<VV> Baffle Installation

[Ron]

Yes, you have to remove the pushrod tubes but you don't need to remove the 
cylinders and/or replace the gaskets.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Byron Comp" <byron.comp at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Baffle Installation


> Before asking this, I just completed a search through the TechGuide3.pdf 
> for the
> words baffle and shroud and found nothing that answers the problem.
>
> I had a valve job, rings and necessary bearings installed on my '65 95 hp 
> engine
> over the summer at a reputable shop, but didn't take the baffles and 
> springs to
> them prior to assembly. From what I'm reading here that means I have to 
> remove
> the push rod tubes on both sides in order to put the baffles in place now. 
> Does
> that also mean loosening the heads enough that the new gaskets will have 
> to be
> replaced as well? Should I take the assembled drivetrain back to the 
> engine
> shop and have them do it, since they (and I) didn't think to put the 
> baffles in
> prior to assembly?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Byron Comp
> '64 Monza Vert
> Gainesville, FL
>
>
>>Message: 2
>>Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:02:51 -0500
>>From: "J R Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>>Subject: Re: <VV> No compression in #3 - One very good reason !
>>To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>Message-ID: <A8B5DE7DD9F44B4DB90E7172640BB778 at OFFICEDELL>
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>>I have a question.
>>
>>Was there a baffle in place against the cylinder walls - held on with two
>>spring clips? If not, I chalk that up as the root cause of your holed
>>piston. Also, if not - it would be a wise move to drop the lower shroud on
>>the other side and see if that baffle is in place. If not, you have to 
>>pull
>>the push rod tubes on that side as well in order to get the baffle in.
>>
>>Later, JR
>>
>
>
>
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