My dad and me rebuilt his 68 Corvair from the ground up. I rebuilt the engine and tranny completely and tested ran it one a table i made and had it tuned and running like a champ before ever installing it in the car. He bought that car in 1972 and took his ride in it in 2018 with me and passed away a week later. It went to a new owner in NC.
An old friend of mine that passed away a few years back had bought a first year Corvair back in the day, and he spoke very fondly of it! His only complaint was the belt, and he said he always kept a spare one with him. I’m glad to see you enjoying yours! Keep us posted and keep up the good work!
Most fan belt problems were from using the wrong type belt. The OEM belt is a wrapped type with no grooves. I used Gates back in the day. Clark's Corvair Parts has the right type.
By the time my sister bought one it never had any problems. In fact I drove it like a maniac. Never got any tickets but not because I didn't deserve them.
@@loboheeler actually, most belts coming off a Corvair are due to the fan bearing. Many should have been replaced years earlier. I always had trouble until someone told me about that. After I installed a new bearing, I never had a belt come off again. No matter the type belt that was put on.
I enjoyed the clip brings back some memories. In the early 70s i bought several of these cars that had various problems mainly case they were cheap at that time and I enjoyed the gas milage. I bought one Spyder from a friend , that one was my favorite. keep em coming I enjoy
Thanks for keeping another 65 Corvair alive! Had a new 65 Monza 4sp. 110hp. Loved that car and (famous lasy words) "wish I had kept it". Joined the USAF in 66 and when I separated in 70 the car had been trashed. Enjoy your videos
Wow that brings back childhood memories of my dads 1961 Corvair. He was always tinkering with it and always bragged about the heater being gasoline and heating up fast. Dangerous? That's certainly an eclectic car here in So Cal for collectors. It has a unique sound that no other car has ever had.
I see/watch videos like this and it brings back tons of memories of my Corvair days - from owning to rebuilding them. We had over twelve in our family during that time, with the most memorable being a rare '67 Monza 95/PG with factory A/C that Mom drove for 25 years and never had to recharge the A/C, my sister's '66 Monza 140/4sp, her boyfreind/hubby's rare '62 Monza Spyder convertible, my '64 Corvan 110/4-spd with a VW-like Westfalia camper interior, and my favorite, my '66 Corsa Convertible 140/4-spd with every factory option except A/C - flogged that car on many a mountain road and autocross courses, hard to describe the exhilaration of doing well w/o "losing it" on some of the weirder corners. . . "Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end. . ." @The Jayhawker - Over the years I was heavily involved in the Corvair hobby, I found NGK spark plugs worked best in the air-cooled engine, since they were originally developed for Honda motorcycles. I used BP5HS in the 95 and 110 engines, and the BP6HS in the 140s and turbos. Never had one fail, can't say the same about Champions. AC plugs were my second choice, but the NGKs were much easier to find, if just slightly more expensive. Nowadays the correct AC plug seems to be non-existent, but a set of BP6HS NGKs can be had for about $18 from Amazon. Oh, and be sure to keep the rubber boots on the plug wires to keep the cooling air going where it's supposed to!
Thanks for the tips! I am wanting to recover my seats. Do you have any pictures or literature that shows what a bench seat in a '65 500 should look like? Where they just smooth vinyl all the way across or did they have any inserts or weltings where you sit? So far I can't come up with any info. My dad had a '66 Corsa with the secondary carbs back in the early '70s. Wish I had that one!
as for the valve noises back in the 1965, I owned a 1963 Corvair coupe with a manual transmission I added Marvil Mistry oil to my oil and to the fuel and also tried spraying Marvil Mistry oil in through the carbs as I was running the engine the help clear the noise from the valve train. I turned my Corvair 1963 95 engine to 8 dregs advanced. Used a Gates Green Leaf Steel core belt for the fan once it first stretched and I retighten lasted a very long time
I didn't drive one this new, but sure put a lot of miles on a 63. My sister owned a monza that was maroon. It was an excellent runner and she said after I drove it it ran "different". I was a senior in high school and drove it like I owned it. Glad she never rode with me. Loved that car.
To keep sparkplug wires out of the carburetor linkage I use reverse gravitational forces along with a twist of the plug wire to get it to coil away from the linkage. Great looking car.
Man, what a cool car! Such a sleek shape! I share your feelings about Champion spark plugs. I had 2 fail on me in vehicles, and 1 of those failed at less than 500 miles. It's a shame that so often Champion is all you can find for mowers and yard equipment - but at least those don't make you feel as though you will be stranded by the roadside.....
The assembly which connects to the oil filter is an excellent engineering solution. You don't have to do an oil change to work on other bits of the engine. The unit sit above the oil sump level. It's hard to say, but I've had many problems specifically with hoses through the oil cooler in the past, A lot of pressure over the many years, and rubber seals over that same time, can perish. Good luck mate.
