<VV> Hot

Thu Jul 19 11:51:52 EDT 2018

You may want to add to that tool list some sort of pry bar to help get the
belt off or on. -- IV

On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 10:24 AM, James Davis <hurricanehazel16 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> If you loose the fan belt and must drive a short distance, the
> generator/alternator/fan light will be on.  The oil./temperature light will
> be off, engine running.  Open the heater full on and turn the heater fan
> full on.  Drive conservatively until you find s safe place to pull off the
> road.. Should the oil/temp light come on stop immediately and what about 30
> minutes before starting the car and proceeding. I would never drive more
> than absolutely necessary with out a fan belt.  If you don't carry a spare
> belt and a 9/16" combo wrench, you should  starting, NOW!.   It only takes
> one severe case of overheating to start the process of loosing a valve seat.
> Jim Davis
>
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 3:25 AM, Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs <
> virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>
>> Temp or generator light? Or both? I read in a handbook somewhere that you
>> can drive these without a belt for short distances - ten minutes at a time
>> or something.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Ignacio Valdes via VirtualVairs
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 8:19 PM
>> To: Paul Fox
>> Cc: Virtual Vairs
>> Subject: Re:  Hot
>>
>> When Lisa my 64 threw a belt the light absolutely came on. Trouble was it
>> was an elevated freeway and I could not exit.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 7:38 AM, Paul Fox via VirtualVairs <
>> virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>>
>>  In my 42 years of experience with Corvairs I have never seen a temp light
>>> come on. I don't know what temp it will come on but I have lost many fan
>>> belts over the years and it never came on multiple engines.  It sometimes
>>> did serious damage to the engine. But you are correct it will detonate
>>> badly when it's to hot and will smoke from under the top shroud when you
>>> shut it down. Another possibility is the wiring to the switches is
>>> touching
>>> ground somewhere So check that. Then put a head temp gauge on it and know
>>> for sure. I've also seen replacement thermostat's fail in the closed
>>> position and stay that way. That destroyed the engine too. Change the oil
>>> if in doubt it's cheap insurance.Paul
>>>     On ‎Tuesday‎, ‎July‎ ‎17‎, ‎2018‎ ‎11‎:‎33‎:‎33‎ ‎PM‎ ‎EDT,
>>> FrankDuVal
>>> via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Yes, to the below, and , did you hear any pinging? Usually that is the
>>> first sign of overheating with the higher compression engines (102, 110,
>>> 140, 150, etc).
>>>
>>> Back in the day with Dino oil we didn't change the oil at the first
>>> overheat lamp.....:-D
>>>
>>> Frank DuVal
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/17/2018 4:25 PM, Jim Simpson via VirtualVairs wrote:
>>> > I don't see any particular reason to change the oil.  Synthetics like
>>> Mobil
>>> > 1 are good to pretty high temps --  according to their web site, the
>>> Mobil
>>> > 1 oils can go to 500 F!  I suspect that's a "flash temp", not sustained
>>> > driving, but unless you melted a bearing or something, I doubt you've
>>> hurt
>>> > the oil.
>>> >
>>> > The bigger issue is why did you get a overtemp warning light?  Even at
>>> 108
>>> > outside temp, the engine shouldn't overheat at any reasonable highway
>>> > speed.  Chevrolet tested the engines during development at higher temps
>>> and
>>> > speeds than that.
>>> >
>>> > So check the cylinder head flashing, the fan belt, oil cooler to be
>>> sure
>>> > there's nothing blocking air flow.  And don't overlook the cylinder
>>> head
>>> > temp switch.  They've been known to go bad and trigger at lower than
>>> > specified temperatures.  (Do you have a cylinder head and/or oil temp
>>> > gauge?)
>>> >
>>> > Jim Simpson
>>> > Group Corvair
>>>
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