The June 2013 newsletter - Text Version
Updated 29-May-2013 ==== Copyright (c) 2013 Corvairs of New Mexico
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JUNE 2013 / VOLUME 39 / NUMBER 6 / ISSUE #453
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Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2005
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, Third Place, 2010
Tony Fiore Memorial Chapter Newsletter Award, First Place, 2012
EDITOR: Jim Pittman
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
THIS MONTH:
Dues Due ............................ Membership Committee
"Air" Force President's Letter ................ John Wiker
Notes on this month's photos ................ Photo Editor
May Meeting Minutes ............................. Art Gold
May Board Meeting Minutes ....................... Art Gold
Corvair of Honor: Museum Car Show ............ Robert Gold
The Great White Hope: Lube's Corvair ......... Robert Gold
Squeaking Under the Crossing Bar ..... Steve Gongora Photo
Calendar of Coming Events ............. Board of Directors
Treasury Report .............................. Robert Gold
Birthdays & Anniversaries ............. Sunshine Committee
The Future of Automotive Air Conditioning .... Mike Dawson
June Issue, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 Years Ago ... Club Historian
COVER: Mike Stickler picks up trash in April on Old Route 66.
Art Gold's early convertible at the Museum Car Show.
Steve Gongora's Rampside at the Rail Yard.
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MEETINGS: First Wednesday of the Month at 7:00 PM
North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, Wyoming & Carmel NE
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President: John Wiker 505-899-3076 wikerj63 @ yahoo.com
Vice-Pres: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Secretary: Art Gold 505-620-7434 rollerart @ gmail.com
Treasurer: Robert Gold 505-268-6878 beisbol30 @ msn.com
Board: Car Council: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com
Board: Merchandise: Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Board: Membership: Larry Yoffee 505-321-5909 corsa180 @ gmail.com
Board: Sunshine: Heula Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Board: Newsletter: Jim Pittman 505-275-2195 jimp @ unm.edu
Board: Past Pres: Pat Hall 505-620-5574 patandvickiehall @ q.com
Board: Past Pres: Ray Trujillo 505-839-7436 ray @ bpsabq.com
Board: Past Pres: Mike Stickler 505-856-6993 sticorsa @ hotmail.com
Board: Past Pres: David Huntoon 505-281-9616 corvair66 @ aol.com
DUES: CNM: 12 months $25.00 -or- 26 months $ 50.00
CORSA: 12 months $45.00 -or- 26 months $ 90.00
CNM & CORSA: 12 months $70.00 -or- 26 months $140.00
CORSA's home page: http://www.corvair.org
Steve Gongora's page: http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter871
CNM's newsletters: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp
Larry Yoffee home page: http://www.corsaturbo180usa.weebly.com
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DUES DUE DATES JUNE 2013
DUE MAY ===== INACTIVE 25-JUN-2013
2013.05 Rita & Steve Gongora
DUE JUNE ==== INACTIVE 25-JUL-2013
2013.06 Melba & Tommie Anderson
2013.06 Joan & Murray Bruskin
2013.06 David & Judy Jaramillo
2013.06 Lee & Bill Reider
DUE JULY ==== INACTIVE 25-AUG-2013
2013.07 Elizabeth & Mark Domzalski
2013.07 Connie & Robert McBreen
2013.07 Tracey & John McMahan
2013.07 Leslie & Kevin Sullivan
EXPIRED = INACTIVE AS OF 25-MAY-2013:
2013.02 Kathy & Larry Blair
2013.02 Kelly & Art Gold
2013.03 Carl Johnson
2013.04 Deborah & John Dinsdale
2013.04 Richard Finch
Send your Dues to:
CNM Treasurer c/o Robert Gold
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!
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Enchanted Corvairs Newsletter is published monthly by Corvairs of New Mexico,
chartered Chapter #871 of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America. Copyright 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 is clearly stated. All opinions are those of the Author or
Editor and are not necessarily endorsed by Corvairs of New Mexico or CORSA.
Material for publication should reach the Editor by the 15th of the month. Send
material via e-mail ( jimp @ unm.edu ) or submit a readable manuscript. I prefer
ASCII TEXT, but MS Word or RTF are fine. Photographs are welcome. 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 on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIIp. The newsletter
is composed using Apple Macintosh computers. Software includes OS-X, AppleWorks,
Photoshop CS, GraphicConverter, BBEdit and InDesign CS. If you care, ask for
more details. Transportation: 1965 Corvair Monza, 1990 Honda Civic, 1996 Mazda
Miata and 2003 Honda Civic. When I'm 64, I'll get by with a little help from my
friends.
