<VV> Pay someone Flat Rate (No Vair)

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Subarus also have VERY easy to change alternators. 20 minutes tops, even the starter is a breeze. As is the PS pump, A/C compressor, etc... The advantage of everything being on top of a flat engine!

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lonny Clark <lclarkpdx at gmail.com>
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Tue, Aug 10, 2010 2:59 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Pay someone Flat Rate (No Vair)


Don't laugh too hard - I helped my stepson change the alternator on his

mid-80's Prelude. The manual stated that the engine needed to be jacked up

off of the frame and removed from under the car.



I found a slightly easier way - I removed all of the crap attached to the

dual carbs (2-foot wide bottom plate for the air cleaner, about 20 different

wires and vacuum fittings, pcv system, etc,etc), and was then able to work

the alternator up through all of the rest of junk in the engine bay. It was

still a 3-hour job - not sure at this point if it would have been easier or

not to jack up the engine. I am guessing the MR2 is just as crowded in the

engine bay.



A Corvair is a dream to work on in comparison.



Lonny



On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Smitty <vairologist at cox.net> wrote:



> Smitty says:   We are getting so used to being screwed that this is

> acceptable???????   $260 for a common alternator and another 240 to put it

> on.  An alternator??????   The dealer ought to be smiling.

>

> > Sure enough...  8 am...car was ready.....  $500! [ Alt was approx.  $260

> > at the dealer parts counter]

>  "Service with a smile"

> >  Matt Nall

> > Charleston, Oregon

>

>  _

>

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