<VV> Reverse Rotation Cooling

[Joe White]

I tend to agree with Lon. I've driven throughout the west and southwest for years without any overheating issues. I've always made sure that my oil was fresh if I was making long trips and the fan belt was properly tensioned. I've never really worried about the lower shrouds and the only time I removed the lower shrouds was when I tried a set of headers. Mind you, this was a non turbo engine. The turbo, under constant acceleration can stress an engine - think I-10 from LA to Palm Springs or I-70 west from Denver - long stretches of uphill driving at 70 to 80 mph. I can do this in a normally aspirated engine without any issues. Even in a stock turbo the engine temperatures will really climb. The only turbo setup that I have had any experience with that did not try to overheat was Steve Goodman's. I don't know how he does it.

The long and short of it is that I would go anywhere, any time in my 62 sedan and not be concerned. And remember, we have a significan advantage over the water pumpers: If we do overheat, we pull over, raise the engine cover and when the engine cools down, we go on our merry way. We don't need no stinkin' water.

Joe White (62 sedan, 66 Porvair)
Boulder, CO
 
-----Original Message-----
From: lonwall at corvairunderground.com <corvairs at pacifier.com>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 2:09 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Reverse Rotation Cooling



YIKES Stricky! I never knew that was in there - Well...........I have to 
ay I don't agree. I think that a properly maintained Corvair engine 
ill handle "desert" conditions better than a water cooled.
Lon
ww.corvairunderground.com

On 5/22/2012 12:19 PM, Bill & Chris Strickland wrote:
 where
 even the Technical Editor writes, "Under hot desert conditions, all
 Corvair engines lack adequate cooling in stock form."  Says so, right
 there in the Corvair bible written by the bible's editor,
 _______________________________________________
his message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are the 
roperty
f the writer, please attribute properly. For help, mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
his list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, http://www.corvair.org/
ost messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
hange your options: http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs 
_______________________________________________