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EDITOR: Jim Pittman Albuquerque NM 87112 NEXT MEETING: Wednesday May 2nd, 7:30 PM Galles Chevrolet, Lomas & University THIS MONTH: Dues Due Sylvan Zuercher April Meeting Notes Charles Vertrees Board Meeting Notes Chuck Vertrees Billiken: Fired Editor Mark Morgan Driver's Seat Hurley Wilvert Tri-State Preview Debbie Pleau Coming Events Everybody Windshields at May Meering Robert Gold Cars and Parts For Sale Everybody Seven Years Ago Jim Pittman NMCCC Meeting Report Mark Martinek Pilgrimage to St. George Larry Blair Big-I Tour Quiz Larry Blair TECHNICAL: Brake Signal Lights Gary Mierzwa (VV) COVER: Larry Blair and his spectacular Spyder ===== MEETING TIME: First Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM LOCATION: Galles Chevrolet, 1601 Lomas Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 PRESIDENT: Hurley Wilvert 281-1732 hbwilvert@prodigy.net VICE-PRES: Robert Gold 268-6878 beisbol30@hotmail.com SECRETARY: Charles Vertrees 299-0744 vertrees@swcp.com TREASURER: Wendell Walker 892-8471 defarge505@aol.com MEMBERSHIP: Sylvan Zuercher 299-7577 zuerchero@hubwest.com NEWSLETTER: Jim Pittman 275-2195 casa unm edu DUES: CNM: 12 months $15.00 or 26 months $30.00 CORSA: 12 months $35.00 or 26 months $70.00 BOTH (required by our constitution): 12 months $50.00 or 26 months $100.00 ===== Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter is published monthly by Corvairs of New Mexico, a chartered chapter of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America. 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Transportation provided by 1990 Honda Civic, 1991 Honda Civic, 1965 Corvair Monza, 1966 Corvair Corsa and a little help from our friends. ===== Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 23:51:29 From: Defarge505@aol.com Subject: Ilva Walker 1928-2001 Dear Family and Friends, At 4:15 MST this afternoon Wife, Mother, Mother-in-law, Sister-in-law, Grandmother, Aunt and beloved friend Ilva Wetie Walker redirected her energy to another space in which one day we will all follow. During her transition, she was surrounded by the love of immediate family that joined her in life and the love that will precede her. Ilva has requested that her physical remains be donated to Medical Science. The University of New Mexico School of Medicine has accepted this offer. There will be no funeral. There will be a gathering of friends and fava. We will announce details and dates shortly. Attached is a recent picture of Ilva... [See photo gallery... Ed.] Love to you all -- The Walkers Wendell Walker 301 Utah Meadow Rio Rancho, NM 87124 1-505-892-8471 ===== Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 13:10:58 Dear Friends: I would like to thank all of you who dropped by our home to help my family and me Celebrate Ilva's life. I still feel that she is still here and will be with me for some time, until we are joined together again in the UNM "Rose Garden" (her and my ashes will be placed there). I still have an assortment of plates and things that held food. If you left any of your items here, please call me and I will deliver them to their owners. With much love for our many friends of the Corvair Club, Wendy Walker ===== "People whom fortune has surprised with a reward for which there is no natural reason flowing out of their actions are easily tempted to lose sight of the necessary relationship between cause and effect. They introduce into the natural order of things the higher power of miracle and end up by recklessly trusting to their luck." - Schiller Dues Expired or Due or Approaching Due: Bill McClellan 04/2001 David Patten 04/2001 Boedean Belt 05/2001 Dennis Pleau 05/2001 Terry Price 05/2001 Ben Abeyta 06/2001 Richard Finch 06/2001 Mark Morgan 06/2001 Dan Post 06/2001 Richard Foster 07/2001 Robert Gold 07/2001 If your membership is due or has expired, please send your dues to: Wendell Walker, CNM Treasurer, 301 Utah Meadow, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 Note: the Club will mail in your National dues when you renew, but only if you send us the renewal form from CORSA Communique! The CORSA Home Page: http://www.corvair.org CNM's home page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871 ===== APRIL MEETING NOTES Chuck Vertrees The April meeting was called to order at 19:30 at Galles Chevrolet. All officers except the Vice-President were present. