<VV> VV - Corvair header & fan caveats and tutorial

[Dennis Pleau]

If you want to make it look stock, trace the adapter flange on a beer can
and cut it out.  Place it between the top shroud and the adapter and put on
the hose.  Looks perfectly stock, but you won't starve cylinder #5 and the
part of the head over it.

Dennis Pleau

-----Original Message-----
From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of
Charlie via VirtualVairs
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 11:56 AM
To: 'Virtual Vairs'
Subject: Re: <VV> VV - Corvair header & fan caveats and tutorial

Hi Andy,

 

My fan is not loose on the hub (the circled part in the pix, right?) and the
squeal was from the motor shaft, quieted by a little 90 wt oil, but for how
long ? That is the next question)

 

I removed the fan from the motor shaft and it has no play at all (it doesn't
even feel like it is possible to pull it apart, but from what I've read,
there are two pieces, the hub and the fan "squirrel cage"?

 

Thanks for the caveats about using aluminum heater ducts ~ I was going to
use them, but haven't cut them up, so back to Home Depot for a refund!

 

I'm also not even replacing the 3" duct from the right side of the engine
cover, since that apparently steals valuable cooling air from #5 cylinder,
causing premature failure of its valve seats?

 

Thanks for the tutorial!

Charlie