Pulling A Corvair Engine In Four And A Half Minutes!!! (7.3.12)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2012
- We had to take the engine transmission and differential out of my 1963 Corvair! We were having trouble with the starter and the ring gear on the torque converter. So, inorder to access those parts, we had to pull the whole engine! which was easier than you would think!
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Many years ago.. ( about 1973 ) I had similar problems which regularly cracked the starter nose piece... requiring replacement. I lowered the engine onto a plastic milk crate then used a chain fall from the garage ceiling to lift the rear of the body up. I was then able to pull the engine rearward by sliding the plastic crate across the floor.
I miss my Corvairs. I had 63, 64, 65 Corsa, 66 and 68.
This is probably the best looking video from 2012 I have seen on TH-cam
I was just thinking the same exact thing lol...
This was one of the marketing and advertising claims for the Corvair. They said the whole “power pack” was quickly removable so the whole “unit” was easily serviceable. The idea was it was quicker and easier to remove the power unit for speed and ease of repair and the owner would save money in the long run.
I love this. It makes me want to go pull my engine immediately.
Our family had a 1964 Corvair Monza convertible (110 hp), and later on I had a 1966 Corvair Corsa convertible (140 hp). ;-) They were fun.
My mom worked at a tire store (bookkeeper) and the 64 had some of the first Michelin radials in the U.S installed (free). Gas station attendants shook their heads when my mom said they weren't flat. ;-)
Cool dog. Nice bird. But could you take a minute and point out the disconnect pointe for would be Corvair shade tree mechanics?
I had a standard shift 65 red corvair in high school. 1974.. It broke starters, made sound like bad throwout bearing, but only when foot was OFF clutch pedal. flywheel had a thick sheet metal inner, which would flex very slightly. Removing flywheel revealed six bolts holding bell housing to engine ( Small end of housing) three had come loose and rubbed the flywheel, which warped it, and the attached pressure plate wobbled when running, Note: ring gear teeth are on pressure plate. So it broke the starter snout off. Nothing does this except a corvair. Had this assembly out twice before finding it, Took a very long time.
Dad had a 66 500, 65 Monza. I drove the 66 and could have the engine on the floor in 30 minutes. I learned a lot about working on cars with that rig. Every once in a while I kinda miss it. Will probably never own another one.
Pity the Corvair was never in Europe (except Switzerland and Norway, I think). I find this car fascinating. I know it is not a very good or safe car, but really I like the model (almost Italian styling), the engine set up (Porsche) and the interior and engine feel (American). That combined makes this a unique car.
I have owned 4 corvairs. I loved these cars. Very fun to drive and plenty of power.
The safety thing was overplayed, they were interesting and nice driving cars, have a friend here who's owned 6 of them and recently bought a '66 with an automatic, he let me drive it around, was decently powered, good brakes for all drums and drove very normally. Engine structurally seemed more Tatra like as it was pushrod and more utilitarian. I kind of want one now, 4 speed Corsa would be nice.
I read somewhere it was sold in Denmark too, but I could be wrong.
@@Oldbmwr100rs I like pushrod engines, no cam shaft belts or chains to worry about.Pushrod just keeps on keeping on. I own a Holden Commodore with a V6 3.8L Buick motor. high mileage, never had to worry about time chains or belts.
1st Gen Corvair flat 6 Turbo 0-60 in about 7 seconds. Porsche flat 4 from the same era took about 11 seconds.
The two wheeler idea made me laugh, great idea.
great job guys!!!!
I found this video on a random search. I just couldn't wrap my head around how that engine works. Then I thought, that sounds like Tim?! Then there you were.
Will be using this when im working on my '63 monza spyder
Really cool motors
Heron. A herring is a fish! :)
That mustache, my friend... Is AWESOME!!! How crazy is that?
Hi, im in the process of rebuilding a 1963 corvair, and I see your battery isnt the original, may I ask what battery that is ? Mine doesn't have a battery yet, so im looking at all my options.
Are you kidding me? The weak attachment point allowed flex and a gap that changed the angle of the teeth against the starter teeth directly across from it, It makes perfect sense.
Happy fourth and nice car
You guys chunked down a real good nugget! Sweet. The starter looks fine.Is that a pumpkin top? The bolt is fine. Diggin the Corvair!
Transmission jack would be helpful
and here I thought you just did Disney videos, a Corvair guy, thumbs up
I want to remove just my engine but leave transmission and differential . How do I do that?
I have done a bunch of these (we had at least one of every model) My first car being a 63 Monza 4 speed......I just pulled the engine and trans-axle as a unit with a floor jack with the body raised on some jack stands. Starting at the age of 14 by the way.
RadioReprised So is that the easy or better way to do it
i realize Im quite off topic but does anyone know a good website to watch newly released series online ?
@Drake Noah Thank you, I went there and it seems to work :) I really appreciate it!
@Brendan Ty happy to help xD
So just have to get the parts now? gonna take the engine apart?
Was it possible to swap the fully independent suspension from a '65 into the older Corvairs?
The 65 is the "older" corvairs and all corvairs had 4 wheel independent suspensions.
Nice Car!