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter. Treasurer Wendell Walker reported that CNM has $218.44 in the checking account and $5,481.69 in the money market account for a total worth of $5,700.13. Sylvan Zuercher reported that there were no guests present, but that a possible new member, the person who bought Ruth Boydston's truck, plans to attend the next meeting. Mark Martinek reported on the Car Council meeting. The gist will be elsewhere in the newsletter. Important things for your calendar are the Museum Car Show on May 20th for those not going to the Tri-State and the All Clubs Picnic on August the 6th. (CNM turnout for this has been very poor the last two years.) Mark Domzalski asked all the members to bring the ballot from their CORSA Communique to the May meeting so they can all be sent in together. At the last election 13% of the membership voted which is as good as or better than ever before. Let's make it better this year! The Funkahna scheduled for April has been replaced with the Progressive Dinner on Saturday April 28th. It will start at the Goffe's at 16:30, then on to the Golds' and then to Ruth Boydston's. The new name badges are now available and are quite attractive and are only $5.00. A sheet was circulated for those who want a new badge to sign. The first drive over the high flyover bridge of the Big-I project took place with eight Corvairs in the group of cars that went over. That is the bridge that CNM members and our guests were able to tour and walk on a few weeks earlier. Larry Blair suggested that those going to Manitou Springs might like to convoy up. They would leave at 07:00 from the Bernalillo exit on I-25. I don't know how many are planning to convoy, but it would probably be best to contact Larry. Jim Pittman asked how many had seen the color pictures of the Big-I tour on the web page. I did not get a count of the hands raised. The meeting was adjourned at 20:06 and was followed by a presentation from Clark's Corvair Parts. ===== BOARD MEETING NOTES Chuck Vertrees The April board meeting was called to order at 17:20 at House of Covers. Present were Hurley Wilvert, Robert Gold, Sylvan Zuercher, Jim Pittman, Steve Gongora and Chuck Vertrees. The minutes of the last board meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter. There was no treasurer's report. The progressive dinner was mentioned. It will start at 16:30 on Saturday the 28th at Sylvia and Jerry Goffe's house. Robert Gold told us that Hurley will give the presentation at the May meeting. It will be on how to replace windshields. If there is enough interest, Hurley will sponsor a hands on tech session at his house. He has an early model that the windshield can be removed and replaced in. Sylvan tried to get a bid on patches, but the place he has used in the past has closed and moved. He has not been able to find out where they have moved. Steve is going to get a quote from Wearguard who did our shirts. He will get a bid on 50 patches. Jim reported that he has obtained the "St. Francis of Corvair" plaques for the Tri-State presentation. The price was $49.35 and it was approved that the treasurer will reimburse him for this amount. Jim also reported that the committee to address the Boydston/Meissner awards had not had a formal meeting so far. The committee needs to report to the Board well before this year's Christmas party. There is no information on the Tri-State attendance plaque. As you may recall, last year the plaque was stolen at the Tri-State event in Albuquerque, and it was stated that CNM would replace it. However, it was also stated that it would be replaced by the Rocky Mountain club. We don't know the latest on this. Debbie and Dennis Pleau told Jim that they were going to check with Laura Wilshire of Rocky Mountain, but we have not yet heard anything back from them. Steve said that a David Alderette (either 730-2003 or 730-2803) has a black and purple 1966 4-door that he would like to sell. The meeting was adjourned at 17:45. ===== FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT Hurley Wilvert This month I would like to thank those in our club who really put in the effort to keep things going. Last month, Ruth Boydston, Jerry and Sylvia Goffe, Anne Mae Gold and Rita Gongora quickly pitched in to organize the Progressive Dinner for April after we were unable to schedule another event. By the time you read this, the dinner will be history and I'm sure that all those that enjoy good food will have already stuffed themselves. I resemble that remark. Every month, Jim Pittman spends a considerable amount of time putting