The November 2008 Newsletter - Text Version Updated 27-Oct-2008 =-== Copyright (c) 2008 Corvairs of New Mexico EDITOR: Jim Pittman NEXT MEETING: Wednesday 5 November 2008 at 7:00 PM Highland Senior Center at 131 Monroe NE THIS MONTH: Dues Due .............................. Membership Committee 2 Photos at the Locomotive Restoration Project ... Jim Pittman 2 October Meeting Minutes ..................... Chuck Vertrees 3 October Board Meeting Minutes ............... Chuck Vertrees 3 Birthdays and Anniversaries ............. Sunshine Committee 4 Report on the Old Route 66 Cleanup ......... Oliver Scheflow 5 Report on the October Recycle Project .... Pat & Vickie Hall 5 Preview of the Christmas Dinner ............... Rita Gongora 5 Econo-Run in October - Report ............... Chuck Vertrees 5 Getting Ready for Winter ..................... Mike Stickler 6 Taos Tri-State Team's A Trekking ........... Brenda Stickler 6 Calendar of Coming Events ........... CNM Board of Directors 7 Back in the Saddle Again ....................... Robert Gold 8 Christmas Toys Needed ............. Emma Rogers & Lee Reider 8 For Sale, Trade or Wanted ......................... Everyone 9 Report on Our Reconnaissance Trip to Taos ......... Pat Hall 9 Record Year at State Fair ...................... Robert Gold 10 No Corvair is an Island ............... Jeff Aronson (Maine) 12 B-17 Liberty Belle in England ................ David Huntoon 14 Economy Run Results ......................... Chuck Vertrees 14 Get Ready for Bingo Night! .................... Ray Trujillo 14 Lubrication of Flat Tappet Engines .......... Richard Widman 15 Seven, 14, 21, 28 Years Ago ................. Club Historian 16 COVER: CNM members and friends with Art's Corsa at the State Fair! =[CNM]= President: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com Vice-pres: Pat Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com Secretary: Chuck Vertrees 505-299-0744 vertrees @ swcp.com Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com Properties: Ruth Boydston 505-821-1506 sg730 @ comcast.net Sunshine: Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 heula @ q.com Car Council: Cary Hubbard 505-350-0483 bus63kombi @ gmail.com Car Council: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart @ gmail.com Membership: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com Emeritus: Sylvan Zuercher 505-299-7577 flat6 @ hubwest.com Emeritus: Wendell Walker 505-892-8471 defarge505 @ aol.com Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu DUES: CNM: 12 months $25.00 or 26 months $ 50.00 CORSA: 12 months $38.00 or 26 months $ 76.00 CNM & CORSA: 12 months $63.00 or 26 months $126.00 CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp Steve's home page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871 Car Council page: http://www.nmcarcouncil.org/ =[CNM]= DUES DUE DATES FOR NOVEMBER 2008: PAST DUE - INACTIVE AS OF 25-OCT-2008: 2008/09 Kay & Tarmo Sutt 1976_07 DUE LAST MONTH - INACTIVE AS OF 25-NOV-2008: 2008/10 Guadalupe & Jim Arellanes 2006_10 2008/10 Mary & Art Hurley 2007_10 DUE THIS MONTH - INACTIVE AS OF 25-DEC-2008: 2008/11 Leslie & Kevin Sullivan 2002_07 2008/11 Nancy & Bernard Urbassik 2004_08 DUE NEXT MONTH - INACTIVE AS OF 25-JAN-2009: 2008/12 Elizabeth & Mark Domzalski 1994_01 2008/12 Gayle & Richard Finch 2000_06 2008/12 David Huntoon 1994_11 2008/12 Walter Huntoon 1992_11 2008/12 Steve Johnson 2001_08 2008/12 Roger Pape 2002_12 COMING DUE LATER: 2009/01 H. C. "Lube" Lubert 1987_10 2009/01 Carolyn & Dan Palmer 2006_01 2009/01 Emma & LeRoy Rogers 1975_07 INACTIVE AS OF 25-SEP-2008: 2007/02 Clay Keen 2006=02 2007/03 Clint Collins 2006=03 2007/04 Sandra & Jerry Chapman 2006=04 2007/05 Mike Hacker 2002=03 2007/06 Terry Price 1992=01 2007/11 Kathy & Doug Gadomski 1999=11 2007/12 Mark L Morgan 1974=04 2008/04 Florence & Bill Hector 2006=04 2008/08 Barbara & Gordon Johnson 2001=06 Send your Dues to: Robert Gold, CNM Treasurer, 1301 Valencia NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 Past due memberships will become inactive after a one-month grace period. The Club will mail in your National Dues when you renew, if you send us the renewal form from your CORSA Communique! COMING DUE LATER: 2009/02 Carl Johnson 1974_04 2009/02 Lee & Bill Reider 1974_09 2009/02 Brenda & Mike Stickler 1976_07 2009/03 Robert McBreen 1989_11 2009/03 Sally Williams 2003_09 2009/04 Deborah & John Dinsdale 2000_02 2009/05 Melba & Tommie J. Anderson 2008_05 2009/05 Fred Riggs 2008_05 2009/06 Curtis L. Shimp 2008_06 2009/07 Jerry Goffe 1977_05 2009/07 Anne Mae & Robert Gold 1982_08 2009/07 Geoffrey Johnson 2002_03 2009/08 Marci & Gary Calabrese 2008_08 2009/08 Russ McDuffie 2008_08 2009/08 Bob Philips 2007_07 2009/10 Debra & Jon Anderson 1992_10 2009/10 Mary Lou & Mark Martinek 1990_08 2009/11 Linda & Dick Cochran 2006_09 2009/12 Kathy & Larry Blair 1985_11 2009/12 Diane & Robert Galli 2007_10 2010/01 Marilyn & Richard Foster 1999_07 2010/01 Kim & Del Patten 1980_07 2010/02 Susanne & Larry Hickerson 2002_08 2010/02 Frank Stadler 1990_02 2010/02 Julia & Chuck Vertrees 1983_05 2010/02 Wendell Walker 1989_01 2010/04 Heula & Jim Pittman 1974_04 2010/05 Jack Bryan 1982_02 2010/05 Tracey & John McMahan 1983_12 2010/06 Joel Nash 1974_12 2010/08 Ruth Boydston 1974_04 2010/08 Mary Alice & Oliver Scheflow 1992_05 2010/09 Brenda & Hurley Wilvert 1992_10 2010/10 Sylvia & Ray Trujillo 2003_08 2010/10 Opal & Sylvan Zuercher 1974_12 2011/01 Wibke & Robert Garrecht 2005_09 2011/02 Kelly & Art Gold 2006_12 2011/03 Rita & Steve Gongora 1974_12 2011/03 Anne & John Wiker 2001_01 2011/04 Cary Hubbard 2006_02 2011/02 Vickie & Pat Hall 2005_10 =[CNM]= OCTOBER MEETING NOTES Chuck Vertrees The meeting was called to order at 19:10 at Highland Senior Center on 10/1/08. There were 28 members present. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter. Pat Hall came early with his truck to collect scrap and there was quite a load brought to him. This will be the last collection for this year. One new member was introduced, Curtis Shimp. He lives in Silver City so it is quite a trip to make the meeting. He was one of the founding members of the Chicago Chapter. He is looking forward to helping with the Tri-State. Treasurer, Wendell Walker, reported that CNM had $330.40 in the checking account and $2,757.92 in the GMAC account for a total worth of $3,088.32. Cary Hubbard reported on the Car Council meeting. There was discussion on the Annual Swap meet in Los Lunas. There was also discussion on the many items that will probably come up in the January session of the Legislature that could impact our hobby. Some could be very important. Heula Pittman brought some pomegranates sent by Ruth Boydston from her trees. Money raised goes to the treasury. She also reported that Lee Reider and Emma Rogers have a charity for the Christmas gifts. There will be a list of the needed items in this newsletter. Robert Gold reported on the State Fair show. There were 17 Corvairs present. He said it took three pictures to get them all in. They were all quality vehicles and made CNM proud. There was lots of positive response from the Fair goers, and many of them wanted to talk quite a bit with the CNM members present. Everyone got at least one ribbon and in fact if you just showed up you got one. There were lots of novelty ribbons. A signup sheet was sent around to make up a crew for the last Old Route 66 cleanup of the year. It was