Corvair Forum

If I bump it out to .004 or so (.002 on each side) with forged pistons I don't notice any piston slap either. On a somewhat related related note, I sure take apart a lot of engines that have the piston arrow pointing to the harmonic balancer and not to the front of the engine. I've read that the &q...

CACorvairs wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2024 11:36 am Bando "Power Ace" belts as you know them (with the yellow label) are no longer sold in the retail market.

Jeff, thanks for the reply. Apparently someone posted you don't sell the "Power Ace Bando" because you are selling the wholesale Bando belt that is NOT labeled.

Unfortunately, the information to the right of the slash in the API symbol and certification is somewhat optional, and often determined by marketing, as there are people who say they can't use a diesel product that has SN or something after it, so in some cases they may use the same formulation and...

Seth, If your car is a 110HP PG (automatic) you have what is called the "oddball" A/C engine. I had one in my 66 4 door, A/C, 110HP, PG (confirming they did exist). Bob Helt wrote an article (see attached) that in about May of 1965 the 110HP engines with A/C and PG would be "special&q...

Bob, I bought every single Bando Power Ace belt I have from Jeff at California Corvairs. In fact every time I make a order with him I have him toss in a fan belt! I have way to many of them! LOL and like Jeff said! His Price is the best deal in town! :tu: Good to know. SO -- Jeff, do you still have...

Grocho Marx --- "I won't belong to any club that would accept me as a member".

Good luck to CORSA's future, too much drama for me.

"but someone said Jeff at California Corvair could not get them. A club member told me he buys them at Grainger Industrial Supply." That's a funny story and completely inaccurate. FYI - At California Corvair Parts we sell our correct fan belts every day for $10.00 each. The best price out...

I was glad to see folks recommend honing to 0.003" over the TRW piston diameter. For many years folks insisted on using the TRW sheet spec. of 0.0015" for total clearance. Due to "semantics" it was 0.0015" for EACH SIDE or total 0.0030". I was lucky and questioned this ...

Molded seat buns are pricey, often as much as the seat covers. I got a set of fronts from Summit for $160 in Jan 2023 with free ship. Same ones are now $216: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/OER-SF101PR It probably helps that my '67 Monza's "Strato-back" bucket seats uses the same buns ...

Seth T. That "cylinder" is used with A/C equipped Corvairs to increase the idle speed when the A/C compressor is engaged. No electronics, just a solenoid activated by the A/C evaporator points switch that energizes the compressor electromagnetic clutch. NOTE: Your solenoid is the desirable...

I suggest that further discussion of what is or might be happening with the CPF control will not be productive, unless you are actually one of the folks involved at Corsa/CPF. I don't see speculation as moving things toward a goal, just stirring the pot. As of tonight (May 31) the director election...

Just an FYI, a banded belt is not a serpentine belt. A banded belt is for applications using multiple groove sheaves on motor and load. They are not intended to run on a smooth pulley on their backside like a serpentine application. Each of the sections of a banded belt is the same profile as a reg...

Man up guys, the Internet sez to just use pantyhose for a fanbelt, so quit yer belly-aching! :tu: :tu: :tu: https://www.instructables.com/Replace-Fanbelt-with-Pantyhose! WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, - LOL :rolling: Besides if you wife finds panty hose in the glove box you are REALLY in trouble! Carry a rol...

About the LM transmission mounts - anybody have comments on:

The old Clark's "rebuilt mounts".

The Clark's NEW mounts.

The California Corvair "rebuilt mounts"??

I started a new topic since the discussion of the 3V560 fan belt is on a few different threads. The Bando 3V560 is considered a good fan belt for the Corvair, but someone said Jeff at California Corvair could not get them. A club member told me he buys them at Grainger Industrial Supply. I checked t...

Hard to estimate the worth of the cars. The 64 had the revised rear suspension which is desirable, but must include the differential case. Problem is I've seen rust belt cars with suspension parts so badly corroded as to be worthless. I recall the convertibles used different door glass and there are...