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"AIR" FORCE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
JOHN WIKER
As is typical, I would like to start out thanking a few people. First thanks
goes to Larry Blair for the work he put in to trying to get us to the tour of
the MCT factory in Bernalillo. Too bad the interest level from planning to
execution died out. Maybe some time else.
Next, thanks to Robert Gold for leading the Gold clan, Mike, David and myself to
another successful Museum Car show. I was disappointed in the number of cars
that represented our club but was glad to hear that we had numerous visitors
that came out to support the six vehicles we brought.
Fred Riggs from Las Vegas, Tarmo Sutt from Santa Fe and the Hall clan from Los
Lunas spent some of their Sunday walking and talking at the show. Thanks goes to
Art Gold for serving as a vote counter carrying the Corvair Flag for us. Thanks
to Robert Gold and Vickie Hall for photo coverage of the show.
VP Pat Hall will be running things for the club during June and maybe July or
until the doctor tells me that I am free to continue my "busy" life style. I am
sure that everyone will have a great time at the Cripple Creek Tri-State and I
am anxious to get e-mails from attendees since I need to sit this one out. See
you in July or earlier, I hope.
Notes on some of the photos this month.
Page 2: A rather windy and hazy evening as our May meeting was winding down.
Page 3, Top: at the restaurant on April 28th before the Target Corvair show.
Page 3, Bottom: a nice turnout of cars at the Target show, including a blue 1962
with new owners who joined the club. Yes, the yellow-and-red VW van is
Corvair-powered!
Pages 8 and 9: on our tour to Mountainair much was made of the railroad crossing
signal scraping paint from the top of Bill Darcy's dark blue Corsa. Thanks to
Steve Gongora's fortuitous photos, you can see that it was not even close! Bill
probably felt at the time that he had a much narrower escape, though. -- Ed.
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REGULAR MEETING MINUTES -- 5-1-13
ART GOLD
Meeting came to order at 7:03pm at North Domingo Baca Multicultural Center with
14 in attendance.
Officer Reports
President (John Wiker) approved the previous minutes. Larry is taking a break,
will be back in August. John is having surgery on his nose next month. He handed
out the Albuquerque Museum car show registration form. John will not be
attending the show due to family obligations.
Vice President (Pat Hall) talked about not a whole lot.
Everyone thanked Larry Yoffee for his effort on the Corvair only show last
Saturday. Russ McDuffie's 1962 was at the show. The breakfast at Weck's was
great! New members: Chloe and Becky Mullins!
Pat Hall provided the treasurer $100 from April's scrap pick up.
Treasurer (Robert Gold) stated that the account has $3,895.71.
Secretary (Art Gold) talked about volunteering for the car show at the 2014
Tri-State. This will occur with Robert Gold and Pat Hall.
Membership (Larry Yoffee) absent
MEMBER REPORTS
Jim Pittman (Editor) stated that it is a long month 5-24-13. He went over the
puzzle from the April newsletter. He thanked Pat for the tour.
Heula Pittman (Sunshine) absent
Vickie Hall (Merchandise) stated that the quilt is going well. She sold 2 Care
and Feeding books, and gave $10 to Robert.
Mike Sticker (Car Council) stated that the council's main topic was the museum
car show. They do not want large bills ($10's $20's). It is $10 to get in the
show. We are meeting at the east end of the hotel parking lot at 6:45am. We have
2 volunteers for counting ballots. They raised $6,000 at the Spring Thaw. The
Roadrunner Club is raffling a 1961 Corvair ($10 per ticket), see the flyer. Cary
Hubbard rebuild the 1961 motor with a manual choke. Robert got an email from
Joyce Clements concerning having a representative on the board of the New Mexico
Car Council. Robert has volunteered to be a board member.
NEW BUSINESS
Pat Hall is getting name tags for the new members.
May 11 - Industry Tour (Larry Blair) There will be a mass email to get
participation, since there is low attendance for tonight's meeting.
John Wiker wants to have matching t-shirts for the 2014 Tri-State in Chama, NM.
UPCOMING EVENTS
May
5-11 - MCT Industry Tour with breakfast being at the Range Cafe in Bernalillo.
(Larry Blair) Lunch will be at the Range Cafe.