I LOVE this project! I bought my 65 Corvair Monza out of a barn with the motor in pieces in a crate, Built the motor and it started right up for me. Loved it! Be sure to find the belt guide but even if you have everything right the belt will still fly off every time you go over 120 mph! :) Have fun and let me know if you ever need to sell it. ;)
probably for the best, anything past 125 and the whole thing goes airborne :) I'm aching to drop the drivetrain out and replace all seals but no time yet. Thanks for watching!
I had a device you placed on each carburetor one at a time while the engine was running. As air flowed through the device a little red ball would indicate on a scale what the air flow is going through the carburetor. This way you could adjust each linkage to adjust the butterfly valve, worked great once knowing how to use it.
My neighbor has the same year and color '65 Corvair 500. His was originally a 3 speed stick, we converted it to Powerglide automatic, it runs great, and I often get to drive it! His car has 57k original miles, it had 27k, when he bought it 8 years ago. His is radio delete, very basic version but I love to drive it!
Could you shoot me a picture of the front seat and email it to me? The original brochure shows just a plain vinyl cover for the 500 but Clarks Corvairs and another picture of a 500 I found online show a patterned insert where the four occupants would sit. I would really appreciate it if so. ratzlaffmotorco@yahoo.com
Thanks for another good, interesting video. The engine sounds really good; I wasn't expecting that. I thought we'd get one of those hour-long "will it run?" videos but we were spared of that. But, I do enjoy those types of late-night shows too. Liked the scripture at the end from Ephesians. I just bought a book from Perry Stone, "There's a Crack In Your Armor" that deals with that verse & the associated others. I'm getting rain from Ian that came up from Florida. Hope you got some from that distant storm you were beckoning. We are in need -- the creeks are running low & slow.
I was looking forward to your video, you do such a awesome job. I live in Oklahoma and we are not that far from you.I like your thinking on this project.Great Job!!👍👍
Low fuel is most commonly one of two things in a Corvair. Either a misadjusted float or a plugged-up fuel filter. The plug wires are supposed to go through some brackets on the fan shroud which keep them in proper line so that they miss all of the throttle linkage.
Inspiring me to get working on my '60 700 Sedan again. I'm in a somewhat similar situation as you. Being only sixteen, cash is not plentiful so I am focusing on getting it running above all else. I have all the parts I need, but it's hard to get out there and just start wrenching when there's so much to be done.
If you get into taking a lot apart then take a ridiculous amount of pictures, take notes, bad and tag everything, and buy a copy of the factory service manual. I don't know you but I'm proud of you. At your age I was wrenching on a '64 Impala.
Running 2 X dual throat carburettors with oiled foam filters, would see a significant increase in power. So this is an excellent longer term project car. Better breathing equals better hauling.
When I look at the profile of the Corvair, I can't help but see a "First Gen. Camero/Firebird"... Am I Crazy??? Maybe??? Maybe Not... Completely Loving it...
im not sure about corvairs but my 64 chev pickup had a resistor wire to the coil , which i threw out when i rewired engine , didnt know about the resistor wire . Had to use a chrysler ceramic resistor to reduce voltage to the coil .
Great job ! & it was worth watching , Stick with it ! & I'm glad it's going in the right direction for You ! & she sounds real sweet , & is looking way better on the outside ! Compared to the 1st video . As far as the plug wire they should attach to the shroud , & You can find wire clips for the wires at any auto parts store for a pretty cheap price to keep the wires out of the way were they don't go on the shrouds ! Looking forward to the next video , & thanks for this one.
The high 146 psi compression on the one cylinder is likely because of a tighter intake and exhaust valves seat seal relative to the other cylinders. This condition could have been caused by that cylinder intake and exhaust valves being tightly seated and sealed closed on the compression stoke while it was sitting up for so long. The more you drive it the difference should lower a little closer to the others.
Yes you need that missing belt guide (ask me how I know). I ran my '66 Corsa at 18deg advance - finally went to installing a Mallory dual-point distributor to eliminate point bounce at high rpm. The carbs can be a bit of a pain to synch - a UniSyn helps with this. I usually used the palm of my hand between banks as a quick check. Be glad you don't need to fool with 4 carbs like I did. LOLOL! I had the same issue with my oil cooler elastomers failing as well as the pushrod tube elastomers - the materials of the current day for elastomers are much better and more forgiving of the heat cycles/high temps of these engines and should last a long time. You'll never get that burned oil smell out of the heater though. Be careful if you lube the universal joints on the rear axles. There are 32 or so tiny roller bearings under the caps on the cross (again, ask me how I know). Great video, brought back some good memories and learning experiences from 50 years ago. Oh, yeah...Helicoils will become your friend.
The dealers did a miserable job of tuning my mon's new 1963, so I took over the responsibility. Bought a UniSyn, which was useful later with British cars. Running a carb setup with 4 primaries is interesting, and I was not aware you could use the stock secondaries that way.