together this newsletter, which I feel is the best there is. He has to try to get articles for it from the rest of the members and is always soliciting input. He also has to remind me every month to submit this piece. I am glad we have Jim, so that we can enjoy this fine publication every month. On an ongoing basis, Sylvan Zuercher is helping Corvair owners from everywhere keep their cars running. Despite not being able to run a 4-minute mile, Sylvan is always willing to look at someone's car or listen to the symptoms to try to help fix the problem. Steve Gongora is always there to do legwork to get things done. He makes phone calls, visits vendors, and relays information that helps keep things rolling. Robert Gold has come up with some really interesting talks and presentations for our meetings. Next month he has enlisted me to talk about windshield removal and installation! Chuck Vertrees is always there to take the minutes of the meetings and Wendell Walker manages our money month in and month out. There are many others behind the scenes, some that I may not even know about. I thank you all for making this a great club! Hurley Wilvert - President ===== Tri-state 2001 - Manitou Springs Debbie Pleau I'm not sure what information you've received so far regarding the Tri-State but the March, 2001 Drip Line (Pikes Peak Corvair Club) had the following: Corvair Tri-State May 18 - 19, 2001 Enjoy the splendor of springtime in the Rocky Mountains and attend the annual TRI-STATE CORVAIR MEET in historic Manitou Springs, Colorado. The area offers such sites as Pikes Peak, the Air Force Academy and the Garden of the Gods, just to name a few, plus many more beautiful places close to this area. Plan to stay longer and see them all. Plan to attend the Friday night "Pizza in the Park" on May 18th for $5.00 per person. The Show & Shine will be Saturday morning, May 19th, at the Garden of the Gods Visitors Center. Tour the area in the afternoon and end up with a wonderful banquet for $18.00 per person and $10.00 for children under 12 years of age. Please make your reservations now as we need a head count. Call John or Dee Glusick at (719) 372-3766 or write P.O. Box 126, Penrose, CO 81240-0126. You can also e-mail: glusick@prodigy.net Rooms will be available at Castaways - (877) 586-3300 starting at $69.00 until April 17th or the Alpine Motel - (800) 289-5455 starting at $49.00. Hope to see you there. *********************** It was wonderful to see those of you that we got to see at the "Celebration of Ilva's Life" at the Walkers' on Sunday April 8th. We look forward to seeing many of you again in May at this year's Tri-State being hosted by the Pikes Peak Corvair Club in Manitou Springs. The first thing I want to mention is that it is not an eight-hour drive from Albuquerque to Manitou Springs, unless of course you stop and picnic along the way. When we headed home from the Walkers', we hit I-25 at the 243 exit at 2:57 PM. With a quick stop in Romeroville for coffee and potty, going through the drive-thru in Raton for dinner and then gas and potty in Pueblo, we reached the exit for Manitou Springs at 8:10 PM. It was about a 5 hour and 15 minute drive. We drove anywhere from the speed limit to about 3-5 miles over. Once you reach the Manitou Springs exit, it's only about 10 minutes away. For those of you who will be coming up on Thursday, the Pleaus would like to invite you all over for a barbecue that evening. We had planned for this to be on Friday but the Pikes Peak club is hosting "Pizza in the Park." For those of you who don't want to pay for an extra night's lodging, we have some extra beds and plenty of floor space. If you plan on coming to our barbecue, please either EMAIL us at dpleau@efortress.com or call us at 719-494-1380 so that we can get a head count. Directions to our place are as follows: I-25 to exit 153 (Interquest Pkwy); Follow this through two stop lights past the New Life Church and Pikes Peak Community College (at the first stop light it becomes Hwy 83); After a little over 7 miles, you'll come up and out of the trees and at the start a slight decline you'll see a + which is indicating Hodgen; Turn right on Hodgen; Drive on Hodgen for almost 9 miles, going through two intersections with flashing yellow lights; the second of these is Meridian; Take the first left after Meridian which is Great Smoky Avenue; Great Smoky ends at Forest Green; Turn left; Take the first right which is Green Meadow Drive. We are the second house on the right (12850 Green