scheduled for October 4th, the coming Saturday. The next day, the 5th of October, is the Balloon Fiesta Car Show. Then on the following Saturday, the 11th of October, will be the Economy Run. October is a very busy month because on the next Saturday, the 18th, is our monthly breakfast at "Route 66 Diner" at 09:30. Coming events are the November 8th Bingo Party at "House of Covers," arranged by Ray Trujillo and thanks to Steve and Rita Gongora. This starts at 18:00 or 6:00 PM. There will be pizza, soda and cookies for sale. There will be more information elsewhere in this newsletter. The 15th of November will be our monthly club breakfast. Location and time have not been decided as yet. December 6th will be our annual Christmas dinner. This was arranged by Rita Gongora. The main item of business was the election of officers for the coming year. The current President, Vice President and Secretary have agreed to run for another term. Robert Gold offered to run as Treasurer. All of the nominations were seconded and approved. Election was by acclamation. Our outgoing Treasurer, Wendell Walker, was thanked for his many years of service. He said it is getting very difficult for him to drive at night now, so he said he would step down. The job takes a lot of time and he has done a great job for CNM far many years. Heula Pittman said that she would do the shopping for anyone who would like her to get their presents for them for the Christmas charity. Tell her what you want and give her the money and she will take care of it for you. Tarmo Sutt said that there was a man in Santa Fe with a 1962 Monza Convertible and a 1962 coupe. He would like to have $5,000 for both. We don't know what shape they are in or if he would be willing to negotiate. Tarmo also brought a heater box with the high capacity blower that he had mounted to it. He said it's a part that one never sees because of the way it is mounted in the car. He discussed the problems and type of clamps that you need to use so that it can be worked on in the future. I doubt if most of us have ever seen the whole assembly out of the car. I know that I had not. Tarmo also said that his turbo engine is finished and has run on the stand and is ready to be installed. It was suggested that a christening party would be in order, so all we need to do is set a date and time and organize a club party to travel to Tarmo's place in Santa Fe. The meeting was adjourned at 19:52. Everyone was invited to go to the 66 Diner on Central for our "after meeting" get together. As always, Pat Hall had called earlier so they would have a room set aside for us. =CNM= OCTOBER BOARD NOTES Chuck Vertrees The board met on 10/15/08 at Ray Trujillo's print shop. The meeting was called to order at 17:05. Present were Dave Huntoon, Heula & Jim Pittman, Wendell Walker, Robert Gold, Ray Trujillo, Mike & Brenda Stickler, Dan Palmer, Rita Gongora, Pat & Vickie Hall, and Chuck & Julia Vertrees. Pat Hall said that he had sold some of the scrap collected at the last meeting. He is holding onto the iron and tin for the time being because the bottom has dropped out as far as price goes. He turned a little over $100.00 to Wendell for the other scrap picked up, mostly copper and aluminum. While reporting on the scrap, Pat said that he had received comments from several members, saying that they were missing our tech talks by outside people. This led to reminisces about some of the past talks we have had that would probably be of interest to our newer members. One of the names mentioned was, I think, the owner of Color Works which is a nationally known restorer of cars. He gave us a very interesting presentation several year ago. Pat knows of him and will try to get him for a future presentation. Several other possibilities were mentioned. The board would welcome any recommendations for a possible presentation and we will contact them. Wendell turned over the treasurer's report to Robert Gold. Robert said that CNM had $405.64 in the checking account and $2,757.92 in the GMAC account for a total worth of $3,163.56. Robert said that he had bought a Quicken accounting system, which is the program that Wendell has been using. Wendell will work with Robert to get the information transferred. They will go next Monday to the bank to take care of signatures, etc. Heula reported that she had turned $5.00 over to the treasury from the sale of some of Ruth Boydston's pomegranates. She also said that there would be a list in the newsletter of the items Emma Rogers and Lee Reider had worked out with the UNM Children's Hospital and Carrie Tingley Hospital for us to bring as Christmas gifts at our Christmas Dinner. Several copies were passed to some members. The two hospitals are closely connected and have common play areas. The items will need to be washable, new and, please, not wrapped. Brenda started covering progress on the Tri-State for next year in Taos. Pat said that he, Bill Reider and, they hoped, Tarmo Sutt would go to Taos next week to look at possible locations for the car display. Brenda will supply him with the phone numbers of the people that he would probably have to work with. Another thing to consider would be a possible tour to Taos Pueblo since it is not far from the hotel. To add to the Tri-State report, Dan Palmer said that his daughter is quite high up with Napa Auto parts and they have talked about Napa supplying some door prizes as well as some items for goody bags. As for door prizes, Ray said that he had received comments on the plethora of door prizes in some of the past Tri-States. There have been so many that distributing the prizes seemed to go on forever. The board agreed that the number of door prizes should be limited to 20 or 25. Brenda was asked how soon reservations could be made at the Kachina Inn. She did not know but said she could find out within the next few days. Rita Gongora presented several possible types of shirts for the Tri-State. Of the possibilities, the board decided on a blue as the basic color. There were a number of possible logos presented but none really took the fancy of members of the board. Several commented that the logo must not be too busy. Suggestions included a Kachina in a convertible or Rampside. Bill Reider will be approached on designing the logo. He is very good at this. T-shirts and Golf shirts will be the same price. The board decided on the texture of the material. Rita is working with a supplier who has been a supplier for many years with the airport, etc. Rita has checked with some of his other receivers and they are all satisfied with his work. The number of various sizes to order was discussed and decided. Rita already has orders for about 20 shirts and will try to pre-sell as many as possible. On the Christmas party, Rita said everything is set for Perennials Restaurant. They will want to know about a week before the dinner how many people will want which entree: fish, chicken or beef. Alcohol will be OK with the restaurant and Rita plans to bring some champagne. Ray said that the November 8th Bingo party at "House of Covers" is all set up and he has the items needed for Bingo. He asked if anyone had any nice items for a silent auction. The time will be 18:00 or 6:00 PM. There will be pizza, cookies, popcorn and drinks for sale. See Ray's article. November 15th will be a breakfast meeting but the location has not been decided. If anyone has ideas, please let Pat know. We