I noticed that at 32:53 your fresh air heater hose, which is located at the back of the engine cover shroud and goes through the firewall, is torn. The hose should be replaced; rather than cooling air go over the cylinder closest to it (#6), the cooling air travels in a loop, which may cause an overheating of that cylinder. An alternative is to disconnect the hose and install a blocking plate on the shroud.
I don't think the guides are worn, the carbs are antiquated. If carbs sit they get weird. Consider a rebuilt with bath and everything. I have a 140 with four primaries-as apposed to 2 primaries and two secondaries. . Keep it balanced. Also, check the fuel pump they are notorious(like all of them dont work-sorry for being jaded, but its true). Good job on the oil cooler. It seems to be idling high, but it SOUNDS REALLY REALLY GOOD.
Had a 64 corvair Monza when I was younger. I always played my music loud not realizing that my glass pack mufflers was just straight pipes because the glass cracked out. Although I did kinda wonder at first why people's car alarms were going off when I went by..
Haha, a guy from my dad's generation once told me that the first thing they did with new glass packs was to drive the car to town to make the exhaust good and hot and then spray the glass packs at the car wash. Just for the purpose of making them loud.
Gotta Love those old car commercials! At least this one didn't have a babe leaning over the hood using sex to sell the car. Thank you for sharing a mistake and showing us that you are human and we are not the only ones that goof up,
I have that exact same tach/dwell meter. I have no idea where I got it. LOLOL I don't use it much anymore, but it certainly matches the Corvair era. When you get it back the way you want it, please reinstall the A/C.
The little doohickie on the right side of the throttle cross shaft is used to connect an idle-up solenoid on air conditioned cars. Was this originally an A/C-optioned Corvair?
@@TheJayhawker I own a 1966 Monza 4 door hardtop that is the same color, Artesian Turquoise. Mine also has factory A/C with all its original parts, and it blows nice and cold. Good luck with yours!
We all make mistakes...no biggie. I got frustrated at getting my carbs together on a '61 so I got an airflow gauge meter from Clarks and never had problems tuning them again. Oh by the way...never use the center of the crossroad to rev the engine. Those carbs sound as if they are fine for now...just need a bit of cleaning up.
@@josephpierce7250 That's ok, don't worry about it. I want to order vinyl for mine and I have a bit of a mystery. There are pics online of a 65 500 with the same color scheme as mine but the seats looks as if they have either cloth inserts with a pattern or the pattern is embossed in the vinyl. Clarks Corvairs also shows 500 seat upholstery as having a pattern to it. But if you look at the '65 brochure they clearly show a 500 front seat in just plain vinyl. I know you probably have no clue because you have a Monza most likely with buckets...Just one of those things I have to figure out.
Does anyone remember the after- market applications using various Corvair power...like the UltraVan Camper... the kiddie train at an amusement park...the Corvair/ Harley- Davidson hybrid motorcycle ...maybe even a racing lawn tractor??? @lds/aes
Beware of carb throttle plate wear/ vacuum leaks that can play havoc with syncronization...best to get brass bushing kits from folks like ClarksCorvairParts...also having vacuum leaks from old worn out choke pull-offs can affect idle, as the source is plastic housed diaphragm, and old hard hose to base of carb passage to intake boss of cylinder head. @lds/aes
Ralph Nader had an unsafe brain-to- publisher! ...AvcoLycoming, ReynoldsAluminum, and Porsche had an unpublished co-op with GM engineering to develope "Ed Coles" Corvair@ GM's "demise expense"... i.e. 1964 110hp engine parameters showed up with near identical specifications during the ongoing development of the Porsce flat 6! ...Kudos to Delta Airlines CORVAIR ATLANTA Engineering staff to find solutions to oil leaks, carburetion swaps with Webers... adaptation of fan belt to Porche- style blower housing redesign... Certain configured Corvair engines are now highly sought after for E.A.A. aircraft! @lds/aes And the late model body style still holds it own after 60+years!! ...so much potential applications!!! @lds/aes
@@TheJayhawker Thank you kindly for your timely response. We never got these in Australia, which was a shame, I think they have a very handsome appearance
To get real enjoyment from a Corvair, you need to find some sheep to chase around with it. At least according to the commercial, did you see the smile on that guy’s face?
they do (or used to) sell plug wires with 90 degree shroud seals so the wire would stay tucked away. You can also use the plastic clips that hold the wires together. I never had an issue with plug wires interfering with linkages. You're making me miss mine (1965 Monza 110 convertable) - stop that! I don't need another Corvair in my life. They're beautiful and fun to drive but they're old and fussy.
