<VV> Corvair PG vs. 4-speed tricks

[Charles Lee]

When I lived in the Catskill Mountains, "Corvair Country" as it were, I
worked 25 miles downhill.  Getting back up the hill was a little harder, but
that 110 4-speed made it fun (a PG would not have been nearly as much fun to
drive!

A local doctor used to tease me with his 450SL, but he was never able to
beat me up or down, so I added a little challenge that started that trend.

Racing downhill, I raced him to flatland, with engine off and my 4-speed in
neutral, with no shifting whatever.  No PG could top that!

When my Lakewood's 4-speed lost reverse (linkage problem, as I recall?), I
always looked for parking places that were slightly uphill so I could roll
back out, and didn't miss reverse for a long while!

At 4 AM on the start of a 700 mile trip (from Chapel Hill, NC to NY), my
Audio's clutch cable snapped, but I didn't let that stop me.   Clutches are
for wusses, I found out, but I got to NY without incident (toll booths posed
a bit of a problem, but "snatch and grab" correct change solved that!)

I finally fixed it after another 10,000 miles (Audi wanted $400+ to replace
it, but I tried it myself and it took a half hour.)

Charlie


-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of J R Read
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 5:32 PM
To: VirtualVairs AA
Subject: Re: <VV> PG discussion (was "A good day in my little Vair' shop")

So, in a downhill parade - put it in neutral.  Just participate in downhill 
parades?
Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Norris" <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>
To: "Charles Lee" <chaz at properproper.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Cc: <cityhawk at sprint.blackberry.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 5:29 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> PG discussion (was "A good day in my little Vair' shop")


SNIP
I purposely went looking for an
> automatic because the last time I had my 69 140 four speed vert in a 
> parade
> I realized it is no fun anymore to work the damn clutch for an hour!

SNIP
 my Dairy Queen Parade car. It
> knows where all the Dairy Queens are and its nice in a parade! As for 
> hills?
> This is West Virginia after all. You are either going up or down a hill!
>
> Rick Norris
> #36 Sunoco Corvair
> www.corvairalley.com

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