The Good News and the Bad News

"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5) 11/09/2014 at 19:41 • Filed to: None

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A few weeks ago, the throttle linkage on my Corvair let go.

It's an interesting setup, there's a rear linkage that goes from the carbs and through the firewall. That meets the front linkage at a hinge which sits on a stud screwed into the transmission.

The stud itself had sheared right off, which after 45 years of being married to the tranny, I thought would be a real bitch to get out...but 60 seconds with a SpeedOut and I had it out of there.

The bad news came shortly after that. While attempting to get the remains of the old stud off the linkage, one of the ancient rubber bushings on the front linkage gave up the ghost.

So the car has now been sitting about 3 weeks, and it'll probably be Saturday before I get a chance to install the new bushing. I should have not cheaped out and bought a whole bushing kit for the thing, but I don't have time for that.

What's the over/under for how many ancient parts fail while I'm changing that bushing though? I've got it at 2.5.

bob and john > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 11/09/2014 at 19:47

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5., if you count sheared and stripped bolts and nuts.

ly2v8-Brian > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 11/09/2014 at 19:50

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It's a safe bet that more goes wrong. But fixing stuff is fun.

Steve in Manhattan > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 11/09/2014 at 19:54

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Two. What do I win if I'm right (without going over)?

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 11/09/2014 at 20:05

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Sounds like a radiator issue.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 11/09/2014 at 20:20

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Very common on Corvairs.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 11/09/2014 at 20:21

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It seems that way

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > ly2v8-Brian 11/09/2014 at 20:21

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The good news is that parts are cheap. And that the main source, Clark's Corvair, is nearby me in MA. Anything I order shows up the next day.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Steve in Manhattan 11/09/2014 at 20:22

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I'll send you the parts that broke. You can start a collection of broken old Corvair parts! I've got a whole pile out in my driveway.

shop-teacher > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 11/09/2014 at 22:25

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I'm going with four. Hope I'm wrong though!