<VV> convention07, lifter issues

[Norm Witte]

Mike, I am glad you enjoyed your visit to Michigan.  I'll respectfully take issue with your claim that Corvairpeople aren't welcoming if you don't already know them.  Last week I met other Corvair owners at our hotel (not the host hotel), in the pool and just wandering around and found them plenty friendly.  I'm sorry you didn't experience the same thing.

With regard to your sticking lifter, one thing you might try is to drain off a quart of oil, add a quart of ATF, go drive the car for about a half hour, and then change the oil.  It can't hurt anything, and it might desludge that lifter and get it working again.  

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Norm Witte 
DeWitt, Michigan 
'65 Corsa 180 convertible 
'65 Corsa 140 coupe 
www.wittelaw.com/personal 

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From: <mhicks130 at cox.net> 

> We just got back (Sunday evening) from the convention to our home in SE 
> Virginia. We weren't as car-lucky this year as last. On the way out our 
> starter quit. A local good samaritan helped us get it started and we continued 
> on. We stopped in Dayton on the way and I went through the CORSA guide to find 
> help and on my first call I hit paydirt. Thanks to Sid Roth for fixing up my 
> starter problem and welcoming us into his home. On the way the engine also 
> picked up a lifter tic that it has kept. I had a couple of experts (Mel Herwald 
> and Russ Davis) check it out and they assured me I'd be fine. I was still 
> concerned but still a little worried. The car ran fine all the way home, but it 
> still clatters. Guess I'll be changing the lifter soon. 
> 
> I spent most of my time at the convention location either wandering around the 
> vendors or in the pool. We couldn't get in the host hotel but they had set up a 
> deal with the host hotel for us Corvair guys for cheap week long pool passes. 
> My 10 year old son loved it. The only convention thing I did was the car 
> display and the Heritage Center visit. All I can say is fantastic!! It was 
> wonderful having the GM people come by and look at our cars and it was a fun 
> place to see the cars. The heritage center was mind blowing. All those sweet 
> cars. I had to pinch myself when I saw the Monza GT in person to make sure I 
> wasn't dreaming. I couldn't get over how small it was. 
> 
> I didn't do as much socializing as I would have liked. It always seems to go 
> that way at shows. Corvair people are nice but if they don't know you already, 
> most of them don't really welcome you in. Mel Herwald is the exception to that 
> of course. I did get to meet a few more cyber-friends in person though and 
> that's always fun. 
> 
> If I go next year I'm flying, no driving all the was across the country for me. 
> I'll have to see if anyone out there will rent me a Corvair. 
> 
> We took lots of pics which I will post soon. I took a lot of wheel pics for 
> Ray. 
> 
> mikeh 
> Tidewater VA 
> 
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