Meadow Drive); you can't miss all the Corvairs. We truly look forward to seeing all of you who can make it up this way for this year's Tri-State. Drive safely!!! -- Debbie Pleau ===== ============================================================================ | C O R V A I R S o f N E W M E X I C O C O M I N G E V E N T S | | M a y | J u n e | J u l y | | : : 1 2 3 4 5 | : : : : : 1 2 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | 8 8 10 11 12 13 14 | | 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 | 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 | 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 | | 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 | 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 | 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 | | 27 28 29 30 31 : : | 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 | 29 30 31 : : : : | ============================================================================ Wed 2nd May 7:30 PM Regular Meeting - GALLES CHEVROLET 1601 Lomas NE Sat 12th May 1:00 PM CNM Ladies - OPEN AT THIS TIME Wed 16th May 5:00 PM Board Meeting - House of Covers 18-19-20 May ....... Tri-State Meet - Pikes Peak Corvair Club Sun 20th May ....... Albuquerque Museum - NMCCC Car Show - Old Town Fri 25th May 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Sat 26th May 11:00-5:00 Classic Car Show: Edgewood, NM - Patty Green 286-9553 Wed 6th Jun 7:30 PM Regular Meeting - GALLES CHEVROLET 1601 Lomas NE Sat 9th Jun 1:00 PM CNM Ladies - Brenda Stickler's Wed 20th Jun 5:00 PM Board Meeting - House of Covers Fri 22nd Jun 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Wed 4th Jul 7:30 PM Regular Meeting - GALLES CHEVROLET 1601 Lomas NE Wed 18th Jul 5:00 PM Board Meeting - House of Covers Fri 20th Jul 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Sun 2nd Dec 11:00 AM Christmas Dinner - Kirtland AFB - Rita Gongora =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=++=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= May Meeting Presidential Address -- Robert Gold CNM will be treated to an address by the President at its May 2nd meeting. The President of the Club that is. Hurley Wilvert will impart his extensive knowledge concerning Corvair windshield removal and installation in a tech talk at the conclusion of the meeting. This will be a chance for those of you who have been suffering with pitted, cracked, or otherwise defective windshields to finally find relief. Even better, Hurley is looking for someone who has a Corvair in need of a new windshield to serve in a demonstration of removal/installation techniques. This onsite demonstration will take place at a later time as a followup to Hurley's talk. The replacement windshield will need to be supplied by the participant. I'm sure we'll find Hurley's talk enlightening and that the result will be perfectly clear for all those attending. -- Robert L. Gold ===== May meeting for CNM Ladies - Anne Mae Gold We had a wonderful gathering up in Santa Fe at the Sutt home. Thanks to Kay's loan of a hat, I will only have a few more wrikles from the sun damage I was working on! The Pleaus stopped in and we had a real party going on. We discussed the fact that May is the Tri-State and that most of us would be out of town, so there will be no May gathering of the CNM Ladies. June's update will be in the next letter, but as of now it will be hosted by Brenda Stickler up in her cabin in the Jemez. Stay tuned for further news. Happy hoppy! AM ===== CLASSIC CAR SHOW - Edgewood - Saturday May 26, 2001 - 1:00 to 5:00. Contacts: Patty Green (286-9553) Don Elliott (281-2204) Linda Burke (286-5655) ===== NEW MEXICO COUNCIL OF CAR CLUBS CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS May 6 Route 66 Rodders Swap Meet May 8-10 Hot Rod Power Tour (5/3-12, Detroit - San Bernardino) in ABQ May 12 Route 66 Street Dance & Car Show (Gallup - 505-722-3839) May 19 Atomic Museum Car Show (Gallup - 505-722-3839) May 20 NMCCC Albuquerque Museum Car Show (proposed). May 26 Route 66 Run, Rally & Rock (Edgewood - 505-286-5655, Linda) May 26-27 Rio Grande Mustang Club Annual Ford-Powered Car Show May 27 Just for Fun RiverFest Car Show (Farmington) Jun 9 Las Lunas 5th Annual Benefit Car Show (Visitor's Center Jun 16 6th Annual Hub City Mopar Fest (Auge's in Belen) Jun 17 Pine Top Car Show (Ruidoso) Jun 17-22 CHROME ON THE RANGE Chrome Glidden Tour (Chinle AZ) Jun 26 History Channel: Great Race Comes to Farmington Jul 4 Fourth of July Car Show - Santa