Some good stuff to know, but even with my 50 years in the car business I doubt you can pull that whole assembly in under 5 minutes. Maybe 5 minutes in time-lapse but not in real time. Rebuilding a Corvan 95 as I type. Garage space is tight (hey it's winter in Ct) and I'm into it about 6 hours already for driveline removal. OTOH, I never did one of these before so it's a steep learning curve. I plan on doing the rear suspension over while everything is out for a differential problem. Will probably do the clutch as well as the rubber mounting bushings that hold everything together.
This question is a bit off subject, maybe, but here goes... I have a 1981 Mazda B2000 truck, she has a custom bed with step-side and fenders, and windshield visor, so not a typical looking little truck. To set her aside from any other truck, I need something big. I'm a fan of old VW's and the Chevy Corvair, and wanted to see if a mid engine setup would be possible with a Corvair engine and Transaxel. Your thoughts? At the least, a 2500cc VW engine mounted to the Corvair Transaxle due to space.
did you ever go forward with that thought? I'm thinking of picking up a '62 corvair.
Also do you live in Orlando?
I'm jealous. I always needed about an hour 😩 😂
is that the 102hp one?
Just gonna say... They doing it the hard way :)
I was thinking that power glide was used in the boss hog v8 motorcycle.
Isn't what I am seeing is a clutch and pressure plate instead of a torque converter which was used with the two speed automatic transmission? I've never seen a Corvair engine removed with engine and transaxle, so I could be mistaken. Nice video!
That was indeed a torque converter.
I knew you couldn't do it in stated time. I did remove a VW. Bus engine in under 20 minutes. That means driving vehicle up to tool box to start.
Wonder if Chev heads ever considered a flat 8 version? Mustang at the time had the V8 option.
Had a 66 in 69, pulled the motor out the bottom more than once using scissors jack on a skateboard, seems there were 8 bell bolts, two in the rear. From beginning to end, everything: jack, stands, electric, fuel, linkage, about 40 minutes. That's the way it was
OK Paka could you take a minute? Can I take the diff & PG off my EM car, frontwards & down - & thus get into the bell housing with ne real engine drop????
There's no boss upfacing to match the chain fall eye, at least not seen here - just on he rear of the housing at 12 o clock position.
Meaning, i could be good.
Goal is is to clean converter, check starter Bendix - & the key, , add new pressure plate with new teeth
I can support body & engine of course but want to move as little possible out from under the vehicle. What say you, LP?
Wouldn’t mind a guide on dropping the engine with this method.
amigo al corvair se puedes adactar el motor k24 en la misma transmicion original del corvair, el motor del corvair gira a la izquierda y el k24 gira a la derecha ayudeme le estare agradecido gracias
Do blue herons eat red herrings? Answers to question like this are important.
i hope my 64 greenbrier corvair van will be this easy
Crank that baby UP!!!
HAHA they sound like Chipmunks
Not sure why you didn't pull the axles! So much easier that way...
I always loved the idea of having the engine in a Corvair turned 180º, engine in front of transmission; as there are many reverse turning camshafts available, it won't be a problem; for the ring and pinion, if needed, for sure someone will build a custom-made unit allowing an inverted turning for wheels.
This would noticeably improve steering, handling and road behavior of Corvair cars, that was already acceptable, whatever the 'Unsafe at any speed' promoters would cry, as long as tires had the right pressures, and steering wheels alignment and load is within specifications.
How much room exists below the back seat of a Corvair to accommodate a centrally located engine?
A firewall thick and strong enough will prevent engine going too far ahead in case of a front crash...
Jose G A I have seen a couple mid engine with a small block Chevy half way in the back seat. I'm pretty sure they flip the ring gear. Crown manufacturing is the company's name and they have a kit for that. I think that's the name of the company
This was done by many people, a company called Crown used to make a kit to turn the driveline around and install a V8, it did work, but required you to build your own engine cover.
More corvair video
You need better foot protection when working on a project like this brother.
Yeah, I don't think Sandals are quite OSHA approved foot protection.
I could not agree more, wearing slippers while doing this sort of work is nonsense.
Flip-flops + heavy automotive components = missing toes.
Thank god I have a transmission jack
That transmission is about the size of the one on my motorcycle
4 minutes huh, um yea i dont think so
they said 4 and a half, duh.
Blue herring must be old, it is grey not blue!🙃
This dude sounds like hank hill
This took significantly longer than 4 and a half minutes. That being said, it is nice to know that the entire drivetrain can be removed as an alternative to dropping just the engine to replace a clutch.
Wow hate to see what you have to go through to put in a clutch in a 4speed
Sure did do that the hard way
ummmm. Tried to find a follow up for this deal. Didn't have the patience to sort through the crap ton of vids you have to find the corvair. lol. You need to build a better library and playlist them by category.
3:03 that's what she said.
got me beat 60, 65 Monza 4 carb, 66 Corsa Turbo
Not a Blue Heron, a Red Herring.
The Corvair had 4 lugs?
I thought it had 5 lugs.
Nope
The 65 and newer had 5 lugs.
Piss poor heaters just like the bugs.
all caused by the the Chinese bendix (copy) drive failure on the starter motor, look how poor the metal quality is on the chipped teeth
thumbs down for flip flops
more like in 15 to 30 minutes...
who cares about the bird