reminded everyone of the breakfast meeting this coming Saturday, October 18th, the same day as the open house at the site of the Santa Fe locomotive restoration project at 1833 8th St NW. There was quite a bit of discussion about the two CNM awards. Sylvan Zuercher will work with a committee to think about how we should handle the Meissner Award. There is at this time no change planned for the Boydston Award. However, the board feels that there needs to be more effort from the Colorado chapters in this. It was suggested that an effort be made by interested CNM members to meet with the officers of the Colorado chapters at the Taos Tri-State. Francis knew and worked with many members of the Colorado clubs so they really do need to be involved. Robert said that CNM did fulfill its obligation to work the Car Council swap meet. He pointed out that there were three Golds and Pat Hall who came early to work. Robert received a letter of thanks from the Car Council for their work. This was a rather long meeting. Remember that any member is welcome to attend our board meetings and if you have concerns about the way the club is going, we will hear your voice. The meeting was adjourned at 18:15 and it was still a fine day and not yet too dark to drive home. =[CNM]= HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Sunshine Committee Six CNMers celebrate birthdays this month: Gary Calabrese November 5 Anne Wiker November 6 Jim Pittman November 13 Sylvan Zuercher November 16 Opal Zuercher November 22 John Wiker November 23 HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes to each of you! President and Mrs Stickler celebrate their wedding anniversary this month! Brenda & Mike Stickler November 21 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! =[CNM]= LAST ROUTE 66 CLEANUP OF 2008 Ollie Scheflow Our last cleanup for the year of our mile of Old Route 66 was held on Saturday, the 6th of October. We had a great day with a comfortable temperature. It was a pleasure to be out with the trees starting their Fall colors. We had seven signups and three walk-ons which was more than a full crew and we were finished in a little more than an hour. Those helping to clean up this month were: Robert and Javier Gold, Pat Hall, Dave Huntoon, Geoff Johnson, Dan Palmer, Jim Pittman, Bill Reider, Ray Trujillo and Ollie Scheflow. During the year we had a total of sixteen members participating. Thanks to all of you for your help. I hope to see you in March 2009 for our first cleanup of the year. =[CNM]= SCRAP METAL RECYCLING PROJECT Pat & Vickie Hall We want to thank everyone who participated in CNM's second and final recycling project of the year. There were nine members who donated various metal items. Special thanks to the "Old Route 66" cleanup crew who collected a handful of miscellaneous metal items and a plastic bag full of aluminum cans during the cleanup on October 4th. Unfortunately the price of scrap metal has decreased drastically. Therefore, we only sold the copper, brass and aluminum and kept back the iron and tin items. We will keep these items for awhile in hopes the price will increase. Income to the club for the items we sold comes to $107.10, not bad, all things considered. We will arrange another recycling date in the spring. In the meantime, all who are interested in helping reduce trash AND in adding a little more to our treasury, save up your scrap metal that would otherwise go to the landfill. Aluminum cans are probably the easiest to collect and the most likely to bring a good sum. Thanks -- Pat & Vickie =[CNM]= CHRISTMAS DINNER Rita Gongora All of us are looking forward to our annual holiday celebration banquet party to be held at Perennials Restaurant on Saturday December 6th starting at 5:30 PM. It's at 6001 San Mateo Blvd NE, at the intersection with Osuna Rd NE. Emma Rogers and Lee Reider have organized another benefit for children's toys so bring your (unwrapped) toys to the dinner! This will be our club's last event for the year 2008! Just one more thing -- by our next meeting I need to know everyone's choice of entree for the dinner so I can let the restaurant know. The choices are: beef, chicken or fish. Let me or President Mike know the choices for all in your party. Thanks and we look forward to seeing you! =[CNM]= GETTING READY FOR WINTER Mike Stickler The leaves are starting to turn, so it's time to put the heater boxes back on the engine and check the battery cable connections to make sure they are clean. It seems that Winter is the time that things tend to break down, so it is best to inspect every thing on your Corvair now rather than wait and have to fix things with frozen fingers in a few months. I also cleaned the battery terminals on my wife's Acura at the same time. Since it is a modern car it has lots of computers to run things on board and I expected to have to reset the clock at least. The one thing that didn't come back was the radio. Pulling out the driver's manual [as thick as a Bible], I studied and fiddled and tried several times to get it going again, but to no avail. I imagined the "Cybergremlins" inside laughing at me as I frantically pressed button after button in a fruitless attempt to bring the radio back to life! One last reading of the manual revealed the secret. If you are unable to restart the radio take it to the dealer's service department. There it was. The final solution! Pay some kid at the dealer to press the buttons in some secret coded sequence to solve the riddle. It sure is nice to work on my Greenbrier. No muss no fuss. Everything works with a simple twist of a knob or flip of a switch; all so simple and orderly. I hate it when cars are smarter than me! =[CNM]= TAOS TRI-STATE TEAM'S A TREKKING Brenda Stickler The enthusiasm of our Tri-State team is amazing. We have a group that has already gone up to Taos to scout out the best car show place. The style of shirt and color have been selected for the T-shirt / Polo sales. We are getting help from artistic types in the club to work on the three ideas for the logo which we are trying to get finalized by the first of December. Dan Palmer has volunteered to help the Banquet Committee with door prizes. This year we are going for QUALITY door prizes as apposed to QUANTITY door prizes. Hopefully we will have about 25 outstanding door prizes to hand out. We can then focus on the Tri-State bags to have extra treats in them for everyone to enjoy. "Members Start Your Speed Dialing"... Yes, as of November 1st you can call our host hotel and get your reservation for the CNM-sponsored Tri-State on Friday May 29, thru Noon Sunday May 31, 2009. The hotel is the Best Western Kachina Lodge and their phone number is 1-575-758-2275. The web site for local information: http://www.kachinalodge.com Other food and shop guides are at the city's web site: http://www.taosvacationguide.com The reason for getting reservations early is that you would actually have to pay MORE for the less desirable hotels than our discounted rate of $69.00 a night for our fabulous hotel. You must identify yourself as part of the CNM Tri-State to get this discount. We have a Hot Tub and Swimming Pool at this hotel and Friday night there will be Native American dancers at the hotel entertaining us. I will be checking in with the hotel at the end of December and again in March to see if we need to open up a larger block of rooms. The closer it gets to the Tri-State date the