<VV> Reading the dang manual ...

[Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per]

That's the story I got - nice design !  (Sells more cars though !?!?!)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Reading the dang manual ...


> Yes, I've heard of that in a Buick where a loss of coolant never 
> registered until the engine was destroyed.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
> To: <AeroNed at aol.com>
> Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:38 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Reading the dang manual ...
>
>
>> This is a good point, reading the manual and all ... Wish I had thought 
>> of that ...
>>
>> I think I may have fallen victim to a high ph level in my coolant causing 
>> the head gasket to blow.
>>
>> The ZX-2 that  I mentioned a few threads back (re eBay) went from 80+ 
>> mph, running beautifully (like it had for 130,000 miles before that (with 
>> zero repairs, except timing belt) died in a bout 10 seconds, without a 
>> groan. Just coasted to a stop, dead.
>>
>> One diagnosis was the coolant, and apparently somewhere in the manual (I 
>> haven't found it yet) it says to change the water ?
>> What ?  Who in the world would change that ?  Oil OK, but water ?
>>
>> Apparently, the ph corrodes the gasket, which starts thing boiling (this 
>> confounded thing uses water to cool it !)
>> Can you believe that ? Water ? Why ?  Air is free, and you don't have to 
>> change it (do you ?)
>>
>> Here's another thing I heard about this : the water temp gauge actually 
>> measures the temperature of the water.
>> OK, that seems reasonable, until you think, "Hey, what if the water leaks 
>> out ?  Then what ?  There's no water to measure its temp, right ?"
>> Well, what I have heard is that that is the reason my temp gauge did not 
>> register "hot" - because when the water decides to be somewhere else, the 
>> temp sensor has nothing to measure and doesn't say "hot" - it just says 
>> "all's well."
>>
>> Is this true ?
>>
>> Wouldn't it make more sense to measure the temp of the head ?
>> Anyone know if this is true ?
>>
>> I need to get a shop manual for this thing to find out the truth.
>>
>> Later,
>> Chaz
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <AeroNed at aol.com>
>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Electric Fuel Pump...
>>
>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 2/7/2007 10:34:43 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>>> FrankCB at aol.com writes:
>>>
>>> This is  another good reason to at least skim  through the owner's 
>>> manual
>>> when  you buy a new car.  I'm the only person I  know (besides son Jim) 
>>> who
>>> does that.
>>>
>>>
>>> Add me to your list, but I read it intently. Must be an engineer 
>>> thing...
>>>
>>> BTW My electric fuel pump has the hot side wired through a relay that 
>>> closes
>>> with ignition. The ground side goes through a Vega oil pressure switch. 
>>> The
>>> reason for the Vega switch is that it has both open with pressure and 
>>> closed
>>> with pressure. The closed with pressure goes to the pump and open with
>>> pressure  goes to the dash light. I want to also install a inertia 
>>> switch someday.
>>>
>>> Ned
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