<VV> Turbos / OverHeating

Mon Sep 30 13:45:39 EDT 2013

 I've had my challenges keeping my foot in it without pinging and high head temps on the track, yes. 

John Roberts

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From: frankcb <frankcb at aol.com>
To: jvhroberts <jvhroberts at aol.com>; patiomatt <patiomatt at aol.com>; virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Mon, Sep 30, 2013 12:33 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Turbos / OverHeating

John, does that mean that turbo Corvairs can't be raced on a track without overheating???   If you're running them in "a spirited manner" you have to pay attention to the temp gauge and back-off the boost when the temp goes too far above "normal".  Or you could use water injection as some Corvair turbo drivers have done.  I do agree that you can't run high boost on an air-cooled engine for as long as you can run it on a water-cooled engine.

Frank Burkhard
Boonton, NJ

 They do overheat, when driven in a spirited manner. Which, of course, is how 
they're supposed to be driven!

John Roberts

-----Original Message-----
From: jvhroberts <jvhroberts at aol.com>
To: patiomatt <patiomatt at aol.com>; virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Sep 29, 2013 10:56 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Turbos / OverHeating

 They do overheat, when driven in a spirited manner. Which, of course, is how 
they're supposed to be driven!

John Roberts

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Sep 29, 2013 7:21 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Turbos / OverHeating

I just can’t get past someone saying they over heat. 
Smitty

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It's always "operator error"  IMO!

Saddest..but my Fav.....   on the way to Flagstaff...Laughlin, NV where the 
Caravan  overnighted....

I told many to come with me early in the AM  to avoid the heat and the long 
climb up to Flag...

Most said, "We just made it across the desert  in 108f heat.....  it's a lot 
cooler in flagstaff!  6,000 ft. elev.

I forget how many holed pistons there were that afternoon....  it was 90f  in 
Flag!

Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
http://tinyurl.com/The-Corvair-Patio

http://tinyurl.com/Matts-Tech-Pages

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