tougher that it will be to try to adjust. Special thanks for all the support from our club. You make me proud!!! -- Brenda =[CNM]= ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ | | | | | November | December | January 2009 | | | | | | : : : : : : 1 | : 1 2 3 4 5 6 | : : : : 1 2 3 | | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | | 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 | 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | | 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 | 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 | 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 | | 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 | 28 29 30 31 : : : | 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | | 30 : : : : : : | : : : : : 2008 | : : : : : : : | ============================================================================ Wed 5 Nov 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Wed 5 Nov SPECIAL: Tech Talk by Chuck & Dave of COLOR WORKS in Los Lunas Wed 5 Nov 8:30 PM (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner at 1405 Central NE (between University Blvd and I-25) Sat 8 Nov 6:00 PM Bingo Night at House of Covers - Ray Trujillo Fri 14 Nov 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman - EARLY THIS MONTH! Sat 15 Nov 9:30 AM CNM Breakfast - to be arranged - suggestions? Wed 19 Nov 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE Wed 3 Dec 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Wed 3 Dec 8:30 PM (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner at 1405 Central NE (between University Blvd and I-25) Sat 6 Dec 9:30 AM CNM Breakfast - to be arranged - suggestions? Sat 6 Dec 5:30 PM Christmas Party: Perennials Restaurant: San Mateo & Osuna Wed 17 Dec 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE Fri 26 Dec 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman 2009 Wed 7 Jan 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Wed 7 Jan 8:30 PM (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner at 1405 Central NE (between University Blvd and I-25) Sat 10 Jan 9:30 AM CNM Breakfast - to be arranged - suggestions? Wed 21 Jan 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE Fri 23 Jan 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Wed 4 Feb 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Wed 4 Feb 8:30 PM (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner at 1405 Central NE (between University Blvd and I-25) Sat 7 Feb 9:30 AM CNM Breakfast - to be arranged - suggestions? Wed 18 Feb 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE Fri 20 Feb 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Wed 4 Mar 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Wed 4 Mar 8:30 PM (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner at 1405 Central NE (between University Blvd and I-25) Sat 7 Mar 9:30 AM CNM Breakfast - to be arranged - suggestions? Wed 18 Mar 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE Fri 20 Mar 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Wed 1 Apr 7:00 PM Meeting: Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe NE Wed 1 Apr 8:30 PM (time approx.) after our meeting, we go to the 66 Diner at 1405 Central NE (between University Blvd and I-25) Sat 4 Apr 9:30 AM CNM Breakfast - to be arranged - suggestions? Wed 15 Apr 5:00 PM Board Meeting: Business Printing Service - 4316 Silver SE Fri 24 Apr 9:00 PM Newsletter Deadline - Jim Pittman Fri-Sat-Sun -- 29-30-31 May 2009 -- Tri-State Meet -- Taos, New Mexico ============================================================================= See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities: ======================== http://www.nmcarcouncil.org ======================== =[CNM]= BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN Robert Gold They say timing is everything. In my new life as a substitute teacher I generally receive my assignment and keys to the classroom just minutes before class is to begin. That makes for an exciting first few minutes of the day as I try to absorb my instructions for the day and get to know a classroom of elementary school kids right before the final bell rings. To me it's a challenge I've grown to enjoy. Now I'm about to embark on a challenge of a different sort, CNM Treasurer. In a burst of enthusiasm I volunteered to take on the office of the Treasurer, following in the footsteps of Wendell Walker, no easy task. Wendell has been the only treasurer that most of us have known. He has been stability in a sea of change. Club presidents and vice-presidents have come and gone, but Wendell, along with Chuck Vertrees as club Secretary, have remained, insuring the success of our club. It just occurred to me at the recent Board meeting that my current situation is similar to how I feel as a substitute teacher. I am about to be given all the records of the treasury and access to our financial accounts and in short order I'm expected to function fully as the Treasurer. I'm hoping that during this transition from Wendell to me that the club will give me some time to come up to speed. One positive aspect of this transition is that Wendell will be there to help me through the rough spots. Another source of my optimism is that many of you don't know that for a brief period in the 1980s I actually held this position. It's hard to believe that I am senior to Wendell as treasurer. But that was a long time ago, so it will take me some time to get used to the position again. So with your support and Wendell's help I look forward to doing a good job as your treasurer. I have just one question,"Does anybody have any tips on some good stocks?!!!" -- Robert Gold =[CNM]= LIST OF ITEMS WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS TOY COLLECTION Emma Rogers & Lee Reider Once again we will organize contributions for a "worthy cause" from our CNM membership. This year we will help with a need at UNM's Children's Hospital and the Carrie Tingley Hospital. These two hospitals share a large play room at UNM Hospital and children from both hospitals visit and use the toys there. The ages of these children vary from birth to 21 years. Here's what they told us they need. INFANTS and TODDLERS - Rattlers and squeeze toys from Sassy, any of the following from Fisher Price: Miracles and Milestones Track and Play Center, Brilliant Basic Twistin' Bead Bar, and Ocean Wonders. From Little Tykes: Wide Tracker, Baby Tap-a Tune Piano, xylophone, and 5 in 1 adjustable gym, Musical Ocean Gym, Discover Sounds boombox, Discover Sounds Play Guitar and musical toys. PRE-SCHOOL - Bristle Blocks, Chutes and Ladders, Candy Land and Hi Ho Cherry-O, 24 piece puzzles; Duplo blocks by Lego, and Fisher Price Medical Play Kit, See 'n' Say Farmer Says, people and animals. SCHOOL AGE - Etch-a-Sketch by Ohio Art, Hot Wheels cars by Mattel, Trucks by Tonka, Nerf basketballs and footballs by Parker Brothers, Barbie dolls, Connect Four, Guess Who and Sorry by Milton Bradley, Legos, sewing cards. ADOLESCENTS - Uno Cards, Monopoly, Life, Yahtzee, Simon, Mancala, Jenga, Scrabble, electronic games, chess, checkers and backgammon, playing cards, models, craft kits, jewelry kits, stationery; pen and pencil; T-shirts and crossword puzzle books, CD players. PERMANENT PLAYROOM TOYS - Infant rattles, infant mobiles, Little Tykes Wagons and Push and Ride Coupe cars, crayons, markers, glue, bubbles, DVDs (G and PG rated), portable CDs and radio head sets, Doodle boards, and batteries (size D, C, AA). Please start watching for sales of these items and collecting whatever you can. Then bring them with you to our annual Christmas party on December 6th at the Perennials Restaurant. Emma and Lee will then transport them to the UNM Hospital before Christmas. And again, we thank everyone who will help us with this worthy cause. Remember -- all items should be UNWRAPPED! =[CNM]= = = = = = = = = = = = FOR SALE, TO TRADE, OR WANTED = = = = = = = = = = = = = Without your $5.00 payment, your ad won't be in the newsletter. Tell me if any of these are obsolete! = = = = = = = CNM ADS ARE FREE TO MEMBERS, $5.00 TO NON-MEMBERS = = = = = = FOR SALE: 1961 Corvair 700 Lakewood - no engine/tranny. Nice clean car. Factory red & white paint. Rust in front floor board from rubber mats. Have title. $1,500 or best offer. Cary at 505-350-0483 FOR SALE: 1964 Corvair Monza 900 coupe with factory A/C that works. Great daily driver. Ermine white, fawn beige interior. 