I sure hope this Corvair forum gets popular. These forums are so much better than email lists.
so... here's my first post.
I have a '65 110hp in my Aircamper. Engine has 15hrs on it on the test stand. Is now on the airframe and firewall forward is about 95% complete.
here's a shot of it when I had the Aerocrab on it.
hmmmm a Corvair forum
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New to group. Fly Corvairs
I just joined the group. Looks impressive so far.. I Currently fly two aircraft with a Corvair. A Pietenpol completed in 1995 and a Davis DA-2A completed in 1987. Looking forward to further discussions.
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lots of issues. the main reason was the sticking throttle slide. It would stick horribly. That could be a fatal issue if trying to add power on a go-around and it sticks.
Also it never seemed to be tuned right no matter what needle I tried.
It would drip fuel too... just not a good carb for my application. The VW guys love them and they probably work great on a VW, but for my Corvair I was not satisfied... I'm a bit of a perfectionist though.
Also it never seemed to be tuned right no matter what needle I tried.
It would drip fuel too... just not a good carb for my application. The VW guys love them and they probably work great on a VW, but for my Corvair I was not satisfied... I'm a bit of a perfectionist though.