Fe Plaza (Norton - 466-4854) Jul 14-21 Tucumcari 75th Anniversary (Call 505-461-1694 for details) Jul 20-22 Land of Enchantment Rod Run (Farmington) Jul 20-22 Grants Fire & Ice Festival of Route 66 (Call 505-287-4802) Jul 20-22 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Festival of Route 66 Albuquerque Convention & Visitor's Bureau (505-247-9101) Jul 28 VMCCA Jemez Falls (formerly Cochiti) Picnic Aug 19 Rio Grande Corvette Club 10th Annual Make-a-Wish Car Show Aug 25 Kensington Manor Car Show (Santa Fe - Norton 505-466-4854) Sep 8 Orphan Car Show Sep 18-20 Western National Meet: Early Ford V-8's. Sep 21-23 Roadrunner 1000 Rally (Santa Fe Vintage Car Club) Oct 5-7 Collector Car Weekend (Farmington) Oct 21 Frostbite Tour (Santa Fe Vintage Car Club) Oct 21 Southwest Packards 7th Annual Chimayo Tour Nov 10 Truth or Consequences Show & Swap Meet Nov XX Bosque del Apache Tour ALBUQUERQUE CRUISE NIGHTS: Hot Cars Cool Nights Car Show (Reliable Chevrolet) Jun 8, Jul 13, Aug 10 South 66 Cruise (Bosque Farms to Las Lunas McDonalds) Second Saturdays Owl Cafe (Eubank & 140) - Pre-1960 Rides - first Tuesday of each month May thru October Owl Cafe (Eubank & 140) - Muscle Cars - third Thursday of each month May thru October Christian Rods & Customs and Route 66 Rodders (SONIC at Juan Tabo & Candelaria) - third Saturday of each month April thru October ALBUQUERQUE RACING VENUES: Albuquerque National SpeedWay - 505-873-2684 (currently closed) Sandia MotorSports Park - (505) 352-8888 ===== Seven Years Ago in C.N.M. May 1994 Volume 20 Number 5 The cover showed a Rampside FC. President Del ran the meeting and Treasurer Will reported $1075 after BMW expenses were taken care of. Details of our participation in the Museum Car Show were ironed out. Other upcoming events, trips and tech sessions were discussed. Debbie Pleau kept us up-to-date on plans for the 1996 convention. We had our famous photo rally and according to reporter Jim we all had lots of fun along with our frustration at counting those "HILL BLOCKS VIEW - 35 MPH" signs. Del Patton contributed a tech tip on replacing shroud seals and said it was easy if you make your own new staples out of wire. Another tech tip said we could get a 68-cent space-age gasket for drain plugs: GM number 24571185. Finally, a blurb from the North American MGA Register claimed that oil leaks on British sports cars were actually a feature, not a bug. Read this if you have a poorly-maintained Corvair and need to tell your friends with Hondas or Fords why your car is followed around by a mist of petroleum droplets. Fourteen Years Ago The May 1987 cover was a secret spy photo of the 1988 Corvair; well, so Bill Reider told us. Actually it was a drawing produced by a new program he had just installed on his Apple III computer. V-P Tarmo ran our meeting and Treasurer LeRoy reported $690 in the bank. Our auction made $75. Steve was working on seats for the Club's library van. Jerry told us how to keep oil out of the engine area when doing your annual change. President Clayborne encouraged us to clean off those nasty oil deposits before showing our cars at the Tri-State in Ouray. A tip called "The Dime Test" revealed the secret to tigntening valve covers "just enough" to seal and not leak. A news item said Don Yenko had died in a plane crash. Bill Reider previewed our Museum car show; we treated it as a major concours event following CORSA's rules. Twenty-one Years Ago The May 1980 issue was our first without some kind of "picture" on the cover; instead it had a tech tip by Sylvan about proper positioning of spark plug leads from the distributor. We had 31 members and guests at the April meeting. Mary Twilley donated a handmade billfold with a Corvair design to be raffled. Bill Reider gave a talk on carburetor balancing. Tech tips told how to remove door trim, how to build and use a special oil pressure tool, how to restore rubber moulding, how to properly connect the condenser on the generator housing, how to use a 3/4" 12-point socket to remove a 5/8" square plug and how to use an 11/16" 12-point socket to remove a transmission filler plug; and finally, a product called "Rain-X" was praised for keeping the windshield clear during our pesky New Mexico spring downpours: you know, the kind where we get a third of our annual rainfall allocation in twenty minutes. * * * * * * * * * * FOR SALE, TRADE OR WANTED * * * * * * * * * * * * * FOR SALE: 1968 Corvair Monza 2-dr 42-K miles. Engine rebuilt by Dave. Original 1968 parts. Red - electric