110 / PG. Body isn't perfect. $2,000 or best offer. Call Cary at 505-350-0483 FOR SALE: 1964 Corvair Monza convertible. 110-HP with 4-speed. Red, white top, red interior. Really nice body but needs wash/wax. Back window has been removed because it was brittle and cloudy. Top is old but good. Tires are old. Minor tears in seats, otherwise upholstery is good. The car spent its early life in California. Has been stored indoors for about 20 years and was driven occasionally. Pretty much a 100% complete car - except it has headers and rather loud mufflers. Asking $4,500.00 Contact: Dan at 505-384-1002 in McIntosh, New Mexico FOR SALE: Four new Firestone 185/80-R13 radial tires, whitewall, mounted and balanced on original late Corvair 5-bolt, 13-inch x 5.5-inch rims. They'll work with early Corvairs too but you'd have to remount on your wheels and re-balance. Speedometer error may be negligible. New tires in this size are said to be impossible to find. $400.00 for tires and rims. $300.00 for just the tires. I can deliver locally. Jim Pittman - 275-2195 - jimp @ unm.edu FOR SALE: 1962 Corvair Loadside pickup .......... $6,500.00 -or- Make Offer! I have first title on this vehicle -- about 60,000 miles I rebuilt the engine about 2,000 miles ago -- excellent condition! Call my cell phone .............. 505-385-3333 ....... Jerry Goffe FOR SALE: Rebuilt bolted flywheels $200 with exchange Rebuilt differentials starting at $250 with exchange Rebuilt late rear axles - 1965 $100 with exchange Rebuilt late rear axles - 1966-1969 $100 with exchange Rebuilt carburetors, various years & prices $ 50 and up, depending on type! With exchange Lots of other parts available for cars and vans. Pat Hall - Los Lunas, NM 505-620-5574 (cell)- or - patandvickiehall @ q.com FOR YOUR INFORMATION: Wendell reports that he talked to the people at A B Tire, where he has often bought tires, and they assured him that tires in the size of 185/13 for Corvairs are still available. If you need tires for your Corvair, Wendell says, give them a call. (Of course your editor has a set of perfectly good Firestone 185/80-13 whitewall tires for sale if you prefer them.) AB Tire Co., 2848 Girard Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM - 505-884-0686 They are located between Candelaria and Menaul NE. =[CNM]= REPORT ON OUR TRIP TO TAOS Pat Hall Bill Reider, Tarmo Sutt and I had an enjoyable road trip to Taos, NM, on Tuesday the 21st. The thought of cruising up north in my Corvair crossed my mind but for a little more comfort, just this time, I chose to drive a Brand-X. The main purpose of our trip was to locate a suitable place, with plenty of parking, for the Tri-State car show. While we were there we also scouted out the lay of the land, so to speak. We ended up being quite impressed with Taos. The Chamber of Commerce, Kit Carson Park and the Police Station were some of the places we visited but it wasn't until we went to The Kachina Lodge, our host lodge, that things started falling into place. We met with Cheryl Webster who is the Guest Service Agent. Cheryl bent over backwards in order to help us with all of our needs for the Tri-State. She gave us a tour of the lodge and it truly is a beautiful place. Thank you Cheryl for all your help and support. CNM Members: Pat Hall, Bill Reider, Tarmo Sutt =[CNM]= RECORD YEAR AT STATE FAIR - SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 Robert Gold The title of this article might be a bit misleading. The people who run the New Mexico State Fair reported that attendance was 100,000 less than last year. That is a bunch fewer people. One of the main reasons cited for this decline was the increased cost of admission. It just costs too much to get a family into the Fair in addition to all the other things you have to pay for. But wait. If you're a member of Corvairs of New Mexico you don't have to worry about that increased cost stuff. Why you might ask? Well, as I've been telling you for the last ten years, all you have to do is show a car at our State Fair Car Show and you'll get the bargain of a lifetime. As a certain credit card ad might say, "Admission and parking, priceless." Obviously you CNMers out there got that message because we had the biggest turnout ever, seventeen cars for this year's show. I want to begin this article by recognizing every one of you for your savvy financial understanding of current market conditions. Simply put, you done real good! Now that you know about our record turnout it's time to describe more about the show itself. The day started on a not so optimistic note. When I got up Sunday morning and went outside I discovered it was raining. Not good. As it turned out that mild shower was the only "dark cloud" that I encountered until the end of the show. My next concern was centered on some friends who volunteered to help drive my fleet to the show. I told them to come by at 6:30. That is pretty early for a weekend activity. But, to my surprise every one of them showed up. There was Cary Hubbard from the club, and from my wife's school, Javier Ortiz and Annette Saez. By 6:45 there was a caravan of five Corvairs on their way from my house to the meeting place. We got to the old Furr's cafeteria parking lot only to discover that we were the only ones there. Was this going to be a five-Corvair show? Nope. In no time cars started arriving. By 7:00 we had the lot almost filled and everyone was posing for the group portrait. We then loaded up and drove into the fair, again getting in for free. Not bad hugh? It is now time for me to reveal to the folks who attended the show a secret that I had kept from them. I was living a lie. I had told everyone that I had upwards of 72 ribbons to award for the show. That was not the truth. The truth was that I had a commitment from the fair folks for those ribbons, but not the ribbons themselves. I held my breath hoping that the ribbons would arrive as promised, and they did. Craig Vencill rode up on his bicycle and presented me with a box full of ribbons just in time. My reputation was saved! Here's another thing. As I predicted in an earlier newsletter article, once the ribbons were awarded flaws in the paint of most cars simply disappeared. If you don't believe it, bring your car to next year's show and see for yourself. Even though the crowd was down this year there was no lack of interest in our cars. It seems the public has finally caught on to how