<VV> Help needed in Ft. Myers, FL

[FrankCB]

JR,
     Good point, but under some lighting conditions, the red light may not be that obvious, or, it may not be working at all!  Also, when the red light comes on it probably means you have already overheated the engine.  In contrast, you can tell if the CHT gauge is working long before it indicates that the engine temp is rising above normal.  We need a CHT gauge just like we need a fuel level gauge instead of a red light that comes on when the fuel level is dangerously low.
     Frank "likes gauges" Burkhard

In a message dated 06/30/09 16:57:13 Eastern Daylight Time, hmlinc at sbcglobal.net writes:
What, the red light caused by the non-functioning belt is not enough to tell 
you to shut down the engine?  If that is the case, then is that analog 
needle going to have a greater impact on the brain?   Hmmmm.... 
Later, JR 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "FrankCB" <frankcb at aol.com> 
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 3:50 PM 
Subject: Re: <VV> Help needed in Ft. Myers, FL 


>     This is why EVERY Corvair needs a CHT (cylinder head temp) gauge.  Why 
> would a person buy a Corvair unless they knew someone nearby who could 
> service and repair it????? 
>     Frank "rhetorically" Burkhard 
> 
> In a message dated 06/30/09 14:57:36 Eastern Daylight Time, 
> gyoungwolf at earthlink.net writes: 
> I received a call from a new Corvair owner in Ft. Myers who thinks she 
> might have ruined her 1968 110 engine by losing the belt. Said the car 
> stopped and she saw white smoke from the exhaust.