Lanny Milbrandt

Personal Info:

344 McCurry Rd.

Stockbridge, GA. 30281 USA

Member of CORSA
Local Chapter/Club:
Atlanta

1966 Corsa, Bronze, 140, tele wheel, 4 sp

I'm retired from academe after 45+ years in teaching and administration at various schools in the midwest and most recently in Georgia- still do a little part-time work for Georgia State. I belong to the Corvair Club of Atlanta. I've owned and driven Corvairs since 1965, I've overhauled the engine (it's an engine not a motor; motors are electric). Evidently an aircraft mechanic had gotten to it and used some kind of heavy compressible thread like gasket material between the case halves - I guess that must be standard practice on Lycoming or Continentals- but Corvairs are not supposed to have anything between the case halves. The result was a nearly fresh engine with egg-shaped mains- couldn't have been good for the cam earing areas either. Anyway- a complete teardown, reground crank 10 under and back together. I weas surprised to see the hatch marks from the cylinder honing were still very visible so after checking clearances back they went. The pressure plate is for a Vega-(what did they call that hot Vega with the Lotus work on it? The pressur plate required just a touch of machining but not much. I haven't driven the Corsa for a long time so its drain the gas tank time and rebuild the carbs again and maybe the brakes. I think the harmonic balancer has slipped so its off to Dale Mfg next week.

Last modified on November 19, 2009