Vol VIII Num be r 7 July 2008

Th e Pre s ide nt's Page - Bob H e lt, "AIR INJECTION REACTOR (AIR) CARBURETORS" - June Me e ting Minute s - Ch e ck you batte ry Voltage - Le tte r

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Paul & Vick ie Be rnardo (702)39 8-39 72 pauls e le ct@ m vds l.comP.O. Box 658, Logandale , NV 89 021

Bob & Marcia Boe h m (702)454-9 79 4 m k boe h m @ e m barq m ail.com49 9 9 Me s a Vie w , Las Ve gas , NV 89 120

Ke vin Britt (702)29 3-5104 MEKBRITT01@ aol.com366 Cats Eye Dr. Boulde r City, NV 89 005

Mich ae l & Danie Cas s e ra (702)658-9 370 m ich ae l@ cas s e ra.ne t8119 De fiance Ave ., Las Ve gas , NV 89 129

Vince Calabre s e (702)400-69 9 1112 Montalbe n Ct., H e nde rs on, NV 89 012

Pam e la Cas tiglione (702)301-9 808 dim e ne 80@ m s n.com617 Falcon Lane , Las Ve gas , NV 89 107

Joh n Ch aras k a (702)631-345519 81 W e e nap Dr., Las Ve gas , NV 89 108

Rich ard Conne r (702)221-9 611 rcon@ e m barq m ail.com6342 Little Canyon St., N. Las Ve gas , NV 89 084

Dan Curl (702)431-9 19 21472 Falling Le af Lane , Las Ve gas , NV 89 122

Joh n D'Ange rio (702)459 -5567672 Be tty Lane , Las Ve gas , NV 89 110

Paul Gre e n (702)454-6645511 N. Race track Rd., H e nde rs on, Nv 89 015

Bob & De lore s H e lt (702)256-2008 bobh e lt@ aol.com3016 Pe arl H arbor Dr., Las Ve gas , NV 89 117

Don H olt dirita369 7@ aol.com1731 Em be r Glow Circle , Las Ve gas , NV 89 119

Vic & Ingrid H ow ard (9 28)768-6062 vich ow ard@ frontie rne t.ne t5574 S. Table au, Ft. Moh ave , AZ 86426

Mik e H urd (702)376-8358 dune r14@ h otm ail.com3061 REEF Vie w St., Las Ve gas , NV 89 117

Me lvin C. Jack s on (702)567-8068 fourbigm e l@ yah oo.com1416 Colt Drive , H e nde rs on, Nv 89 002

Nick Jone s (562)310-4847 nick jone s 80@ m s n.com9 889 Lak e Aus tin Ct., Las Ve gas , NV 89 148

Marty & Be rth a Katz (702)303-7829 m artyk atz 53@ yah oo.com5415 Sie rra Brook Ct., Las Ve gas , NV 89 149

Erne s t P. McKinne y (702)682-59 105133 Aidrie Place , Las Ve gas , NV 89 122

Gil & Sh aron Mille r (702)39 7-8755 gilm il@ m vds l.comPO Box 666, Ove rton, NV 89 040

Jack O'Sh e a (702)733-589 3 jco9 9 @ cox.ne t517 Re gal Robin W ay, North Las Ve gas , NV 89 084

Joh n Park e r5614 Idle Ave ., Las Ve gas , NV 89 107

Rudy & Ch ar Sch ie ndt (435)884-5583 rudych ar@ w ire le s s be e h ive .com39 7 Triple Crow n W ay, Grants ville , UT 84029

Arlon & Suz an Sibe rt (702)645-6666 ars ibe rt@ cox.ne t59 80 W .Alfre d, Las Ve gas , NV 89 108

H ow ard Stone r (702)732-1184 w ith e rs 16@ aol.com1854 Cam ino Ve rde , Las Ve gas , NV 89 119

Danie l & Candace W ard (702)457-8274 draw nad@ e m barq m ail.com4832 Ave ne da Sandia, Las Ve gas , NV 89 121

Elaine Pugh & Rich ard W atts (702)431-1861 rw atts 319 4@ aol.com3001 Cabana Dr. #201, Las Ve gas ,NV 89 122