fuel pump. Collectors item $3600.00 980-0802 (name not given) FOR SALE: 1964 front clip. Cheap. Joel Nash 884-5064 FOR SALE: 1965 Corsa Conv. $1500 Call Bill Reider 299-4597 Ground up restoration Have good 140 engine with new valve job. Rebuilt flywheel. Extra front end, Org. needs rebuilding. Extra top bows. New top in box w/pads. Inst. & Glove box panels powder coated. Needs front seat. FOR SALE: 1960 Monza coupe $800 Call Bill Reider 299-4597 Automatic, Radio, gas heater. Ground up restoration. Powder coated engine shrouding. Full set of 60 Monza wheel covers. Extra front & rear suspicion with less that 27000 miles. Assembly & Shop Manuals for the 60 Corvair. Extra gas heater parts. FOR SALE: 1966-67 Corvair $1500 Call Bill Reider 299-4597 Automatic recently rebuilt. 110 engine with recent valve job. New black carpet needs to be installed. New black headliner needs to be installed. New black rear package area carpet needs installing. New black dash pad. White bucket seats in good shape, rear seats need recovering. Dual master cylinder. Needs battery. Body straight. FOR SALE: Tire & Wheel C-78-13 White Cruise Master 4-ply 6.50-13 tubeless Ruth * CNM ADS ARE FREE TO CNM MEMBERS, $5.00 TO NON-CNM MEMBERS * ===== Subject: 1966 Monza brake/ signal lights (LONG) (VV) From: Vairzwa@aol.com } vic@mohaveaz.com wrote: } That seemed to fix the turn signal but still no right rear } brake lite. Vic, It sounds like the turn signal switch is still bad. If the turn signal on the right rear works and the left rear brake light works, the switch is the only common point. Fast version about the turn signal switch connections: a. Black wire: Horn: always 12 volts except when it gets grounded by the horn button. b. Purple wire: Flasher: always 12 volts when no turn is selected; flashes when a turn is selected. c. Black/white wire: from stop light switch to the turn signal switch. Works with the action of the stop light switch. d. Dark green wire: from turn signal switch to stop/turn filament of right rear lamp. 12 volts should come and go with the action of the stop light switch with no turn selected. Should flash with a right turn selected. e. Black wire with a yellow stripe: from turn signal switch to stop/turn filament of left rear lamp. 12 volts should come and go with the action of the stop light switch with no turn selected. Should flash with a left turn selected. f. Dark blue wire: to front right turn filament and right turn indicator on the instrument cluster. Should flash with a right turn selected. g. Black wire with a light blue stripe: to front left turn filament and left turn indicator on the instrument cluster. Should flash with a left turn selected. Now a Really long version 1. When the turn signal switch is in the middle position (no turn position) and the brake pedal IS NOT depressed, there should be voltage on two terminals of the steering column connector. a. Black wire: the 12 volts that gets grounded by the horn button. This is a skinny (20 gauge) black wire that is on one end of the smaller group/arc of terminals. This 12 volts should disappear whenever the horn is sounded. b. Purple wire: the 12 volts that comes from the turn signal flasher. This is a little heavier, purple, wire (18 gauge). It should be on the end of the larger group/arc of terminals. With no turn indicated, this should be a steady voltage. Vic's car will probably have these voltages. 2. When the turn signal switch is in the middle position (no turn position) and the brake pedal IS depressed, there should be voltage on five terminals of the steering column connector: a. Black wire: the previously mentioned 12 volts that gets grounded by the horn button. b. Purple wire: the previously mentioned 12 volts that comes from the turn signal flasher. A steady voltage. c. Black/white wire: a 20 gauge black wire with a white stripe that is second from the end of the larger group/arc of terminals. This is the voltage coming from the stop light switch feeding into the turn signal switch. This 12 volts should come and go with the action of the stop light switch. d. Dark green wire: 20 gauge wire at the other end of the smaller group/arc of terminals that goes from the turn signal switch to the stop/turn filament of the right rear lamp. This 12 volts should come and go with the action of the stop light switch. e. Black wire with a yellow stripe: 20 gauge, the middle of the larger group/arc of terminals that goes from the turn signal switch to the stop/turn filament of the left rear lamp. This 