<VV> Alan's 8- Door

[Frank DuVal]

Alan,

I see the problem with the pilot bushing. You had the 5 speed, and all 
those had pilot bushing troubles! ggg

 From the web link you gave :

"The van is very solid with no obvious rot. The engine is down on 
compression on one cylinder, but a new cylinder and piston are with the 
vehicle. This one is fitted with the 2.4 litre, flat 6 air cooled engine 
and 5 speed manual gearbox. This is the ultimate "Scooby Doo" van."

BTW, many people here are looking for that special gearbox.

Frank DuVal



Alan and Clare Wesson wrote:

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>b) I got so fed up with the pilot bushing giving trouble (I got clutch drag 
>over and over again, and I got really fed up with pulling the tranny). Never 
>did get to the bottom of the problem, but sure got fed up trying! Then it 
>blew a jug because it was overheating long-term without me being able to 
>identify the cause (too late, I found out that it was because a piece of 
>insulation had fallen down over the inside of the air vent in the side!), 
>and my patience snapped!
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>Finally, here's my 8-door if you want to see it: 
>http://20cc.com/shroom4.htm - it's the primer brown one in the middle. I 
>love the way the guys I sold it to have their showroom's URL as 'shroom'! 
>They are trying to set up as Corvair specialists in Scotland - good luck to 
>them on that one! They bought the van from me 4 years ago and it looks as if 
>it is still rotting in the same Scottish field...
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>Cheers
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>Alan
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