Sallie & Ste ve W e ntw orth (702)459 -5700 s as tum @ ne tz e ro.comPO Box 61334, Las Ve gas , NV 89 160

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By th e tim e you re ad th is m e s s age , s e ve ral of you w ill h ave re turne d from anoth e r big Corvair e ve nt, Th e Inte rnational Corvair Conve ntion in Ve ntura, California. I h ope th os e of you w h o atte nde d h ad a gre at tim e , s aw s om e be autiful Corvairs and took s om e of th e tours th e y offe re d in th at are a. Ingrid and I w is h w e w ould h ave be e n able to atte nd, e s pe cially s ince it is s o re lative ly clos e th is ye ar. It tak e s 3-4 ye ars be fore w e w ill s e e anoth e r one on th is s ide of th e country. Be s ide s , th e re are als o s uch good bargains to be h ad at th e ve ndors and outdoor s w ap m e e t!!!

W e w ill h ave re turne d from our trip to Tacom a, W as h ington and s ince w e h ave n't le ft ye t (as of th is w riting) I can't te ll you about th e w onde rful tim e I'm s ure w e w ill h ave and th e te rrific w e ath e r w e w ill be in. I talk e d to m y broth e r by ph one th e oth e r day and w h e n it w as 114 de gre e s on our patio it w as in th e 60's on h is . Ge e z ! W h y can't w e h ave nice w e ath e r lik e th at?

If w e did, h ow e ve r, th e population in th e are a I live w ould look lik e Las Ve gas and th e Las Ve gas population w ould look lik e Los Ange le s . Gue s s w e h ave to e ndure s om e h ot w e ath e r to k e e p th e population dow n s om e , don't w e ?

I'll q uit ram bling and le t you k now th at s ince I s ubbe d for Sallie as s e cre tary as w e ll as be ing th e conductor, ak a Pre s ide nt, of th e m e e ting, you can re ad th os e m inute s to find out th e s um total of w h at I k now , w e ll m uch of it anyw ay.

Corvair w is e , I did s pe nd s om e tim e and m one y doing a com ple te tune up on th e 66 Monz a 140. Th e carbs , all four of th e m , h adn't be e n re built in 5-6 ye ars and s ince I don't drive it on a daily bas is and s om e tim e s don't for w e e k s at a tim e , I as h am e d to adm it, it w as tim e for it to ge t s om e TLC.

I purch as e d an Ignitor 1 from Clark s , re built th e carbs , ins talle d ne w plugs , dis tributor cap and rotor and now it

runs e ve n be tte r th e n e ve r! Als o, afte r inje cting s e ve ral cans of 134A th e air conditioning is putting out nice cold air. Jus t in tim e for th e h e at w ave w e are e xpe rie ncing. It is s uch a good fe e ling to do all th os e th ings and th e n h ave th e ple as ure of driving s uch a w onde rful little car. Ooops ! I forgot to te ll you, I occas s ionally put s om e AV gas , w h ich is 101 octane , in th e tank . So, I drove dow n to th e Te rrible H e rbs t in Bullh e ad City and put in five gallons of it at $5.9 9 9 pe r gallon. Maybe th at 104 additive is be tte r afte r all, h m m m m m .

Stay in out of th e h e at, drive th e cars w h e n you can and I h ope to s e e you at th e July m e e ting. I'm not s ure be caus e w e are n't s ure w h e n w e w ill re turn from our trip. Of cours e w e are driving a Ch e vy up to Tacom a, it jus t w on't be a Corvair and ce rtainly w on't be th e m otorh om e .