special Corvairs are. Here is a listing of those special cars: 1. Anne Mae and Robert Gold 1961 Rampside 2. The Golds 1962 Greenbrier 3. Mike Stickler 1962 Greenbrier 4. Javi and Sara Gold 1961 Lakewood 5. Pat and Vickie Hall 1963 Spyder Convertible 6. Anne Mae and Robert Gold 1964 Monza Convertible 7. Julian Trujillo 1962 Monza Convertible 8. Sally Williams 1963 Monza Convertible 9. Pat and Vickie Hall 1964 Monza Coupe 10. Tarmo Sutt 1965 Corsa Coupe 11. John Wiker 1966 Monza Coupe 12. Ray Trujillo 1965 Corsa Convertible 13. Cary Hubbard 1966 500 Sedan 14. Kelly and Art Gold 1965 Corsa Convertible 15. Anne Mae Gold 1966 Corsa Coupe 16. Gary Calabrese 1964 500 Coupe 17. Bob McBreen 1964 Monza Coupe That was quite a list of cars, hugh? Well, I wish I had the space to really describe how nice each of these cars was. However, I do want to single out one car. It isn't often that we get to see a car with a history tied to a celebrity. In this year's show the car displayed by Kelly and Art Gold had the distinction of once being owned by none other than Cary Grant. Who would have thought that such a special machine would be in our show? Be sure to ask Art about his car when you see him next. Now is the time to recognize the best of the best cars at our show. What follows are those purple ribbon winners. Congratulations to all you folks who drove the best on Sunday. 1. Best car - late (1965-1969) Tarmo Sutt 1965 Corsa 2. Best car - early (1960-1964) Vickie and Pat Hall 1963 Monza convertible 3. Best Forward Control Robert Gold 1962 Greenbrier 4. Best Gold Family Car Anne Mae Gold 1966 Corsa Hardtop I want to again thank everyone for supporting this year's show. I hope you plan to attend next year. See ya then! =[CNM]= NO CORVAIR IS AN ISLAND Jeff Aronson In March 2008 Dave Huntoon, a member of Corvairs of New Mexico, found some out-of-date copies of "The Care and Feeding of Your Corvair" and offered them on Virtual Vairs. He generously sent me one and suggested that I share my experiences of owning the only Corvair on this Maine island. Vinalhaven sits 12 miles off the coast of Maine, a 90-minute ferry ride when weather permits the boats to run. It has all the qualities you'd want in a New England village with the added bonus of being surrounded by water. Geographically it's about 9 miles long by 4.5 miles wide, mostly granite with thin soil, lots of spruce trees and a majestic rocky shoreline. Located in the western end of Penobscot Bay, it's located in some of the best lobstering fishing grounds on the East Coast. Most of the 1,200 year round residents earn their income around the lobster fishery and helping maintain summer houses owned by people "from away." We have a K-12 school with just over 200 students, small stores that sell the necessities from groceries to fishing gear supplies, two churches, one auto repair shop and a library. Over 90% of the population was born and raised here; I'm a member of them minority group who live and work here year-round but came from "away" - in my case, 18 years ago from Vermont. Here I work as a caretaker of summer houses, a house painter, a web site creator and the editor of a national magazine on Land Rovers. This island has provided me with many pleasures; one highlight has been my return to the world of Corvairs. One year ago since I became the second owner of a maroon 1966 Monza Coupe. The first owner, Susan Rowland, Chatham, NJ, received the car on January 28, 1996, courtesy of her father. Not only did the Monza come equipped with the 110hp engine and the new 4-speed transmission, but her Dad opted for an AM "P.B." [pushbutton] radio, a spare tire lock and black floor mats [$4.90]. He didn't haggle much as the sale price was $2,275. The car took her through college and married life in New Jersey and South Carolina. In the early 1990s, she and her husband John Williams bought a summer house on Crockett's Cove, on the northwestern corner of our small island. The Corvair became their "island car," residing on their waterfront property much of the year until starting up anew every summer. While Susan Rowland enjoyed her first new Corvair in 1966, my first Corvair, a very-used 1964 Monza convertible 110/4 speed, came to me in 1968. I approached the car with caution. Auto dealerships had already consigned the Corvair to the rubbish bin [it came cheap]. Compared to my earlier British cars, it seemed roomy, fairly quiet and airtight, warm in the winter and utterly capable; you can imagine my automotive skepticism after a Morris Minor, a Hillman Minx and a Triumph Spitfire. I remember only two actual repairs, one for a rusted out gas line, the other for a broken generator bracket. It took me from the University of Vermont to graduate school in Ohio, and for one weekend, back to my hometown on Cape Cod, without incident. I sold it when my then-fiancee claimed she couldn't get it out of second gear. Both decisions were mistakes. I compounded these errors by returning to British cars for the next decades, not thinking much about Corvairs until I spotted the Williams' Corvair in front of our grocery store early one evening. John Williams could not get the headlights to work; remembering a similar problem with my Land Rover, I wiggled wires around his dimmer switch and "fixed" the lights. I also peered inside and outside the car and told John how much I enjoyed my earlier Corvair. He never forgot the repair and approached me when he and his wife Susan decided her Corvair needed a new home. My mistake was, of course, in taking it for a test drive. Gears graunching [maladjusted clutch cable], engine knocking and smoking [gummy rings and valves, worn points] and brakes grabbing [decades-old brake fluid], I still loved every minute of the drive. With two '66 Land Rover Series II-A's and an '80 Triumph TR-7 Spider, I hardly needed another car. They wanted the car to have a good home and reduced their asking price to well below $1,000, so I became its second owner. As I drove it home the directional lever fell off in my hand. Sigh - this would be a short honeymoon. Please don't confuse me with someone who collects cars. All my cars must justify their existence by being driven. One Land Rover has over 500,000 miles; one friend suggested that my Land Rover was the only one he knew "that could be detailed with a garbage bag." My TR-7 has 106,000 miles, mostly from driving in very rural areas. I need my cars for work on the island and as transport when work takes me to the mainland. Nor do I have the income to support trailer queens. Island living teaches you about self-sufficiency. We're 90 minutes by ferry to the mainland so we much prefer to find what we need "on island." You can fish or dig clams for dinner, grown your own vegetables, find raspberries, blackberries and blueberries for desert. Most of us heat with wood cut from the trees blown down after winter storms. Our dump has a "swap shop," an old trailer that houses all the utensils, clothing, old machinery and rope that you'd ever need. Still, owning the sole Corvair on the island challenged me. Our local mechanic, who remembers every island car as parents remember their children, could not recall completing many repairs on the car. As an automotive editor I knew of Clark's, whose catalogue became invaluable. As a web site designer I found Virtual Vairs, the Corvair Forum and a few other enthusiasts in Maine. As an active member of a community I joined CORSA