<VV> My Bad Corvair Story

[BobHelt at aol.com]

Hello Ulli,
Please allow me a few comments concerning your engine. I have  seen your 
postings before but do not remember just what engine you have or the  specific 
problems (other that what you have in this posting).
 
So let's start with the manual. You need to get a 1965  Corvair Shop 
Manual. It has a section covering the turbo engine and lots of  information on all 
engines. Clarks has these. If you otherwise can't get a  manual, then let 
us know and someone will be able to send you a used one  cheaply.
 
Now your running problems. I assume this is your 180 hp turbo  engine.   
You said......bad acceleration, not much power at 3500 and  up... (can not go 
faster than 4000 rpm´s)
 
You also said I have overhauled.......
 
OK, there are two likely causes of these problems. 1) not  getting the 
camshaft gear and crankshaft gear aligned correctly when assembling  the engine. 
and 2) misadjustment of the valve lash. I don't know what your level  of 
experience and knowledge is in these areas so please don't take offense here.  

You should first run a compression test on your engine to see  if this will 
lead you to the problem. Both of these possibilities will affect  the 
compression. With a CR of around 8:1, the compression should be at least 120  and 
uniform for each cylinder.
 
If you can pinpoint the cause, then we can proceed from that. 
 
Now is the turbo working? Maybe your problem is the turbo and  not the 
engine. Can you isolate the problems to a specific cause  here?
 
I hope that this helps a little.
 
Regards,
Bob Helt
 
 
In a message dated 10/19/2012 7:56:15 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
info at california-camping.de writes:

I have  overhauled my engine and every little symptom is the same as yours.
Can not  get idle under 950, bad acceleration, not much power at 3500 and 
up... (can  not go faster than 4000 rpm´s)

I do have a corsa with the matching  180hp turbo engine. But, I just 
checked the engine, I can not find any pcv  valve on my engine.
Do you know if I have one or where it should be  located. I know I should 
try to get a shop manual but it is hard to find one  for the turbo engine.

I would appreciate any help.  Thanks.

Regards from Germany

Ulli the  Ba-Vair-ian