<VV> Greenbrier runs great in Maine winter

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

Don't forget to de-salt it at least 5 times a week!

Cheers

Alan



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Houston" <judgehouston at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 4:49 PM
Subject: <VV> Greenbrier runs great in Maine winter


This will be the first winter I used my FC as a 2nd vehicle. It passed a 
rigorous safety inspection last April. The previous owner had replaced the 
brake system and front suspension, but the FC had sat on a city street for 2 
years when he took ill and the fuel pump failed.
I decided to do some last minute Xmas shopping some 20 miles away. This 
would be a good test of my heating system repairs. It took about 5 miles to 
warm up the closed off front seat area to a constant 50 degrees F. The FC 
produces great heat when climbing hills. I did repair the shrouds but even 
when closed I couldn't notice much of a difference in the below freezing 
weather. The biggest help was closing off drafts from the front air vents.
I also replaced the Bosch spark plugs that were already there with hotter 
Champions and it made a big difference in power. I use high octane gas with 
a tetra-ethyl lead additive which results in better response in power.
Lastly, shoppers were waiting to ask me questions about the FC when I came 
out of every store. The only time this ever happened before was when I drive 
my 1970 Catalina stationwagon that I inherited five years ago. Most people 
never have seen one and many wish GM would make a simple van like this 
again!



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