<VV> Drove my corvair....alot

[AeroNed at aol.com]

Connie,
 
Looks like a great trip! "Keep her full and have a ball!!"
Post more pics on FB!!
 
Ned
 
 
In a message dated 10/11/2010 8:08:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
constancemarie1965 at yahoo.com writes:

Since I  bought the 65 Corsa convertible over 4 years ago in its dismantled 
state,  I have wanted to jump in, solo, and just drive.  I was always too 
busy,  
too broke, or something or another.  The car has always run  
perfectly...Until 
two weeks before my finally attainable road  trip.

After much troubleshooting and much help from others, the left  primary 
carb was 
rebuilt and it was pretty much back to normal.  With  the help of 
motorcycleroads.us I decided to go to Northern Arkansas.   I'm glad that I 
did.  
I'm estimating about 1200 miles total in four  days (speedo cable is still 
on the 
to do list).  On the hunt for the  best curves.  


It developed a strange flutter noise, over the  engine noise.  Seemed to be 
coming from the fan belt.  I  probably could have changed it, but chose not 
to 
since there was a nice  little shop in Strafford, MO to handle it.  It 
wasn't the 
fan  belt.  Push on the fuel pump and the noise stopped.  Tightened it up  
and 
back to normal.  This little roadside shop ended up having an  early 
convertible, 
with AC in the back.  It ran a year ago.   Body rough.  Looks like lots of 
good 
stuff though.  Somebody has  put $50 down on it, the owner doubts they'll 
be 
back.  It is wasting  away.  $12 later, I'm back on the road.

The next day.  Lost a  quart of oil.  Never done that before.  Took it to a 
quick  
change oil shop who determined it was the driver side valve cover  area.  
Made 
sense, cover came off to check the rockers during  troubleshooting.   
Gasket 
appeared fine then.  Bought extra  oil and continued on.

I am so glad I bit the bullet and made this  trip.  All because I got the 
itch to 
own a corvair like I had always  said I would.  Here are some highlights of 
the 
trip.  If you  have the itch to take a road trip, I highly recommend it.

Two Men and a  Truck got the idea from Two Men with Wrenches north of 
Sparta.
Shop Labor  is charged “per minute” in Lower Missouri/Upper Arkansas and 
completed  with an Egg McMuffin in one hand.
There is a river named “One hundred and  Two”.
Hustler is still sold out in the open in parts of Missouri.
Some  counties still think they should decide where alcohol can be sold.  
They  
learned this in church.
Never accept a room over the bar in a  refurbished 20’s era hotel.
Trust your instincts, that’s why you have  them.
People are not what you think they are.  The Amish will smile  and wave at 
a 45 
year old convertible from their horse and  buggy.
Truman Lake is as beautiful as I remembered.
Ferry’s are  wonderfully relaxing.
“Whatever blows your hair back”
“Ur engin’s in ur  trunk, ain’t it?”
The best way to like yourself is to spend some time  together.
Rednecks in Russellville think the offer of Mardi gras beads is  an 
acceptable 
conversation starter.
A man named Don is solely  responsible for supplying all Route 66 Souvenirs 
between California and  Joliett, IL.  He won’t go to Chi town….too rough.  
He has 
done  this for 28 years.  He drives a Honda Fit.
The guys at Speedee Lube  are more than happy to pinpoint your new oil 
leak.  
Then tell you to  “keep her full and go have a ball”. 

There are some non-corvair owners  who think Nader should have been shot.
One bottle of wine per night should  be sufficient.
If you stop to appreciate something alongside the road you  don’t have back 
home, 
kindred spirits will always stop to make sure you’re  alright.  These 
spirits 
usually arrive on motorcycles.
Lots of  people think Corvairs are extremely rare and expensive.
A third and a half  gear from GM would come in very handy in the Ozarks.
State Hwy 125 thru  Mark Twain Forest and Highways 7 and 123 thru Ozark 
National 
are meant to  be driven….hard, and after tourist season.
Though you have to go home  again, it will make it all worth it.

Connie
Back in  Iowa




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