<VV> Turbo Durability

[Mark Durham]

Seth, you could go both ways. GM engineers probably got the idea, did a
limited test run and pressed on. Turbo engines in aircraft of the time
were doing well, as many of the turbo corvairs do, but generally
speaking a aviation engine has a 25 % to 40% longer life if not turbo
equipped. There is a trade off for the heat and power generated That
takes out cables, guides, and rings/pistons. too bad synthetic oils
weren't more prevelant then.
But there were other design flaws, like the oil cooler vented into a
restricted area. How can you get superior cooling when the space is
closed up? The fan provides adequate cooling in all but the hottest
situations, like turbo or adding a/c, because of design, but if the
engineers had used an electric fan on the condenser rather then drawing
the hot air into the turkey roaster, a/c would not be the issue it is.
Mark Durham

Sent from my Windows Phone From: Sethracer at aol.com
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 6:52 AM
To: vairologist at cox.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Turbo Durability
_Smitty_ (mailto:Smitty at cox.net)  writes:

" My NSHO is that they did not recognize the  absolute durability of the
turbo engine they had built and
they did not want  thousands of warranty claims laid at their doorstep."

So Seth writes: "Or they did recognize  it." <grin>

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