<VV> Alan's 8- Door

[Lonny Clark]

The fifth gear is reverse...


Lonny

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:44 AM, Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net> wrote:

> 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:
>
> >
> >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!
> >
> >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...
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Alan
> >
> >
> >
> >
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