12 volts should come and go with the action of the stop light switch. I'll bet Vic's car is missing voltage "d" (dark green), the feed to the right rear signal lamp. This would prove the turn signal switch is bad. 3. When the turn signal switch is in the right turn position, and with the brake pedal NOT depressed, there should be voltage on four terminals of the steering column connector. When the brake pedal is depressed, a fifth terminal should get voltage. a. Black wire: the 12 volts that gets grounded by the horn button. b. Purple wire: the 12 volts that comes from the turn signal flasher. With either a left or right indicated, this should be flashing at the turn signal rate. d. Dark green wire: from the turn signal switch to the stop/turn filament of the right rear lamp. Should be flashing. f. Dark blue 20 gauge wire, second from the end on the smaller group/arc of terminals. Goes to the front right turn filament and to the right turn indicator on the instrument cluster. This should be flashing at the turn signal rate. e. Black wire with a yellow stripe: turn signal switch to the stop/turn filament of the left rear lamp. Should get voltage when the stop light switch is on. Vic's car probably has these voltages. 4. When the turn signal switch is in the left turn position, and with the brake pedal NOT depressed, there should be voltage on four terminals of the steering column connector. When the brake pedal is depressed, a fifth terminal should get voltage. a. Black wire: the 12 volts that gets grounded by the horn button. b. Purple wire: the 12 volts that comes from the turn signal flasher. With either a left or right indicated, this should be flashing at the turn signal rate. e. Black wire with a yellow stripe: goes from the turn signal switch to the stop/turn filament of the left rear lamp. g. Black wire with a light blue stripe 20 gauge wire, second from the end on the larger group/arc of terminals. Goes to the front left turn filament and to the left turn indicator on the instrument cluster. This should be flashing at the turn signal rate. d. Dark green wire: from the turn signal switch to the stop/turn filament of the right rear lamp. Should get voltage when the stop light switch is on. Vic's car will probably be missing "d" (green) again. Hope this helps Gary Mierzwa West Florida Corvair Club Chapter 325 ****************************** This message was sent by the Corvair list, all copyrights are the property of the writer, please attribute properly. To unsubscribe, mailto:majordomo@skiblack.com with "unsubscribe virtualvairs" (without the quotes) as the first line of the message. To post, mailto:virtualvairs@skiblack.com. For help, mailto:vv-help@skiblack.com. ****************************** ===== Pilgrimage to St. George Larry Blair At the invitation of the Bonneville Corvair Club (and my wife's sister), we opted to venture into the great desert and Zion National Park in early March. I wanted to drive the Green Weenie ('64 convertible - 140 HP), but Kathy and reason suggested that a fresh engine, long distance and uncertain weather dictated a different vehicle. So, we loaded up the Big Red One (my Ford F-250 pickup) and got all eight cylinders (displacement about one quart each) headed toward the evening sun. Spent the night in Flagstaff and scoped out the town Thursday evening. Drove by the motel we all stayed at a few years ago - it looked the same - and provoked some good memories. Seemed to us there are a lot more lodging and eating places in Flagstaff, so accommodating the Convention there shouldn't be a problem. Snow still remained in the shade, but the night was crisp and clear. On Friday we headed north through beautiful wide open spaces of the upper Grand Canyon Valley (watch out for cops!) and stopped to tour Glen Canyon Dam and the beautiful bridge. We went all the way to the bottom of the dam and saw its huge generators - running at full tilt to provide power to California. Then, on to St. George via the east entrance to Zion National Park. Traversing a twisty road and two tunnels, we got a preview of spectacular scenery. My neck is still sore from twisting my head, and my right arm is bruised from Kathy's gentle reminders to keep my eyes on the road. Arriving in St George, we were welcomed, to a degree, by members of the Bonneville Club. Perhaps a Ford pickup didn't elicit warmth, but then, neither did my Corvair cap. We did learn that the Martineks and Rogers had arrived, so we left to stay with Kathy's sister and husband in