5-19 - Museum Car Show, $10
5-31 to 6-2 (Tri-State, Cripple Creek, Colorado)
June
6-15 or 6-22 - Road Rally (Russ McDuffie)
July
7-4 - Car Show Santa Fe (Tarmo Sutt)
7-6 - Route 66 Clean-up, 8am (Ollie Scheflow)
August
8-11 - Car Council Picnic at Oak Flat
8-24 - Tuna (help needed)
September
9-14 - Corvair Picnic (help needed)
9-22 - State Fair Car Show
9-27 9-29 - Swap Meet in Los Lunas
October
10-4 - 10-6 - Balloon Fiesta - Larry Yoffee
10-12 - Route 66 Clean-up (Ollie Scheflow)
November
11-9 - Potluck Bingo/Auction (Rita/Steve Gongora)
December
12-7 - Christmas Party (Rita Gongora)
Tonight's 50/50 winner is Lube Lubert ($14) $7 for the winner.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:06pm
Mr. Gold Reporting
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PHOBIAS
PAT HALL
Panicphobia is the fear of becoming an officer in an auto club, sometimes called
Gavelphobia.
This was found in the CORSA Communique dated April 1989 and was written by Jack
Allison.
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MAY BOARD MEETING MINUTES 5-15-2013
ART GOLD
Meeting came to order at 5:05 pm at Highland Senior Center.
OFFICER REPORTS
President (John Wiker) talked about Saturday, 6th of July (Road Kill) to hold a
ball to honor veterans. They would like to have a car show (Corvette, Camaro,
and Motorcycles are confirmed). It is at the mall of Eubank and Candelaria. The
host is Bud Walter. They were wondering about having the Corvairs show. John
will not be at the regular members meeting (6-5-13). Del Wulf's email stated
that he has parts for sale. He may show at the July meeting. John said that it
could be the tech talk for the meeting. (Del Wulf's son owns the Greenside Cafe
in Cedar Crest.)
Vice President (Pat Hall) thanked John Wiker and has done a great job.
Treasurer (Robert Gold) stated that the account has $3,883.90
Secretary (Art Gold) nothing.
Membership (Larry Yoffee) absent.
MEMBER REPORTS
Jim Pittman (Editor) not present.
Vickie Hall (Merchandise) has nothing to say.
Heula Pittman (Sunshine) absent
NEW BUSINESS
May 19th is the Museum Car Show
May 31st/June 2nd Tri-State in Cripple Creek, CO
June 15th is the Road Rally sponsored by Russ McDuffie
T-Shirts for the club: discussion email from House of Covers, concerning prices.
Boydston Award Nominees: discussion email from Ed Halpin, Pikes Peak Club
Meeting Adjourned at 5:34 pm
Mr. Gold Reporting
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CORVAIR OF HONOR
THE 2013 ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM CAR SHOW
ROBERT GOLD
The 2013 car show season officially began today with the holding of the NMCCC
Museum Car Show. This year Chevy trucks were specially recognized with a truck
display at the entrance to the show grounds. In spite of the fact that Chevrolet
refuses to acknowledge its involvement in the birth of the Corvair, our Corvairs
are, in fact, Chevrolets. That fact allowed Alan Gold's Corvair 1962 Loadside to
be nestled among the big ticket trucks being honored. Alan's truck is notable
for its patina, that's Latin for faded paint and lots of surface rust, and the
fact that only 369 were made.
In addition to the aforementioned Loadside, the other Corvairs at the show were
as follows:
1. Javi Gold, 1966 Corsa. Javi was unable to attend due to the effects of
celebrating his graduation from Sandia High.
2. Art Gold, 1964 Monza Convertible. Art was anxious to show off his newly
rehabbed car, new gas tank and all.
3. Mike Stickler, 1962 Greenbrier. This was Mike's second choice. Sadly
insurance problems prevented him from driving Wendell's cool convertible.
4. Dave Huntoon, 1961 Van. David drew a lot of attention in the former library
van. I think it was due to the extra shine he had given the hubcaps.
5. John Wiker, 1966 Monza Convertible. Col. Wiker managed to be at two places at
one time! He sets the standard for all CNM members.
You can see that the number of Corvairs listed above is down considerably from
past years. Why, I don't know. All I can say is those of you who missed this
show also missed perhaps the best weather we have ever had at a Museum Show.