I don't know who told you this car isn't worth saving, but they're idiots. Late Corvair coupes are getting harder and harder to find as good starter projects. This looks like a decent one if you can fix the battery acid damage and other more minor issues. Also, that engine didn't look anywhere near unfixable. That's the thing about Corvair engines. They can sit almost forever as long as nothing gets inside them and still run. If they sit for a long time, they'll usually pick up and get peppier the more you drive them. Just make sure to take the oil pan and crank case cover off(the bit the fan bearing is attached to), and check just to see how she's looking inside. It looks like you got the makings of a good car. Just poke and prod it a little at a time and it'll turn out great. Just don't drive it too hard or run it without the fan belt for long. That's a first class ticket to a dropped valve seat. These cars have hardened seats from the factory, which makes them work better with modern gas than a lot of old cars. However, it has a huge downside and that the seats expand slower than the heads, and after a ton of valve float, overheating or just a ton of miles they'll just fall out. After that the head is worthless without spending a couple grand on deep seats. And that's assuming it doesn't turn you engine into a pinball machine, so treat her well. 👍
Also, I managed to see the engine code on the block in the video. That's an RJ code engine, which is a 95HP engine Powerglide with A/C. Now wonder it runs so smooth, and also why it runs so well despite the problems. It isn't the most powerful Corvair engine, but they run silky smooth. It's the kind of motor that is probably the most "indestructible" of the Corvair engines besides the 80HP. You could just about put Kerosene on it and drop a brick on the gas pedal and it wouldn't die. 95s are getting harder to find so take good care of it. If you haven't done so already, replace the stock crank pulley with a harmonic balancer. (Couldn't make out which was on it.) 95s have a tendency to split the crank because GM didn't put a balancer on it "because it didn't need it". Obviously it did. I also recommend you upgrade to a trunk-mounted condenser, unless you're going for authenticity. The extra heat from the stock one isn't good for the motor. Also, don't worry about the compression being super high. These heads only had around 8.25:1, so it was never particularly great in that regard.
Thanks for the information and the encouragement. Don't worry 'bout me and the nay-sayers. I know what I like and am just out to have some fun with old cars. My dad's first car was a '66 Corsa with the 4x1 carbs and I have loved the cars my who life. I personally, however, am still very new to these cars and have a lot to learn. (and make a fool of myself on a public platform)
Sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classic busses will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. (BABVVEN & TEBBVEN & BEFVO laws)!!!!
It is not very smart to operate carbs using throttle crossover shaft AT the cooling fan area while running! Could have injurious situation to the hand/ fingers!😢 @lds/aes
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My dad and me rebuilt his 68 Corvair from the ground up. I rebuilt the engine and tranny completely and tested ran it one a table i made and had it tuned and running like a champ before ever installing it in the car. He bought that car in 1972 and took his ride in it in 2018 with me and passed away a week later. It went to a new owner in NC.
Hearing the engine wind up just before the Powerglide shift, is music to my ears!
An old friend of mine that passed away a few years back had bought a first year Corvair back in the day, and he spoke very fondly of it! His only complaint was the belt, and he said he always kept a spare one with him.
I’m glad to see you enjoying yours! Keep us posted and keep up the good work!
Most fan belt problems were from using the wrong type belt. The OEM belt is a wrapped type with no grooves. I used Gates back in the day. Clark's Corvair Parts has the right type.
By the time my sister bought one it never had any problems. In fact I drove it like a maniac. Never got any tickets but not because I didn't deserve them.
@@loboheeler actually, most belts coming off a Corvair are due to the fan bearing. Many should have been replaced years earlier. I always had trouble until someone told me about that. After I installed a new bearing, I never had a belt come off again. No matter the type belt that was put on.
I enjoyed the clip brings back some memories. In the early 70s i bought several of these cars that had various problems mainly case they were cheap at that time and I enjoyed the gas milage. I bought one Spyder from a friend , that one was my favorite. keep em coming I enjoy
Thanks for keeping another 65 Corvair alive! Had a new 65 Monza 4sp. 110hp. Loved that car and (famous lasy words) "wish I had kept it". Joined the USAF in 66 and when I separated in 70 the car had been trashed. Enjoy your videos
thanks for watching and for your service!
Wow that brings back childhood memories of my dads 1961 Corvair. He was always tinkering with it and always bragged about the heater being gasoline and heating up fast. Dangerous? That's certainly an eclectic car here in So Cal for collectors. It has a unique sound that no other car has ever had.
I see/watch videos like this and it brings back tons of memories of my Corvair days - from owning to rebuilding them. We had over twelve in our family during that time, with the most memorable being a rare '67 Monza 95/PG with factory A/C that Mom drove for 25 years and never had to recharge the A/C, my sister's '66 Monza 140/4sp, her boyfreind/hubby's rare '62 Monza Spyder convertible, my '64 Corvan 110/4-spd with a VW-like Westfalia camper interior, and my favorite, my '66 Corsa Convertible 140/4-spd with every factory option except A/C - flogged that car on many a mountain road and autocross courses, hard to describe the exhilaration of doing well w/o "losing it" on some of the weirder corners. . . "Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end. . ."
