<VV> How long can I run it for?

[Danny Davis]

You can run the Corvair engine without any shrouds for quite a while *at
idle.*
There are several motorcycles running unshrouded Corvair flat six all over
the place with no problems. Check our YouTube for the kick start Harley -
its Vairy cool!
Don't try pushing the UltraVan or even a car aound without the fan/shroud
but just idling is low stress no problem.

Dan


On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Bob Gilbert <bgilbert at gilberts-bc.ca> wrote:

> Sorry, I guess I wasn't very clear. I was thinking about running it for a
> minute or two with no fan and no turkey roaster and no lower shrouds.
> Bob
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> You can run it forever with the lower shrouds off. I wouldn't run it for
> very long without the top shroud on. The turkey roaster is the most
> important shroud. Without that, you might as well not have the fan turning.
>
> Ned
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>
> Hi,
> I know from experience that running a Corvair motor with a broken belt
> cause
> t to overheat within minutes.
>
> What about running an engine in the car with bottom and top shrouds
> removed?
>  know it would eventually overheat but I was wondering if anybody has done
> hat and what sort of time frame could I reasonably expect to run it safely.
> My reason - I'm trying to track down a small oil leak and with the fan
> lowing, oil goes everywhere so I was thinking about running the motor
> riefly
> with top and bottom shrouds off.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
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