Stay cool !!!Vic

Vic H ow ard

Th e carbure tors us e d on th e Air Inje ction Re actor (AIR) Corvair e ngine s w e re diffe re nt from th os e us e d on th e oth e r Corvair e ngine s . W h ile carbure tors can be s w appe d from AIR to non-AIR e ngine s (and vice ve rs a) and function pre tty w e ll, th e AIR carbure tors w e re s pe cially calibrate d to provide th e de s ire d air/fue l ratios to m e e t e m is s ions re gulations . Th e s e re gulations firs t took e ffe ct s tarting in th e 19 66 m ode l ye ar, w h e n all Corvairs de live re d in California, e xce pt th os e w ith turboch arge rs or air-conditioning w e re re q uire d to h ave th e Air Inje ction Re actor s ys te m . (19 66 w as th e las t ye ar for th e turbo e ngine and th us w as give n dis pe ns ation. Th e A/C Corvairs w e re give n a one -ye ar re prie ve , too, appare ntly s ince th e te s ting of both A/C w ith AIR w as not ye t com ple te .) But for 19 67, all Corvairs de live re d in California re q uire d th e AIR s ys te m and for th e follow ing ye ars (19 68-69 ), all Corvairs produce d h ad th e AIR s ys te m .

Know ing th at th e California e m is s ions re gulations w e re to tak e e ffe ct for 19 66, Ch e vrole t h ad th e Roch e s te r Carbure tor divis ion re calibrate th e 19 66 Corvair carbure tors inte nde d for th e AIR e ngine s . Th e re w e re th re e m ajor ch ange s m ade . Firs t, th e m ain je t s iz e w as re duce d tw o s iz e s from 0.051" to 0.049 ". Ne xt, an additional air-ble e d h ole w as adde d to th e idle /off-idle circuit. Th is air ble e d w as locate d in th e barre l about 1/2" above th e off-idle trans ition s lot. Th e e ffe ct of th is ne w air ble e d w as to provide be tte r m ixture control unde r trans itional ch ange s . Th is ble e d is bi-dire ctional and can e ith e r flow fue l into th e barre l or air into th e fue l circuit, as ne e de d.

Both of th e s e ch ange s w e re als o include d in th e non-AIR carbure tors , too, e xce pt th at th e m ain je t w as only re duce d one s te p for th e s e carbure tors .

Th e th ird ch ange is of s ignificance and one th at w e w ill e xplore in s om e de tail. It w as only im ple m e nte d in th e AIR carbure tors . Th is ch ange adde d a factory-s e t adjus table air-ble e d valve to a s m all s h e lf in th e th roat jus t above th e ve nturi clus te r (s e e th e ph otos ). Th is ne w valve adde d additional air to furth e r le an th e fue l m ixture going to both th e idle and off-idle s ys te m s . Th e e ffe ct w as to re duce th e rich ne s s of th e idle m ixture , w h ich in

turn re duce d th e m ixture range of th e idle m ixture s cre w and force d th e idle m ixture s cre w to be adjus te d approxim ate ly 3 turns out from a ge ntle s e ating, from th e pre vious 1-1/2 turns . In addition, th e fue l m ixture going to th e off-idle trans ition s lot w as le ane d out, th us controlling th e m ixture available for part-th rottle and low -s pe e d ope ration. Since th is ne w air ble e d h ad an adjus table valve , th e Roch e s te r factory w as able to accurate ly s e t th e de s ire d m ixture ratio going to th e s e tw o circuits . Diffe re nt e ngine /trans m is s ion com binations re q uire d s ligh tly diffe re nt s e ttings . But once s e t, it w as inte nde d to be pe rm ane ntly s e t and not ch ange d or re adjus te d in th e fie ld.

From w h at w e h ave be e n able to de te rm ine , th e re w e re th re e ve rs ions of th is adjus table valve , all s e rving th e s am e function but diffe ring in appe arance . Air flow s to th e valve via th e s lot on e ith e r s ide of th e h e ad.

Th e firs t is a bras s valve w ith a h e ad about 1/4" in diam e te r and w ith a s cre w drive r s lot vis ible w h e n ins talle d. It h as a th re ade d outs ide diam e te r to fit th e h ole . W e w ill call th is a Type 1 valve .

A Type 1 valve .

AIR INJECTION REACTOR (AIR) CARBURETORSBy Bob H e lt

Th e s e cond type of valve is als o bras s and jus t a s m alle r ve rs ion of th e Type 1 valve , be ing about 3/16" in diam e te r. It is not picture d h e re .