White fluffy clouds insured that the sun never got too hot, so by the end of the
day I wasn't my usual shade of sunburn red. Boy, it's wonderful living in
Albuquerque (this statement is the opinion of the author and does not
necessarily reflect the opinion of the CNM Board or CNM membership. See the
author for further details. - I've always wanted to say that!)
Since the paucity of Corvair entrants has resulted in a rather short article, I
would like to recognize several of our members who attended the show, but didn't
enter a car. I really appreciate your support of an important "car guy" event
here in town. Those attendees included Tarmo Sutt, Vickie and Pat Hall (and
Pat's brother from Florida), Geoff Johnson, the twins, Carl "the charter member"
Johnson and Fred Riggs. I especially want to recognize Fred, who has been a
regular visitor to the show over a number of years. I never fail to enjoy my
conversations with him. I only wish Fred would show his 1965 Monza. As you all
know it doesn't matter what the condition is, only that it is a Corvair.
Finally, in past years I have neglected to thank the organizers of the NMCCC car
show, who continue to put on a great show year after year. It's easy to forget
how much effort it takes to put on such an event. I'm hoping that more CNM'ers
take some time and join us at the show. My challenge to you for next year is
that if you attend and don't enjoy yourself I'll personally refund your entry
fee. You can't beat a deal like that!
I hope to see you next year at the Museum Car Show. -- Robert Gold
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THE GREAT WHITE HOPE
ROBERT GOLD
After playing with Corvairs for more than 30 years I've come to the conclusion
that there are a couple paths to Corvair happiness. One way is to simply open
your wallet and pay for that completed Corvair treasure. Another is to buy an
inexpensive "project car" and invest your time, imagination, and dollars to
achieve your Corvair dream. I've done both, but I tend to respect more those who
build their dream. So when I drove down to Pat and Vickie Hall's for the CNM
cruise, I was soooo excited to see one particular wonderful project car. That
car is Lube Lubert's early model 4-door.
I feel that Lube should be congratulated for his perseverance that has resulted
in his car becoming roadworthy. This is not to say that the car is now a
gleaming example of everything that a Corvair should be, it is far from that,
but what his car represents is that a Corvair enthusiast should be judged by
dedication and heart, and Lube has plenty of that.
I have dubbed Lube's car the "Great White Hope" because it is (mostly) a white
car. He got it a number of years ago and since then, he has had the dream to put
it on the road. He could have ended things there, a project car that just sits
there and is never completed. I've seen this happen with many Corvair owners. My
favorite statement that was uttered by another owner of a major project was, "My
car is going to be really great when I finish it", but alas that never happened
and the car passed into history after sitting for years and years.
You might want to know how after all those years did Lube's car become an
operating reality? That is the second part of this story. A major part of this
happy turn of events has to do with the car fixers supreme, Pat Hall and Bill
Darcy. Lube dragged the car down to Los Lunas with the hope that sometime his
car would become mechanically sound. Most mechanics would have looked at how
much the car needed and would have taken their time working on it. Make no
mistake, this car has a lot of issues, and you know that whether a repair is
made on a 99 point car (like Tarmo Sutt's), or a beater, it costs both time and
money. But Pat and Bill didn't worry about the time they had to spend, they just
got on it and fixed things. That's what makes this duo so special. Armed with an
impressive ability to find out what's wrong and a mound of parts, they whipped
this car into shape and had it ready to drive in no time.
So the result was that on that Saturday morning there sat Lube's baby ready to
go. Well, sorta. Because, since the car was fixed it hadn't been driven very
much and the question remained, "Will it make it all the way on our cruise?"
With a smile on his face Lube jumped in the car and headed out with the convoy.
As the miles went by the smile on Lube's face got bigger. His baby made every
hill and kept up with the group. When all was said and done, the 4-door made it!
His impossible dream had been realized and he now stands as an inspiration to
all of us who have a project car that "Will be great when it is finished".
Congratulations Lube, and thank you, Pat and Bill.
--- Robert Gold
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Happy Birthday Wishes to Eight CNM'ers:
Larry Hickerson June 9
Sylvia Trujillo June 19
Jonathan Reider June 20
Bill Darcy June 23
Rita Gongora June 24
Heula Pittman June 24
Stacy Greer June 28
Robert Gold June 30
Best Wishes to Four Couples Celebrating Anniversaries in June:
Carolyn & Dan Palmer June 5
Susanne & Larry Hickerson June 7
Heula & Jim Pittman June 8
Debra & Jon Anderson June 13
CONGRATULATIONS to:
JAVIER GOLD, son of Anne Mae & Robert Gold, who graduated from Sandia High
School
JORDAN JEANS, granddaughter of Heula & Jim Pittman, graduated With a Bachelor of
Science, Business Management degree from Louisiana State University
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TREASURY REPORT: 04-18-2013 to 05-15-2013 ........ ROBERT GOLD
DATE CHECK# AMOUNT PAYEE DESCRIPTION
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2013.05.01 +$ 90.00 CNM Dues C.Mullins, Mech.