@The Jayhawker - Over the years I was heavily involved in the Corvair hobby, I found NGK spark plugs worked best in the air-cooled engine, since they were originally developed for Honda motorcycles. I used BP5HS in the 95 and 110 engines, and the BP6HS in the 140s and turbos. Never had one fail, can't say the same about Champions. AC plugs were my second choice, but the NGKs were much easier to find, if just slightly more expensive. Nowadays the correct AC plug seems to be non-existent, but a set of BP6HS NGKs can be had for about $18 from Amazon. Oh, and be sure to keep the rubber boots on the plug wires to keep the cooling air going where it's supposed to!
Thanks for the tips! I am wanting to recover my seats. Do you have any pictures or literature that shows what a bench seat in a '65 500 should look like? Where they just smooth vinyl all the way across or did they have any inserts or weltings where you sit? So far I can't come up with any info.
My dad had a '66 Corsa with the secondary carbs back in the early '70s. Wish I had that one!
@@TheJayhawker - Clark's has perfect reproductions of all the seat covers for every year and model.
This car is a real gem.
as for the valve noises back in the 1965, I owned a 1963 Corvair coupe with a manual transmission I added Marvil Mistry oil to my oil and to the fuel and also tried spraying Marvil Mistry oil in through the carbs as I was running the engine the help clear the noise from the valve train. I turned my Corvair 1963 95 engine to 8 dregs advanced. Used a Gates Green Leaf Steel core belt for the fan once it first stretched and I retighten lasted a very long time
I didn't drive one this new, but sure put a lot of miles on a 63. My sister owned a monza that was maroon. It was an excellent runner and she said after I drove it it ran "different". I was a senior in high school and drove it like I owned it. Glad she never rode with me. Loved that car.
That reminded me of pulling the oil cooler off a corvair in a wrecking yard for a friend boy what a workout
To keep sparkplug wires out of the carburetor linkage I use reverse gravitational forces along with a twist of the plug wire to get it to coil away from the linkage.
Great looking car.
Man, what a cool car! Such a sleek shape! I share your feelings about Champion spark plugs. I had 2 fail on me in vehicles, and 1 of those failed at less than 500 miles. It's a shame that so often Champion is all you can find for mowers and yard equipment - but at least those don't make you feel as though you will be stranded by the roadside.....
Yes, Champion spark plugs have been poor quality for a long time. I don't understand why auto parts stores even sell them.
we have a 64 coupe for 5 years now I tuned it up then had to do some different things . like it . like yours
I love the dog whistle trick to finding the compression stroke.
Great work I always liked Corvairs my dad had a van it really fun to drive I love your videos
Love it ! Keep on fixing it up. It's a beauty
The assembly which connects to the oil filter is an excellent engineering solution. You don't have to do an oil change to work on other bits of the engine. The unit sit above the oil sump level.
It's hard to say, but I've had many problems specifically with hoses through the oil cooler in the past, A lot of pressure over the many years, and rubber seals over that same time, can perish. Good luck mate.
I, had5 Corvairs from 1960 too 66.🙏🏼❤😉😎
Thanks!
So glad you’re showing this, I have a 67 and have been having problems adjusting the carbs
Great video. I love the old Corvairs and really appreciate you.
Thank you for making this video. I learned allot. I'm currently in the market to buy one.
Excellent content!!! keep going brother!
Another great video. God bless you and your family. Thanks.
Lookin good keep it going I’ll be waiting for the next video. Just tinker and have fun that’s what it’s all about
Cool video like that car just like a baby Impala. Saw a picture of a Don Yenco version. Nice job.
I LOVE this project! I bought my 65 Corvair Monza out of a barn with the motor in pieces in a crate, Built the motor and it started right up for me. Loved it! Be sure to find the belt guide but even if you have everything right the belt will still fly off every time you go over 120 mph! :) Have fun and let me know if you ever need to sell it. ;)
probably for the best, anything past 125 and the whole thing goes airborne :) I'm aching to drop the drivetrain out and replace all seals but no time yet. Thanks for watching!
I had a device you placed on each carburetor one at a time while the engine was running. As air flowed through the device a little red ball would indicate on a scale what the air flow is going through the carburetor. This way you could adjust each linkage to adjust the butterfly valve, worked great once knowing how to use it.
Looking good,bro 😊
My neighbor has the same year and color '65 Corvair 500. His was originally a 3 speed stick, we converted it to Powerglide automatic, it runs great, and I often get to drive it! His car has 57k original miles, it had 27k, when he bought it 8 years ago. His is radio delete, very basic version but I love to drive it!
