<VV> Head Troubles...

[J R Read_HML]

Maybe a valve seat or two came loose after overheating - running without fan 
belt.  THAT could make a lot of noise.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Kovacs" <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Head Troubles...


> Can you give a better description of
> "Then it began to make noises and it turned out
> the heads were both extremely loose." ?
>
>  What was loose? the head nuts? Does this include the ones inside the 
> valve covers? What kind of head gaskets were used? I have never heard of 
> this problem. Anybody out there have a clue?
>
>
>
> Grant Richardson <Grant43 at comca st.net> wrote:
>  Hello:
> Having head troubles on a 64 convertible with a stock motor. When I got 
> the car, it ran fine until it blew a head gasket. Turns out a previous 
> owner had put on later model heads without putting in the necessary 
> bushings to center the larger head over the barrels. The head was trashed, 
> so I got the proper 64 heads out of a junkyard, had them rebuilt and then 
> slapped it all back together. Ran fine until it threw a fanbelt and 
> overheated. Then it began to make noises and it turned out the heads were 
> both extremely loose. They were poperly torqued. Is this a common problem 
> with these motors? Thanks.
>
> Grant Richardson
>
>
> MIKE KOVACS
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