2013.05.03 2161 -$ 62.81 J.Pittman MAY 2013 Newsletter
2013.05.07 2162 -$ 39.00 Bus.Printing CNM Business Cards
ENDING BALANCE = $3,883.90
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Sat 1 Jun Tri-State - Cripple Creek, Colorado - Pikes Peak Corvair Club
Sun 2 Jun Tri-State - Cripple Creek, Colorado - Pikes Peak Corvair Club
Wed 5 Jun 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
Sat 8 Jun 6:00 PM Los Lunas Clue Cruz - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms
Bill Schofield (505)565-2105, David Silva (505)550-8415, or
vintagegasser@aim.com
Sat 15 Jun ....... Road Rally - organized by Russ McDuffie
Wed 19 Jun 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 21 Jun 9:00 PM Deadline for items for July newsletter
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Wed 3 Jul 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
Thu 4 Jul Early! Fourth of July on the Plaza - Santa Fe
Sat 6 Jul 8:30 AM Old Route 66 Clean-up - Ollie Scheflow
Sat 13 Jul ....... Los Lunas Ice Cream Cruz - Wells Fargo Bank, Bosque Farms
Time TBA (In conjuntion with Collector Car Appreciation Day
Bill Schofield (505)565-2105, David Silva (505)550-8415, or
vintagegasser@aim.com
==== Tue-Sat 16-20 July: CORSA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION in Kalamazoo, Michigan
==== CORSA Convention = Host hotel Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo, 269-385-3922
==== CORSA Convention = $99 reservations 866-961-3003.
==== CORSA Convention = The GILLMORE MUSEUM is 15 miles from the convention.
==== CORSA Convention = The CORVAIR MUSEUM is in Ypsilanti, 100 miles east.
Wed 17 Jul 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Sat 20 Jul ....... Pot Luck at Ruth Boydston's cabin in the Pecos
Fri 26 Jul 9:00 PM Deadline for items for August newsletter
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Wed 7 Aug 7:00 PM Meeting: NORTH DOMINGO BACA MULTIGENERATIONAL CENTER,
at Wyoming & Carmel, north of Wyoming & Paseo del Norte NE.
After the meeting, we may go to "JASON'S DELI" at 5920 Holly Ave. NE.
Sat 10 Aug 6:00 PM Los Lunas South Rte. 66 Hint Cruz - Wells Fargo Bank,
Bosque Farms - Bill Schofield (505)565-2105,
David Silva (505)550-8415, or vintagegasser@aim.com
Sun 11 Aug ....... NMCCC All Clubs Picnic - Oak Flat Picnic Area
joyce@nmcarcouncil.net
Wed 21 Aug 5:00 PM Board Meeting: HIGHLAND SENIOR CENTER at 131 Monroe NE
Fri 23 Aug 9:00 PM Deadline for items for September newsletter
Sat 24 Aug TUNA (project to be decided) - Pat Hall
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See the New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Web Site for more "NMCCC" activities:
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THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE AIR CONDITIONING
BY MIKE DAWSON, HACOA
I found the following information on the ASE website as of February 28, 2013 as
they attempt to upgrade A/C certifications for professional automotive
technicians. I currently have a certification in air conditioning systems from
ASE and I also am certified in the EPA Section 609 program.
There are several HACOA members who have air conditioning in their cars, some
still with R-12 and others with R-134A. Most of you have one or more second cars
and still others will be buying new cars, most likely with air conditioning.
R-12 worked just fine for half a century, and then the ozone (good in the
atmosphere ozone as opposed to bad on the ground ozone) debate began to
seriously shape the use of refrigerants along with many other consumer products.
By 1998, R-12 was replaced by R-134A and included was a series of regulations
that required some new equipment and serious laws preventing release of
refrigerant into the atmosphere. There have been retrofit kits available that
varied in their complexity, some drop in, and others required new oil, dryers,
hoses and compressors. The A/C service community settled in and everyone
adjusted. The price of R-12 was artificially raised and R-134A became a good
deal.