Could you shoot me a picture of the front seat and email it to me? The original brochure shows just a plain vinyl cover for the 500 but Clarks Corvairs and another picture of a 500 I found online show a patterned insert where the four occupants would sit. I would really appreciate it if so. ratzlaffmotorco@yahoo.com
Thanks for another good, interesting video. The engine sounds really good; I wasn't expecting that. I thought we'd get one of those hour-long "will it run?" videos but we were spared of that. But, I do enjoy those types of late-night shows too. Liked the scripture at the end from Ephesians. I just bought a book from Perry Stone, "There's a Crack In Your Armor" that deals with that verse & the associated others. I'm getting rain from Ian that came up from Florida. Hope you got some from that distant storm you were beckoning. We are in need -- the creeks are running low & slow.
I completely understand, I've never been to Oklahoma either... 😉😉😉
I was looking forward to your video, you do such a awesome job. I live in Oklahoma and we are not that far from you.I like your thinking on this project.Great Job!!👍👍
Low fuel is most commonly one of two things in a Corvair. Either a misadjusted float or a plugged-up fuel filter. The plug wires are supposed to go through some brackets on the fan shroud which keep them in proper line so that they miss all of the throttle linkage.
Your good work shows. The oil cooler is held in place with a single bolt. You don't remove the adapter for access.
Inspiring me to get working on my '60 700 Sedan again. I'm in a somewhat similar situation as you. Being only sixteen, cash is not plentiful so I am focusing on getting it running above all else. I have all the parts I need, but it's hard to get out there and just start wrenching when there's so much to be done.
If you get into taking a lot apart then take a ridiculous amount of pictures, take notes, bad and tag everything, and buy a copy of the factory service manual. I don't know you but I'm proud of you. At your age I was wrenching on a '64 Impala.
@@TheJayhawker Thanks. I'm careful to document everything I tear apart. I've got a shop manual and an assembly manual which have been beyond helpful.
Sounds great
Love these old Corvairs. Pity they weren't more successful esp. the van.
They were actually very successful . 1.8 million sold over a 10 year period. That is a lot of cars sold
Love u show I'm in north Carolina my dad had car like that
Keep at it you will get it going good
I HAD 7 AT 1 TIME 65 SPIDER,RAMPSIDE,1960 COUPE 64 & A 63 NEVER HAD A STATION WAGON CORVAIR ARE GREAT FUN GOOD LUCK
Running 2 X dual throat carburettors with oiled foam filters, would see a significant increase in power. So this is an excellent longer term project car. Better breathing equals better hauling.
When I look at the profile of the Corvair, I can't help but see a "First Gen. Camero/Firebird"...
Am I Crazy??? Maybe??? Maybe Not...
Completely Loving it...
The 1965 Corvair styling was used as a template for the 1967 Camaro.
looks a little like a 2nd gen barracuda coupe too
Might want to hold the throttle wide open while doing the compression test. That can make a big difference.
im not sure about corvairs but my 64 chev pickup had a resistor wire to the coil , which i threw out when i rewired engine , didnt know about the resistor wire . Had to use a chrysler ceramic resistor to reduce voltage to the coil .
COOL.👍👍👍🏁🏁🏁🏁
Great job ! & it was worth watching , Stick with it ! & I'm glad it's going in the right direction for You ! & she sounds real sweet , & is looking way better on the outside ! Compared to the 1st video . As far as the plug wire they should attach to the shroud , & You can find wire clips for the wires at any auto parts store for a pretty cheap price to keep the wires out of the way were they don't go on the shrouds ! Looking forward to the next video , & thanks for this one.
The high 146 psi compression on the one cylinder is likely because of a tighter intake and exhaust valves seat seal relative to the other cylinders. This condition could have been caused by that cylinder intake and exhaust valves being tightly seated and sealed closed on the compression stoke while it was sitting up for so long. The more you drive it the difference should lower a little closer to the others.
hey, could you please make a video on how to connect your tach, I have one from my Dad's old stuff and would love to be able to use it. mike
Yes you need that missing belt guide (ask me how I know). I ran my '66 Corsa at 18deg advance - finally went to installing a Mallory dual-point distributor to eliminate point bounce at high rpm. The carbs can be a bit of a pain to synch - a UniSyn helps with this. I usually used the palm of my hand between banks as a quick check. Be glad you don't need to fool with 4 carbs like I did. LOLOL! I had the same issue with my oil cooler elastomers failing as well as the pushrod tube elastomers - the materials of the current day for elastomers are much better and more forgiving of the heat cycles/high temps of these engines and should last a long time. You'll never get that burned oil smell out of the heater though. Be careful if you lube the universal joints on the rear axles. There are 32 or so tiny roller bearings under the caps on the cross (again, ask me how I know). Great video, brought back some good memories and learning experiences from 50 years ago. Oh, yeah...Helicoils will become your friend.