and received a copy of "Corvair Basics." Improving the running the car from this island seemed daunting until I tapped our local resources. During a dump run I mentioned to the dumpmaster, a gearhead himself, that the car pinged and smoked badly. "Well," he said, "Lamont has just emptied out his old store and brought some car stuff here." I peered in a shed and found two metal cans of Cleveland Distillates Motor-Kleanz. As the song says, "it smelled like turpentine and looked like India ink" but within 5 minutes of driving, the valve clatter had gone and the smoking had diminished considerably. Adjusting and polishing the points with emery cloth, then timing the car, reduced the pinging [sadly, only regular grade gas is sold at our one gas outlet, a pump at the Fisherman's Co-Op]. A Unisyn purchased for my TR-7 also helped balance the carbs on the Monza. A check of the brake shoes and drums revealed some glazing but no significant leaks; cleaning everything and replacing the old brake fluid helped reduce the brake grabbing significantly. When a friend cleaned out his father-in-law's workshop, he found lots of old power tools, automotive polishes and greases; they all came home with me. Along with some bondo [purchased at our local boatyard] the small rust holes have been covered up and a great deal of elbow grease has restored some luster to the original paint. New heater hoses provided me with enough heat to use the car during our snowy, cold winters, and enjoy the benefits of rear-wheel drive traction. Our island roads don't go on very far but they sure do twist and turn. A new set of radial tires helped bolster the car's handling and make every drive its own autocross. The car has enough poke to induce some throttle oversteer - which I love - and the desired light steering touch so you can throw it through every corner. Island kids and teenagers compliment me on the car; summer people stop you to tell their own Corvair stories or those of their parents. Maine has a nascent Corvair club, Dirigo Corvairs, which has provided me excuses to take the car to the mainland twice, once for a 2 hour round trip and once for a 6 hour round trip. In September, I'll make the 11 hour round trip [3 hours of it on the ferry] to western Massachusetts for the bi-annual Clark's Corvair "Fall Classic" with the Bay State Corvair Club. With luck I'll be able to convoy with other Maine Corvair owners. I'm sticking a tent, sleeping bag and cooler into the folded rear seat of the Monza and, as we say on Vinalhaven, "heading for America." It will be a "well suhr, wicked good time." =[CNM]= SUBJECT: LIBERTY BELLE B-17 From: Corvair66 @ aol.com Jim, How about this for the newsletter? It seems the the work done on it at Double Eagle last winter held up well. Later, David =[CNM]= ECONOMY RUN ON OCTOBER 11th WAS A SUCCESS Chuck Vertrees Well we had the run on Saturday the 11th. I guess the weather sacred most people out. The weather was nice the whole morning, but we only had 4 drivers show up! The entries were: Dave Huntoon in the library van; Pat and Vickie Hall in a nice early model coupe; Dan Palmer, with Sylvan Zuercher as navigator in his Ultravan. The fourth team was Bill and Lee Reider in a Brand-X, a nice Chevy Cobalt. After the economy run we all met at 12:30 for a nice lunch at Kokopelli's Restaurant. Since I had planned on four classes of entries, I had four awards to present for the best results. Therefore, I also awarded a trophy to Brand-X. The results were: Dave Huntoon in the Library Van at 18.247 miles per gallon, Pat and Vickie Hall in the 4-speed early model at 42.3 miles per gallon. Dan and Sylvan in the Ultravan were unable to finish the whole route because of the very steep hill on the start of State Road 344. It is very steep at the end of the climb and is too twisty to get a run at it. They almost made it but there was no reason to burn out the transmission. On the part of the route they were able to finish they got 14.5 miles per gallon. Dan says on the level he usually gets 16 to 17. Bill and Lee in the Brand-X Cobalt got 49.83 miles per gallon. All the entrants got a nice little nine LED flashlight for the glove box. Maybe, if enough people are interested, we could run the same route next year with more participants. =[CNM]= GET READY FOR CNM BINGO NIGHT! Ray Trujillo Hello everyone! Well, are you ready for some bingo? I hope so because CNM's bingo night on Saturday November 8th is fast approaching. The evening will begin at 6pm at the House of Covers located at 115 Richmond NE. Bingo cards will cost $2 each per game with the winner receiving half the proceeds and CNM getting the other half for its bank account. In addition to playing bingo we'll hold a silent auction for any items donated from members. If you're planning to donate an item please let me know a couple of days before the event. We'll also be selling pizza slices for $2, hot dogs for $1, and sodas for 50 cents each with other snacks for modest prices. I'm looking forward to seeing you there so reserve time on your schedule and as the saying goes "Be there or be square." And remember you might be lucky enough to yell out BINGO! Your friend, Ray Trujllo =[CNM]= LUBRICATION OF FLAT TAPPET ENGINES Richard Widman Over the last ten years older engines (pre-1980) and high performance engines that have flat tappets have been failing more often due to the change in formulation of motor oils. In order to meet the 100,000 mile target for catalytic converters, the antiwear package in motor oil has been reduced below that needed for flat tappet engines (in 2004). The antiwear additive is zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) with optimum concentration of 1200 parts per million. Current oils have only half that, some only one fifth. This is not a problem for roller tappets or cam followers on newer engines, but does not provide cam and tappet surface high pressure lubrication for older engines. Comp Cams recommends Shell Rotella T that has the 1200 ppm ZDDP with the CI-4/SL or CI-4 Plus specification. However, emission reduction for 2007 and newer over the road diesel engines has reduced ZDDP in the CJ-4 specification. GM EOS (Engine Oil Supplement) was discontinued last year. Comp Cams now makes a break-in oil additive recommended to be added at each oil change. Torco ZEP is similar and is used by vintage racing cars. An expensive alternative is racing oil labeled "for off-highway use only" also has adequate ZDDP. Racing oils by Brad Penn and Joe Gibbs are made for high performance engines (NASCAR). Until recently NASCAR engines used Mobil-1 synthetic oil with reduction in friction, heat and providing greater durability, but now in Mobil-1, zinc is reduced to 800 ppm. They are racing with viscosity 0W-30 and "snake oil proprietary additives." Racing oils have less detergency for cleanliness, since they are typically changed very often. Amsoil full synthetic and Redline do have adequate ZDDP. Richard Widman has written about the "Selection of the Right Motor Oil for the Corvair and other engines" (August 29, 2008). This 30 page article includes extensive technical information about motor oil history and function. He concludes with 37 "Bottom line recommendations." * Read the label on the oil container for API specs. * The primary consideration is the correct viscosity. The Corvair manual recommended 10W-30 is for general weather ranges in the US. The Corvair engine