Th e Type 3 valve is diffe re nt in appe arance be ing appare ntly m ade from alum inum and anodiz e d black . It, too, is about 3/16" in diam e te r w ith a th re ade d outs ide and a h ollow ins ide . At th e bottom of th is h ollow ce nte r is a ve ry s m all s cre w drive r s lot. Th is re q uire d a je w e le rs s cre w drive r to fit th e s lot; not ge ne rally a tool in a m e ch anic's toolbox. It w ould appe ar th at th is s cre w drive r s lot w as h idde n from vie w to h ide th e fact th at it w as adjus table , to pre ve nt it from be ing ch ange d or re adjus te d in th e fie ld.

In addition, s om e of th e s e type 3 valve s h ad a s m all dis k place d in th e h ollow ce nte r to furth e r dis courage re adjus tm e nt. Th e h ole in th e ce nte r of th e dis k is NOT an air ble e d, but is th e re to allow a h ook -type tool to be able to re m ove th e dis k . Th is dis k is inte nde d to be a tam pe r-proof cap ins talle d ove r th e valve as s h ow n in th e follow ing ph otos .

A Type 3 valve .

A Type 3 valve w ith a tam pe r-proof cap ins talle d. Th e h ole in th e cap is not an air ble e d but allow s re m oval w ith a h ook -type tool.

Th e obvious re as on for th e tam pe r-proof cap ove r th e valve w as to pre ve nt anyone w h o m igh t not h ave th e k now le dge or s pe cializ e d e q uipm e nt from tam pe ring w ith , or re adjus ting, th is ble e d. Afte r ce s s ation of Corvair production, th is type of carbure tor (w ith th e cap) w as s pe cifie d as th e official re place m e nt carbure tor for a w h ole h os t of both AIR and non-AIR Corvairs of all ye ars .

To furth e r com plicate m atte rs , th e AIR carbure tors all s tarte d production for 19 66 w ith th e Pow e r Enrich m e nt Sys te m (PES) in place and ope rational. But around Fe bruary 19 66, th e PES w as re m ove d from th e AIR carbure tors ins talle d on th e 9 5-h p e ngine s (probably s ince th e s e e ngine s didn’ t de ve lop e nough pow e r to ne e d th e PES) but w as re taine d on th e 110-h p and 140-h p e ngine s . For 19 67 and late r ye ars , th e PES w as re m ove d from all AIR carbure tors .

It w ould be logical to th ink th at for 19 66-67, th e type of valve us e d m igh t be bas e d on th e us e of a PES but no corre lation h as be e n found. In fact for th e s e tw o ye ars it appe are d th at all th re e type s of valve s w e re us e d inte rch ange ably, w ith , m aybe , a h igh e r us e of th e type 3 valve on Pow e rglide e ngine s .

Anoth e r vie w of a tam pe r-proof cap ove r th e air ble e d valve .

But as Corvair production w as be ing te rm inate d, de ale r-s old re place m e nt AIR carbure tors for 19 68-69 Corvairs , s tarting in around 19 68, all h ad th e variable -type valve cove re d w ith a tam pe r-proof cap.

Re place m e nts for th e 19 66-67 California AIR carbure tors continue d to be of a type de live re d on th os e e ngine s . Th e re as on for th is is not k now n, s ince th e California e m is s ions re q uire m e nts w e re adopte d by th e Fe de ral Gove rnm e nt for us e in 19 68-69 . Probably, th e proble m s in ce rtifying th e 19 68-69 carbure tors w ith California for us e on th e ir 19 66-67 cars w e re m ore daunting th an jus t k e e ping th e old carbure tors available as re place m e nts .

18 m e m be rs and gue s ts w e re in atte ndance

Vic ope ne d th e m e e ting at approx. 7:05 pm w ith a w e lcom ing of gue s ts :Rich ard Polge now , m e m be r of S.C.C. and frie nd of Marty Katz , Sunjata K ie ta (ak a Tige r or Doc) w h o h ad purch as e d Rich ard W atts car. Frank Billotti, Jr. w h o tonigh t be cam e a Ve gas Vair m e m be r.