The dealers did a miserable job of tuning my mon's new 1963, so I took over the responsibility. Bought a UniSyn, which was useful later with British cars. Running a carb setup with 4 primaries is interesting, and I was not aware you could use the stock secondaries that way.
I noticed that at 32:53 your fresh air heater hose, which is located at the back of the engine cover shroud and goes through the firewall, is torn. The hose should be replaced; rather than cooling air go over the cylinder closest to it (#6), the cooling air travels in a loop, which may cause an overheating of that cylinder. An alternative is to disconnect the hose and install a blocking plate on the shroud.
Yes sir, thanks. One of those things on the list waiting for funding 😉
Never too early to sell shirt's.
I don't think the guides are worn, the carbs are antiquated. If carbs sit they get weird. Consider a rebuilt with bath and everything. I have a 140 with four primaries-as apposed to 2 primaries and two secondaries. . Keep it balanced. Also, check the fuel pump they are notorious(like all of them dont work-sorry for being jaded, but its true). Good job on the oil cooler. It seems to be idling high, but it SOUNDS REALLY REALLY GOOD.
Cool - though I winced every time your hands came close to that belt!
Had a 64 corvair Monza when I was younger. I always played my music loud not realizing that my glass pack mufflers was just straight pipes because the glass cracked out. Although I did kinda wonder at first why people's car alarms were going off when I went by..
Haha, a guy from my dad's generation once told me that the first thing they did with new glass packs was to drive the car to town to make the exhaust good and hot and then spray the glass packs at the car wash. Just for the purpose of making them loud.
Gotta Love those old car commercials! At least this one didn't have a babe leaning over the hood using sex to sell the car. Thank you for sharing a mistake and showing us that you are human and we are not the only ones that goof up,
I have that exact same tach/dwell meter. I have no idea where I got it. LOLOL I don't use it much anymore, but it certainly matches the Corvair era.
When you get it back the way you want it, please reinstall the A/C.
I am here for the for the music car as well
The little doohickie on the right side of the throttle cross shaft is used to connect an idle-up solenoid on air conditioned cars. Was this originally an A/C-optioned Corvair?
Yes, you can go back to the beginning of the '65 Corvair playlist and watch my progress from the beginning. It is indeed an A/C optioned 500.
@@TheJayhawker I own a 1966 Monza 4 door hardtop that is the same color, Artesian Turquoise. Mine also has factory A/C with all its original parts, and it blows nice and cold. Good luck with yours!
We all make mistakes...no biggie. I got frustrated at getting my carbs together on a '61 so I got an airflow gauge meter from Clarks and never had problems tuning them again. Oh by the way...never use the center of the crossroad to rev the engine. Those carbs sound as if they are fine for now...just need a bit of cleaning up.
Oh by the way, the car is really strait. How many miles are on it and who had it before you? Was it the old lady in the first video?
Just like the Fiero, by the time they got the Corvair right the damage was done and it was gone.
Did you keep all the factory A/C parts and pieces?
Same color as mine...65 Monza...
Do you have aqua interior? Kinda wish mine was fawn, but it's still.....groovey.
@@TheJayhawker no it's black wish it had white seats and door panels
I'd send pic but don't know how
@@josephpierce7250 That's ok, don't worry about it. I want to order vinyl for mine and I have a bit of a mystery. There are pics online of a 65 500 with the same color scheme as mine but the seats looks as if they have either cloth inserts with a pattern or the pattern is embossed in the vinyl. Clarks Corvairs also shows 500 seat upholstery as having a pattern to it. But if you look at the '65 brochure they clearly show a 500 front seat in just plain vinyl. I know you probably have no clue because you have a Monza most likely with buckets...Just one of those things I have to figure out.
Does anyone remember the after-
market applications using various
Corvair
power...like the UltraVan
Camper...
the kiddie train at an
amusement
park...the
Corvair/
Harley-
Davidson
hybrid
motorcycle
...maybe even a racing
lawn tractor???
@lds/aes
I absolutely love this guy's efforts. Ralph Nader killed the Chevrolet Corvair, yet he never had a driver's license. WTF?
Beware of carb throttle plate wear/
vacuum leaks that can play havoc with syncronization...best to get brass bushing kits from folks like ClarksCorvairParts...also having vacuum leaks from old worn out choke pull-offs can affect idle, as the source is plastic housed diaphragm, and old hard hose to base of carb passage to intake boss of cylinder head.
@lds/aes
Ralph
Nader had an unsafe brain-to-
publisher!
...AvcoLycoming, ReynoldsAluminum, and Porsche had an
unpublished co-op with
GM engineering
to develope
"Ed Coles"
Corvair@
GM's "demise expense"...
i.e. 1964 110hp
engine parameters
showed up with near identical
specifications during the ongoing
development of the Porsce
flat 6!
...Kudos to
Delta
Airlines
CORVAIR
ATLANTA
Engineering staff to find solutions to
oil leaks, carburetion
swaps with Webers...
adaptation
of fan belt to Porche-
style blower housing redesign...
