<VV> OK is it true or not ?

[James Davis]

The last actual rear engine mount failure I know of was in June of 
2003.  Paul Piche had a 66-69 mount fail in his 68 Ultra 
Van.  Fortunately, he was stopped at a stoplight when the engine 
stopped running.  The engine would crank but not start (the coil wire 
was broken).  When he went back to the rear of the coach and opened 
the engine cover doors, the rear of engine was on the street.  The 
"ears" from the mount to the bolts had both stress cracked and 
separated.  The next week I checked my 68 Ultra Van and found I had 
one ear of the engine mount separated and the other one had a crack 
showing.  Bob Galli also found a bad .66-69 mount on his 69 Ultra 
Van.  Most Ultra Vanners now safety cable their engine mounts to the 
bulkhead.  I switched to Jeff Brekke's mounts in all my late model Corvairs.
To answer your question,  if the rear mount fails or the cotter pin 
left out of an early style mount and the engine drops down at 
Interstate speed, it can beak the drive shafts at the universals. 
This stress will break the front transmission mounts and 
......    Less just say you are along for an interesting ride.
Jim Davis


At 03:13 PM 8/22/2007, Frank Maloof wrote:
>guys have been telling me at the Cruises about the corvair motors 
>falling out of the cars when driveing them down  the road years ago 
>, can ,and did this ever happen ,they keep telling me to watch for 
>it to happen to my corvair , i am new to corvairs , the New-B , 
>Frank From Near Erie Pa .