Vic dis cus s e d th e le tte r h e re ce ive d from Patrick H urt, Golf and Sale s Manage r for Th e Eure k a Cas ino/H ote l in Me s q uite as k ing us to put on a car s h ow e ith e r in th e s um m e r or e arly fall. H e dis cus s e d a joint s h ow w ith Rudy Sch e indt w h o is Pre s ide nt of th e Bonne ville Club in Salt Lak e City, Utah s ince th e y h ad pre vious ly run s h ow s in th e s pring at th is H ote l.

Afte r s om e dis cus s ion Rudy and Vic de cide d th e tim e w as not righ t for a car s h ow and Th e Bonne ville Club is s till in th e cons ide ration s tage of w h at type e ve nt, if any, th e y w ill h ave for th e s pring of 2009 . Th e re fore Vic is to re s pond to Mr H urt th at w e are not inte re s te d at th is tim e .

Vince Calabre s e , w h o is re joining th e club, re porte d on a Sum m e r Cruis e Nigh t pre s e nte d by th e H us tle rs ' of Las Ve gas . It tak e s place at th e Loos e Caboos e on June 28th

Som e dis cus s ion took place re garding th e Inte rnational Conve ntion in Ve ntura, Ca. and s e ve ral m e m be rs plan to atte nd.

Vic com m e nte d on th e Ne vada Car Club Council and re porte d th at Don H olt w ill atte nd th e June m e e ting and re port back ne xt m onth about th e activitie s and purpos e of th is group.

Oth e r e ve nts w e re dis cus s e d including th e M.E.C.C.A. Auto Sh ow in Me s q uite , Nv on June 27-29 th . Friday Cruis e Nigh t on June 20th and Fath e rs Day Car Sh ow on June 21s t both at Findlay Ch e vrole t.

Vic re porte d th at w e s till w ant to h ave a "s pe cial m e e ting" at Paul Gre e ns

bus ine s s and w ill w ork on it for s om e tim e in th e Fall as pos s ibly a potluck dinne r m e e ting.

Se ve ral cars w e re note d for s ale ; tw o in Lak e H avas u, Az w h o contacte d Vic. (19 61 re d coupe and 19 63 m aroon conve rt.)Jam e s Nage lh out w rote an e m ail to Mik e C. about a 19 60 Corvair Monz a h e is s e llingBlak e Vance is offe ring h is Corvair bicycle s for s ale out of Ph x, A.

Th e s e ve n door priz e s w e re draw n and th e 50/50 of $22.00 w as w on byJoh n O'Sh e a.

Th e s e m inute s re s pe ctfully s ubm itte d by Vic H ow ard

JUNE 2008 MEETING MINUTES11 APR. 2008

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Eigh ty Dollars . Th at w as m y tipping point. It took m e e igh ty dollars to fill th e tank on m y Je e p W rangle r. It w as th e n I de cide d it w as tim e to ge t a ne w , m ore fue l e fficie nt car. It w as als o at th is tim e th at I h ad s old off m y m otorcycle . It w as h ow e ve r not be fore I h ad purch as e d m y us e d Audi A4 w ith double th e m ile age of th e Je e p. So th e re w e w e re , jus t 2 pe ople w ith five m otor ve h icle s in a tract h om e in Las Ve gas . I w as doing daily car juggling to k e e p th e cars w e us e acce s s ible , but k e e p park ing e nforce m e nt from tow ing aw ay one of th e oth e r cars . It is tim e to s im plify m y life . It is tim e for tw o pe ople to h ave tw o m otor ve h icle s . It is one of th e re as ons I h ave de cide d to s e ll m y Corvair.

Anoth e r re as on is our financial s ituation. I don't th ink I w ill h ave th e m one y any tim e s oon to do to th e car w h at I w ant to do to it. I trie d th e tak ing it s low m e th od, but unfortunate ly w ith th e s e old cars , th ings jus t k e e p popping up. Many of th e th e ite m s w e re large price tag ite m s . I've h ad th e turbo re built, re place d th e carbure tor, re place d th e clutch , tw ice . Ne w s prings , ne w s te e ring box, ne w s h ock s . I w as in a h it and run th at cos t m e s om e body w ork . Body w ork th at I'm not e ntire ly h appy w ith and w ant to re do.

