05-31-14 Locomotive 489 & Corvairs

[Roger Hogan]

I enjoyed seeing this line up in the Chama Yard.

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[Rich Murray]

I drove one of them back in 63-65 (a 63 Monza coupe) I can't believe there are that many of those left that can still be driven and still have all their body parts.
Those must have been from Arizona. LOL

[John Cole]

The reason that for airs don't rust out is because the push rod tubes leaked oil so badly after 60,000 miles. I had a customer who leaked a quart of oil per tank of gas. Messy car.

[Rich Murray]

Hmm were you my mechanic? That is exactly the 'final straw' reason I got rid of it. (Traded it in on a '65 Mustang 289 V8 fastback)

[John Cole]

Don't blame me Rich, I only worked on them. It was a RARE Corvair that didn't leak oil like a sieve after about 60K when the push rod tube seals split. Ten cent apiece part, but you had to pull the cylinder heads to replace them. I had one customer who had a CASE of oil in the back seat and would hand me a quart to install when he came in for gas.

[Rich Murray]

Don't blame me Rich, I only worked on them. It was a RARE Corvair that didn't leak oil like a sieve after about 60K when the push rod tube seals split. Ten cent apiece part, but you had to pull the cylinder heads to replace them. I had one customer who had a CASE of oil in the back seat and would hand me a quart to install when he came in for gas.

If I recall it was a quart of oil every two days or so.