<VV> Re: shrouds and thermostats

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/11/2007 8:57:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net writes:

<snip>Does that mean that you removed the rivets, threaded the holes that the 
rivets were in, then slotted the bottom of the sheet metal shroud to provide 
the adjustment? What size bolts size you use?<snip>

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Hey guys (and gals),
In the last 18 years of playing with Corvairs I've run across maybe a dozen 
of the thermostat brackets that have square nuts welded to them, exactly for 
that purpose. I just removed a good thermostat from one yesterday, to replace a 
bad one in the 64 sedan... it looks like the bolts would be 1/4-20... like so 
many others used on the Corvair...
One other note, all of these have been on older shrouds, as they have all had 
the long rod for the door (not the short rod used on the LMs)...
I don't have any idea if this was a dealership modification or what, but I 
can probably furnish a picture of the bracket I removed the thermostat from... 
sorry, I don't have the shroud it came from.
I hope this helps...
Later,
Lonzo
 
 
Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
CORSA, Corvanatics, Derby City Corvair, Central Kentucky Corvair
1961 Greenbrier
1963 Greenbrier
1964 700 sedan (now with working thermostats, and soon a new heater hose and 
blower motor)
1969 Monza coupe FOR SALE






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