<VV> CO2 Serious Angle

[Mel Francis]

Smitty, this goes a bit beyond just keeping the heater system clean. I 
always kept my best Corvair engines very clean.
Ever driven a feshly 'Gunked' and pressure-washed Corvair engine home from 
the wash bay? Talk about fumes into the driver's face!

I think Craig Nicol said it very eloquently a few posts ago:
"There are 12 exhaust joints in the heater duct. Cast iron manifolds crack
occasionally. Failures of these items in their early stages are inaudible.
CO detectors are cheap.  Sounds like a no brainer to me."

But a CO detector cannot measure oil mist, battery fumes, or fuel vapors. So 
the best way to completely protect the
passenger compartment from fume contamination might be to simply disconnect, 
or make block-off plates for the flex tube mounts.

Rather than my being too cautious, put it down to:
My being able to drive a Corvair, without having to suffer anyone riding 
along and saying, 'hey, what's that smell?'
That can really undermine a new-comer's first impression of an otherwise 
fine automobile, not to mention, my own ownership pride .
(and years ago, I have had that happen, in one of my 'best' cars)

Remember, this is for warm weather, summer driven Corvairs only.

Mel Francis
65 Monza convertible
77 Monza  2+2


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 5:57 PM
Subject: <VV> CO2 Serious Angle


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>  Smitty says: you and Nader are both entitled to your opinions.  If Nader 
> maintained his Corvair so poorly that he drove around with improper air 
> pressure in his tires he would deserve what he got.  Me, I keep my heater 
> systems clean.
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