nearby Hurricane. Next morning, Saturday, we attended the Show & Shine at J.C. Snow Park, and were pleased to see Mark and Mary Lou present with their '63 ragtop, which showed very well against the other thirty or so other cars. Winners were a beautifully restored '62 sedan, a late coupe, a very nice Rampside, and Best of Show was a '64 coupe with an unbelievable irridescent paint job. A racing Loadside drew much interest, with a big V8, nitrous oxide, and two radiators; as did a sand rail and a Devon Corvair-powered roadster. All in all, many very nice Corvairs. After the show we had a box lunch and a prize drawing was held. We were given a warm welcome by president Bruce Gwyther and had a very nice chat with Randy Kelly. Also present was Lon Wall, who provided some great door prizes. Following lunch, the Corvair convoy headed into Zion National Park, with my F-250 as the trail vehicle (fortunately, as I was able to jump start one of the 'Vairs whose battery expired). Quite simply put, Zion is so spectacular it gives one a sense of visual overload. It is almost too much beauty to comprehend. Following the tour and some hiking, the Corvair enthusiasts attended an IMAX showing of the park, an equally stunning adventure. On Sunday morning we left early, driving across the Navajo and Hopi reservations on very good roads, with very little traffic. Averaging 70 mph and 18 mpg, even with a stop at the historic Hubbell Trading post, we made it home to Albuquerque by late afternoon. All in all it was an excellent trip. The Bonneville club is large and active, and will likely be a strong presence at Flagstaff. We would do well to cultivate more contact with them. -- Larry Blair ===== QUIZ ON THE BIG-I TOUR Larry Blair RULES: You may refer to Jim Pittman's article in the last newsletter. There may be more than one correct response. Answers will be given at the meeting on May 2nd. Be there! WHY DOES THE CONCRETE GET HARD SO FAST? a. Lots of water and hot New Mexico sun. b. Viagara c. Minimal water and special chemicals. d. It doesn't have time to sit around and be soft. WHAT IS A CANTILEVER? a. A lever that can't. b. A beam fixed solid at one end. c. A structure that hangs over your head and looks like it's going to fall on you. WHAT IS A DRILLED SHAFT? a. A Corvair part. b. Richard Roundtree with a bullet hole in him. c. A rod with a hole in it. d. A hole in the ground filled with concrete. HOW DEEP ARE THE DRILLED SHAFTS? a. Deep Enough b. 60 Feet c. 100 Feet d. 20 Meters WHAT IS A PIER? a. A Frenchman b. The Capitol of South Dakota c. A Contemporary Person d. A Support for a Bridge HOW MANY BRIDGE SEGMENTS ARE MADE EACH DAY? a. Two b. Four c. Six d. Eight d. Who do we appreciate? HOW MUCH DOES EACH SEGMENT WEIGH? a. More than a Corvair. b. Less than Jerry's Corvair with Jerry in it. c. More than Jerry's Corvair with Jerry in it. d. 80 Tons HOW ARE THE BRIDGE SEGMENTS HELD TOGETHER? a. By Magic b. By Molecular Attraction c. By Epoxy d. By Cables (Tendons) HOW MUCH CAN THE STRADDLE LIFT LIFT? a. Two Goffes b. Two Goffes and a Domzalski c. Neither (a) nor (b); it can't straddle them. d. 86 Tons HOW MUCH TENSION IS PUT ON THE CABLES (TENDONS)? a. One Million Pounds b. Same as Jerry Goffe's suspenders. QUESTION FOR DEL PATTEN ONLY: HOW MUCH CAN A 300 TON CRANE LIFT? a. 300 Tons b. 300 Tons c. 300 Tons d. 300 Tons HOW MUCH DOES A 300 TON CRANE COST? a. $1 Million b. $5 Million c. $2 Million d. $3.30 Per Lb. HOW MUCH DOES A 300 TON CRANE WEIGH? a. One Million Lbs. b. 300 Tons c. 860,000 Lbs. d. A Bunch HOW MANY TIMES IS THE BRIDGE POST-TENSIONED? a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four HOW MUCH IS THE CONTRACT BID PRICE? a. $22 Million b. $122 Million c. $222 Million d. $322 Million WHAT IS THE BONUS FOR FINISHING ON TIME? a. Pride in a good performance. b. $7 Million c. A Thankful Public d. Enhanced Reputation WHAT IS THE PENALTY FOR FINISHING LATE? a. $3,000 Per Day b. $13,000 Per Day c. $23,000 Per Day d. $33,000 Per Day HOW LONG IS THE LARGEST "FLYOVER" (SOUTH TO EAST) a. 1/4 Mile b. Just Long Enough c. About five ounces of gas for a Corvair. d. 1/2 Mile HOW MANY BRIDGE SEGMENTS ARE THERE? a. 263 b. 463 c. 663 d. 863 WHO WAS OUR TOUR LEADER? a. Van Groves b. President of Twin Mountain Construction Co. c. A Great Host d. A Well-Informed Guy Come to the May meeting to see how well you scored and (possibly) to dispute the official answers. I'm glad we were able to put together this tour and thanks to all who were able to attend. -- Larry ==end==