Ya, that tool is awesome. I used to pull the pushrod tubes with a pair of vise grips, but I always ended up scarring them up. Good luck getting your car up and running :) Thanks for watching!
That's cool. These are such fun cars. Ya, the heat works incredibly well. I had always heard that they were good in the snow as well, but I was still blown away at how well they actually performed last year when I was able to try it out for myself. Thanks for watching!
If you already mentioned this and I missed it, please pardon my asking-did you make that pushrod removal tool! I’ll be needing one myself in a few months!
Great question. No, I did not make the tool myself. I actually borrowed it. It is a must have. I believe that it was constructed to mimic one that you can buy. They are not cheap, but they make it so you can remove your tubes without denting or scarring them up at all. Thanks for watching!
Silly question-sorry if I missed it -how did you come to decide to not pop off the heads and jugs to measure the clearances to know if it needed more? I’m spooked that I might reseal the engine and then find it has a broken ring or something
Great question. All signs pointed to this donor motor being low mileage. Before I test fired it, I did a compression test and it had really high compression on all cylinders. Then, when I test fired it up on the stand, it ran great with no smoking. My goal with this motor was to get the car back on the road while I build the car's original motor. I really saw no reason to go further into the heads for my needs. So far so good...No signs of bad rings or oil pressure problems. Good luck!
I will never understand why GM didn't offer this engine with a reduction gear for use as an aircraft engine, since it is basically perfect for something like a Cessna 152.
Ya, I am not sure about that one. I know that they are used in aircraft so they must have figured out a workaround? Thanks for the comment and thank you for watching!
@@EndWrenchRookie My point was that this was PERFECT for light aircraft and only needed a reduction gear set, but GM never did it. Oh well, they could have kept this fantastic engine in production to the current day, and charged a ton of money for it, since the similar Lycoming flat 4 235 cubic inch product sells for over $25,000 today. Enthusiasts use them all the time in airplanes, they can produce 75% of max power for 1000's of hours straight. Ask an LS to do that.....
Ya, if you are installing heads you need to torque in a specific order. In my case, I am only loosening and retorquing one set at a time, so I never loose the torque overall
Really cool content , dude . I replaced a burned jug on a corvair when I was 18 years old back in 1979 . It was a great project and learning opportunity . I had to retorque the head after about 50 miles because it had lost power while driving .
Thank you so much! I appreciate the positive feedback :) That is cool that you were able to tear down a corvair motor at 18. What a great learning experience. Thanks for sharing and thank you for watching!
