terms. LOL

-Mark

Sethracer at aol.com wrote:
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> 
> In a message dated 4/7/2007 4:09:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> lonwall at corvairunderground.com writes:
> 
> What  would you add to the list?
> The rules -
> 
> The impovement MUST solve a  recognized Corvair problem.
> 
> 
> I would have to add some kind of heater/defroster improvement. Since the
> "Fresh" air (haha) heater was used on 61's and later, it applies to earlies and
> lates. Perhaps some kind of sealed heat exchanger could be used to provide
> filtered & heated air from somewhere other than out of the underside of the
> motor. I realize the cost (both in dollars and gas mileage) of the gas heater.
> Even ignoring the CO output of exhaust leaks, and the hard-O-ring oil dripping
> to the exhaust manifold, the "Fresh" air system still passes along any engine
>  compartment smells - whether due to leaks or anything else. There should be
> something better. - Seth Emerson
>