Step by step instructions on various common repairs: Corvair edition

"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth) 06/04/2016 at 19:20 • Filed to: None

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Replace coolant:

Get in car

Start it up

Drive somewhere else

Replace power brake booster:

Ha!

Replace power steering pump:

Snicker

Replace battery:

Go to back of car

Open hood, loosen four nuts

Remove battery

Insert battery

Tighten nuts back down

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 06/04/2016 at 19:38

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Hey wait a minute....

They don't have that.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 06/04/2016 at 19:43

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Now I miss my Corvair.

extraspecialbitter > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 06/04/2016 at 19:49

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Are Corvairs really that stress-free? Like, short of worrying about tin worms?

sdwarf36 > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 06/04/2016 at 20:11

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Replace fan belt:

Open trunk + grab your spare belt that you keep BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU’LL NEED IT.

Grab the needed tools-which you keep with you BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU’LL NEED THEM.

Proceed to change the belt in under 2 minutes BECAUSE YOU’VE DONE IT MANY TIMES BEFORE.

Next we’ll talk about replacing leaky pushrod tubes.

Die-Trying > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 06/04/2016 at 20:36

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thats all well and good, but how do you get on with other routine maintenance, like adjusting the valves. maybe the u-joints between the diff, and wheels?? or getting the defroster to warm up enough to get the ice on the windscreen to melt??

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 06/04/2016 at 20:37

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So you're saying I should buy the turbo Corvair Spyder my neighbor is selling?

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Die-Trying 06/04/2016 at 20:38

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Valves are the same as any other pushrod. U joints basically the same as a normal driveshaft. I’ll have to get back to you when I get the parts for the defroster. They were kinds missing when I bought it.

Die-Trying > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 06/04/2016 at 20:53

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what i mean about running the valves, is that there just isnt THAT much room to work, unless youre under the thing.. and then the crankshaft pulley becomes a challenge.......

they do have their own fun quirks though...

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Die-Trying 06/04/2016 at 20:57

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Under there is plenty of room. More than a vw.a

Die-Trying > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 06/04/2016 at 21:03

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you must be thinner than i am.... good fun

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Die-Trying 06/04/2016 at 21:09

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Die-Trying > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 06/04/2016 at 21:21

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you are far more fortunate than i am....... under those old cars i always seem to find yellow jackets, and brown recluses...... more because they have been setting up for quite some time than anything else.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 06/04/2016 at 22:47

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Yes