Certain configured Corvair engines are now highly sought after for E.A.A.
aircraft!
@lds/aes
And the late model body style still holds it own after 60+years!!
...so much
potential
applications!!!
@lds/aes
I have a soft spot for the Corvairs, I think they look great. What capacity is the engine?
In '64 they increased displacement from 144 to 164. This '65 is a plain jane 500 base model so it only has 95 horses.
@@TheJayhawker Thank you kindly for your timely response. We never got these in Australia, which was a shame, I think they have a very handsome appearance
@@stevenhoman2253 The rampside corvair pickup may have gone over well down there
@@TheJayhawker That's possible, alright. But we call them utes, How low does the rear engine sit, if you wanted a full bed for goods?
To get real enjoyment from a Corvair, you need to find some sheep to chase around with it. At least according to the commercial, did you see the smile on that guy’s face?
nice car....
Had a 65 Spyder kept breaking motor mounts street racing , that would allow entire transaxle to move around and become E ticket ride from hell.
for the younger crowd , Disneyland used to be ride by ticket like a county fair. E tickets were for the wildest rides.
My uncle installed a pcv valve on his they didnt have thrm and it caused pushrod tubes to leak
Maybe you just didn’t show it but you should use a thin paper gasket below and above the spacer for the carb.
they do (or used to) sell plug wires with 90 degree shroud seals so the wire would stay tucked away. You can also use the plastic clips that hold the wires together. I never had an issue with plug wires interfering with linkages. You're making me miss mine (1965 Monza 110 convertable) - stop that! I don't need another Corvair in my life. They're beautiful and fun to drive but they're old and fussy.
He put hole in oil fill cap put vqcum line from there to inttake and he never lost another gaskey or oring
I don't know who told you this car isn't worth saving, but they're idiots. Late Corvair coupes are getting harder and harder to find as good starter projects. This looks like a decent one if you can fix the battery acid damage and other more minor issues.
Also, that engine didn't look anywhere near unfixable. That's the thing about Corvair engines. They can sit almost forever as long as nothing gets inside them and still run.
If they sit for a long time, they'll usually pick up and get peppier the more you drive them. Just make sure to take the oil pan and crank case cover off(the bit the fan bearing is attached to), and check just to see how she's looking inside. It looks like you got the makings of a good car. Just poke and prod it a little at a time and it'll turn out great.
Just don't drive it too hard or run it without the fan belt for long. That's a first class ticket to a dropped valve seat. These cars have hardened seats from the factory, which makes them work better with modern gas than a lot of old cars. However, it has a huge downside and that the seats expand slower than the heads, and after a ton of valve float, overheating or just a ton of miles they'll just fall out. After that the head is worthless without spending a couple grand on deep seats. And that's assuming it doesn't turn you engine into a pinball machine, so treat her well. 👍
Also, I managed to see the engine code on the block in the video. That's an RJ code engine, which is a 95HP engine Powerglide with A/C. Now wonder it runs so smooth, and also why it runs so well despite the problems.
It isn't the most powerful Corvair engine, but they run silky smooth. It's the kind of motor that is probably the most "indestructible" of the Corvair engines besides the 80HP. You could just about put Kerosene on it and drop a brick on the gas pedal and it wouldn't die.
95s are getting harder to find so take good care of it. If you haven't done so already, replace the stock crank pulley with a harmonic balancer. (Couldn't make out which was on it.) 95s have a tendency to split the crank because GM didn't put a balancer on it "because it didn't need it". Obviously it did.
I also recommend you upgrade to a trunk-mounted condenser, unless you're going for authenticity. The extra heat from the stock one isn't good for the motor.
Also, don't worry about the compression being super high. These heads only had around 8.25:1, so it was never particularly great in that regard.
Thanks for the information and the encouragement. Don't worry 'bout me and the nay-sayers. I know what I like and am just out to have some fun with old cars. My dad's first car was a '66 Corsa with the 4x1 carbs and I have loved the cars my who life. I personally, however, am still very new to these cars and have a lot to learn. (and make a fool of myself on a public platform)
Sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classic busses will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-(
In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025
on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. (BABVVEN & TEBBVEN & BEFVO laws)!!!!
Is there something wrong with the climate...?
@@michaelerickson1518 it makes our greens going nuts
you must not like your thumb .bad place to reve ,,use the bell crank on the left carb...safer that way...just saying one slip an your going to the em
great video,thanks for bringing us along and a thumbs up and a sub from me, and I even hit the bell!!! mike
Thanks a lot!
It is not very smart to operate carbs using throttle crossover shaft AT the cooling fan area while running!
Could have
injurious
situation to
the hand/
fingers!😢
@lds/aes
Love it ! Keep on fixing it up. It's a beauty
Thanks! Will do!