I'm not com plaining, th e car h as brough t m e gre at joy ove r th e ye ars and I've e njoye d h aving it. Maybe s om e tim e dow n th e road I'll ge t anoth e r one , but for now I can't k e e p doing w h at I've be e n doing s o it tim e to s e ll th e Corvair.

Finally, th e re is th e lack of tim e . I h ate th at for th e m os t part th e car s its in th e garage w ith out any re al im prove m e nts going on. Part of th at is financial, th e oth e r part is lack of tim e . I h ave too m any th ings going on righ t now to try and w ork on th e Corvair. I don't s e e a ch ange in m y life in th e ne ar future th at w ould m ak e m e be lie ve th at k e e ping th e Corvair w ould be th e righ t ch oice .

Along th os e line s , I am als o re s igning as th e e ditor of th e Ve gas Vairs Vis ion Ne w s le tte r. Th is e dition com e s h orribly late and for th at I apologiz e . Tim e is one of th e th ings you can't m ak e m ore of and I h ave dis cove re d th at you ne e d to ch oos e one th ing ove r th e oth e r or e ve ryth ing s uffe rs .

I h ave e njoye d be ing your e ditor but I h ave done it for th re e ye ars now and it is tim e for s om e body ne w to tak e it ove r. I th ink w e 've m ade gre at s tride s ove r th e ye ars as w e 've m ove d th e ne w s le tte r to a m ore e le ctronic form at. Many of your re ce ive an e m ail only copy of th e ne w s le tte r as do th e clubs w e e xch ange w ith . Th e re is ce rtainly m ore w ork to be done . I am h oping s om e body volunte e rs to tak e ove r th e ne w s le tte r q uick ly and I w ould be h appy to le nd th e m a h and during th e trans ition. Th e s oftw are I us e is fre e ly available and e as y to us e . It als o cre ate s th e PDF form at w e us e to e m ail th e ne w s le tte r to our m e m be rs . If not, I w ill continue to be your e ditor until Fe bruary. I w ill not continue pas t office r e le ctions .

For m os t of you re ading th is I'm s ure it w ill be a s urpris e . It w as for m e as w e ll. Th ings com e up q uick ly and you ne e d to adjus t q uick ly. Dow n th e road w ill I re gre t th e de cis ion to s e ll th e Corvair? Probably. Is it s till th e righ t de cis ion? Ye s .

Se e m y ad for th e Turbo in th e for s ale s e ction. I th ink its a fair price . I h ope s om e body ge ts as m uch fun out of it as I h ave .

From th e Editor

H ELLO FELLOW CORVAIR ENTH USIAST!Did you k now th e re is a Corvair club in Las Ve gas ? It's calle d "Ve gas Vairs ". W e m e e t th e s e cond W e dne s day of e ach m onth at th e De nny's re s taurant at 2545 E. Fre m ont St. (at Ch arle s ton & Fre m ont) at 7pm . W e 'd s ure e njoy m e e ting you and your Corvair at one of our m e e tings !!! PLEASE COME JOIN US!

Vegas Vairs #89 1PO Box 6219 25Las Vegas , NV 89 162

H ELLO FELLOW CORVAIR ENTH USIAST!Did you k now th e re is a Corvair club in Las Ve gas ? It's calle d "Ve gas Vairs ". W e m e e t th e s e cond W e dne s day of e ach m onth at th e De nny's re s taurant at 2545 E. Fre m ont St. (at Ch arle s ton & Fre m ont) at 7pm . W e 'd s ure e njoy m e e ting you and your Corvair at one of our m e e tings !!! PLEASE COME JOIN US!

H ELLO FELLOW CORVAIR ENTH USIAST!Did you k now th e re is a Corvair club in Las Ve gas ? It's calle d "Ve gas Vairs ". W e m e e t th e s e cond W e dne s day of e ach m onth at th e De nny's re s taurant at 2545 E. Fre m ont St. (at Ch arle s ton & Fre m ont) at 7pm . W e 'd s ure e njoy m e e ting you and your Corvair at one of our m e e tings !!! PLEASE COME JOIN US!