is designed for an engine operating temperature at 100 C (212 F) with oil viscosity range of 9.3 cSt -- 12.5 cSt. These viscosities are SAE 0W-30, 5W-30, 10W-30, 30. * For valve train protection get CH-4/SL or CI-4/SL. * Avoid API starburst since that has reduced phosphorus. * Shear strength is best in full synthetic oil or group II base hydroprocessed oil. Avoid group I solvent refined (not always easy to identify, usually a lower quality oil). * Synthetics are OK in older engines. (Not semi-synthetic.) * Multi-grade (10W-30) show less oil consumption than single grade. (He uses synthetic CI-4/SL.) * Stay with a good brand to maintain balanced benefit. * Normal oil change interval: 6 months or 5000 miles. * Forget aftermarket additives, a good oil has a balance between cleanliness and antiwear. References: * "Flat Tappet Cam Tech-How to Prevent and Fix Cam and Lifter Failures" www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/flat_tappet_cam_tech/ind * "Oil Alert for Older Cars" www.ericpetersautos.com/home/index.php?option=com_contents * "Motor Oil Myths and Facts" www.nordicgroup.us/oil.htm * "Engine Lubricants, Solving the Flat Tappet Puzzle" www.Circletrack.automotive.com/80258/ctrp-0807-flat-tappet-cam-lubricants/ assembly-lube-motor-oil.html * "Why NOT Diesel or Racing Oil" www.cam-shield.com/acatalog/diesel.html * "ZDDP and Cam Wear: just another oil myth?" ZDDPlus Tech Brief #2 www.zddplus.com * "Selection of the Right Motor Oil for the Corvair" (8/29/2008) www.widman.biz/uploads/Corvair_oil.pdf (Thanks to Dan Palmer for finding and forwarding this article.) =[CNM]= SEVEN YEARS AGO -- Jim Pittman Seven Years Ago - November 2001 - Volume 27 - Number 11 - Issue 314 This issue was full of photos, starting with a cover shot of Mark Domzalski, outgoing CORSA president, and Hurley Wilvert, outgoing CNM president. The October meeting reported our treasury at $5,359.59. An almost-new member attended: John Mattern. At the State Fair Car Show 18 Corvairs on hand. Our elections brought in Robert Gold, Larry Blair, Chuck Vertrees and Wendell Walker as Pres, V-P, Scribe and Moneyman. At the board meeting, we learned that only six members turned out to clean our mile of Old Route 66. Our tour to the Shidoni Foundry went well with an excellent lunch at Gabriel's. We discussed the continuing problems with Galles security. Have we lost members due to these difficulties? Should we look for a better meeting place? Anne Mae invited the CNM Ladies Group to a meeting in November and a week later we planned a club potluck. Jim reported on an impromptu dinner several members organized when the Pleaus were in town. It was great to see old friends! Robert reported on the State Fair Car Show. With perfect weather it was a great success. Finally, a lengthy tech tip from Virtual Vairs discussed turn signal problems with a 1963 Monza. Fourteen Years Ago November 1994 - Volume 20 - Number 11 - Issue 230 The cover was a shop manual drawing of a late rear suspension. New members were Fred & Susan Roach and David Huntoon. David's father Walter was already a CNM member. President Del ran the meeting. Our bank balance was $973. Dennis said he had received ten completed questionnaires from members for activities during the coming year. Bill said there would be a car show at the Atomic Museum. Bill told us he wrote a letter to the editor of the Albuquerque Journal pointing out errors in their coverage of the recent appearance of Ralph Nader. They later published his letter. Our election winners were Larry Blair, Bob Beasley, Chuck Vertrees and Will Davis. Larry's column "NOXIOUS FUMES" asked us to support the Pleaus in their planning for the convention, to help educate each other on technical issues and to have fun and fellowship in meetings and events. Rita Gongora previewed an auction and pot luck, Debbie Pleau reported on Convention planning and the cook book project, and Del Patten contributed a book report on AMERICAN CARS by Leon Mandel (1982). Technical stuff this month included: restoring old speakers; keeping those late tail lights burning; fixing a "cranks but won't start" problem; preventing a short in the wiring harness under the tunnel cover of late models. Twenty-one Years Ago - Nov 1987 - Volume 13 - Number 11 - Issue 146 Our cover was borrowed from another club and showed a nice early sedan in front of a classic Greek-style door. We had $713 in the bank. The Car Council made $2000 in the September swap meet. Francis invited all to go on the Aspencade to his cabin in the Pecos. We thanked Milton for being our Ed Black's Chevrolet sponsor. New officers were Bill Reider, Bill Hector, Chuck Vertrees and Brian Zolna. We planned to go to Las Vegas to see the famed Montezuma Castle. Sylvan previewed his Architecture Tour. LeRoy provided a financial statement for the past twelve months. Sadly, we spent more than we took in. Steve presented a fun football quiz. Mark Morgan sent the Club a clever hand-drawn "Billiken" card announcing the arrival of two new Naval Aviators, Marilyn Dorothy and Caitlin Delorez. He called them "Twin OK-3s" and the card illustrated a carrier task force with two A-6 aircraft on the downwind (upwind?) leg. Twenty-eight Years Ago - Nov 1980 - Volume 6 - Number 11 - Issue 62 The November 1980 cover was an idea for a two-seater Corvair by Les Campbell, our former secretary who was in humid and salty Connecticut. He reported on "Corvair Day" at the famous Lime Rock race track, home of racer John Fitch and his Corvair Sprint and Fitch Phoenix specialty cars. Tech tips included: replacing interior door panels, installing a Vega clutch disk and why you'd want to, cleaning mufflers with WD-40 and steel wool, and checking the year your engine was made by noting the number stamped on the oil cooler. =[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]= Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter is published monthly by Corvairs of New Mexico, a chartered chapter of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America. Contents are copyrighted by the Authors and by Corvairs of New Mexico. Articles may be reprinted in any CORSA publication as a service to CORSA members provided credit to the Author and this Newsletter are clearly stated. All opinions are those of the Author or the Editor and are not necessarily endorsed by Corvairs of New Mexico or by CORSA. Submissions for publication should reach the Editor by the 15th of the month. Send material as ASCII TEXT via e-mail ( jimp @ unm.edu ) or in ASCII TEXT format on computer disk, or submit a readable manuscript. I don't like MS Word documents or RTF files, but no problem, I can read them, so send whatever you have! Photographs as digital JPGs are welcome. Please, don't photoshop your digital JPGs -- send the originals. This ecologically green newsletter is produced in a Microsoft- free environment. I still print mailing labels with a 1989 Apple IIgs, Bernie To The Rescue, Addressed For Success and an HP LaserJet IIp. The newsletter is composed using a 2003 Macintosh G4 PowerBook and a 2004 Macintosh G5. Software includes OSX, AppleWorks, GraphicConverter, Photoshop CS, BBEdit & InDesign CS. If you care, ask for more details. Transportation: 1965 Corvair Monza, 1990 Honda Civic, 1996 Mazda Miata and 2003 Honda Civic. And when I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my friends. =[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]==[CNM]= =END=