<VV> Oil Gallery Tap

[John Bailey]

It just so happens I was replacing o rings on my '61 4 door today.  I have a 
plug in the location Geoffrey describes,as well as a temperature sending 
unit nearby.  When I first got this car, there was a oil pressure sending 
unit in this spot instead of the plug.  Acting on the advice or club members 
and Lon Wall, I moved the oil pressure sender unit to the spot 1962 and 
latter corvairs use (the '61 car originally had a plug in this new sender 
location).  The reason:  if the oil sender failed in the pushrod location, 
oil would dump on the ground and one wouldn't necessarily know all the oil 
drained on the ground.  In the new location, a failed sender would spew all 
over the engine compartment courtesy of the belt and pulley, but the risk of 
catastrophic loss of oil would be reduced.  A new oil sender/temperature 
sensor wire harness was also installed as the old harness was very ratty. 
Incidentally, all my pushrod tubes were put in backwards by a previous 
owner, and the o-rings were red rubber instead of viton.  I do know this car 
engine had a major overhaul 10 years ago after a previous owner broke down 
in Riggins, Idaho.  The pushrod tubes may have been reversed then.  Its a 
wonder this car haven't had a serious pushrod tube leak until last fall- the 
passenger side bank was dry - no leaks.

John B.
'61 700 4 dr - 80HP PG

----- Original Message ----- 
> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 15:11:52 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Geoffrey Johnson <geoffj at unm.edu>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Oil Gallery Tap
> To: Ron <ronh at owt.com>
> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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> A fair number (maybe all?) of '61's had it with a plug.   Bummer filling
> up your nice rebuilt engine with clean new shrouding, and have the oil
> come pouring out of the mystery spot!
> Lower right by the pushrod tubes.
>
>
> On Sun, 4 May 2008, Ron wrote:
>
>> Just where is this mythical plugged oil pressure tap that was mentioned 
>> when gauges were discussed a couple of days ago.  Someone mentioned that 
>> it was on the right side but the only plug I can see is the one at the 
>> end of the oil gallery and that's inside the bell housing.  What else is 
>> there?