Well, it is 2013 and the ozone layer folks have merged with the global warming
group and they have decided we need another change. R-134A has been detected in
the atmosphere (even though it is highly illegal to vent it) and has been
designated a greenhouse gas - a global warmer. We will now be introduced to a
new refrigerant, R-1234yf (pronounced "R twelve thirty-four yf"). This newcomer
has some significant features you will appreciate hearing about.
* R-1234yf is mildly flammable and is regulated under the Toxic Substance
Control Act.
* Daimler/Mercedes Benz and VW/Audi are refusing to use it and are lobbying for
Europe to start using Carbon Dioxide. The initial cost at the retail and service
level is expected to be between $65.00 and $135 per pound. It will only be
available in large (20lb) plus containers - one pound cans will not be sold.
* None of the current or past air conditioning service equipment can be used;
this includes recovery units, charging stations, fittings etc. Retrofitting the
new systems with cheaper R-134A is not possible.
* The only current manufacturing plant is owned by DuPont-Honeywell and is
located in China. They have stated that production should be adequate and that
another plant may be built if demand exceeds current capacity.
* The 2013 cars currently being fitted with R-1234yf are certain models of
Cadillac, Buick, GMC, Hyundai, Mazda and Subaru.
By now you are probably wondering like I am, if R-134A and R-12 are always
recovered (including salvage yards, and there are serious penalties for any
venting), how could R-134A be detected in the atmosphere? And since all
refrigerant is now being recovered and not vented to the atmosphere, why can't
we go back to R-12 which used to be $1.00 a pound ($2.00 in 2013 dollars)?
I wish I could now state this is an April Fool -- sorry.
References:
http://www.autoindustryinsider.com/?p=5697
http://www.sae.org/mags/aei/11667/
Reprinted from: VAIRCOR, Heart of America Corvair Owners Association,
April 2013, Page 4.
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SEVEN YEARS AGO IN JUNE
7 June 2006 Vol 32 Nr 6 # 369
Cover: Bill Hector admires an early convertible in the Highland Senior Activity
Center parking lot. Ray Trujillo ran our May meeting, Chuck Vertrees took notes,
Wendell Walker reported $2,670 in the bank, Robert Gold told about the Car
Council. We planned participation in the Museum Car Show and the Montrose
Tri-State. Chuck told how to get to Montrose: different ways to go to Montrose.
One is to take Highway 550 north out of Durango to Silverton. This takes you
over Coal Bank pass which is 10,640 feet, then drops down to Silverton. Stay
with Highway 550 toward Ouray. This takes you over Red Mountain pass which is
11,018 feet. Once you drop down to Ouray it a pretty flat run into Montrose on
Highway 550.
The other way is a little further but the only pass is Gypsum Gap at 6,100 feet.
Take Highway 160 West out of Durango to Cortez. Take Highway 666 [changed to 491
in 2003] from Cortez to Dove Creek. Just past Dove Creek take Highway 141 until
you come to Highway 145. Take 145 to Placerville where you get Highway 62 into
Ridgeway. Here you pick up Highway 550 into Montrose. Highway 141, 145, and 62
are Colorado state roads but all are paved and usually in good shape. (Your
Secretary has been over all of then at one time or another.)
President Ray Trujillo told about the great Corvair turnout at the Albuquerque
Museum Car Show. He was impressed with Larry Hickerson's Rampside. He was
looking forward to the Tri-State in Montrose. He said that Hurley Wilvert would
do a presentation on his experiences racing motorcycles.
Finally, Richard Finch told about the devil rats that inhabited an engine he
bought that had been stored for eons out in the country. The rats (and their
leavings) were successfully exorcised and the engine transported to Tularosa for
rebuilding.
14 June 1999 Vol 25 Nr 6 # 285
Our cover featured a scene from an earlier Albuquerque Museum Car Show. We met
at Casa Chevrolet and "guest president" Domzalski ran our meeting since
President Pleau was out of town. Treasurer Walker said we had $6268 to spend or
invest. Many events had to be planned for during May: the Museum show, the fall
swap meet, an All-Clubs picnic, The Great American Race, several other car
shows, a group order for Clark's catalogs, and the place and time for the
Christmas party. Several photos (made with Wendy's digital camera) from the
Museum car show appeared in the newsletter. Ollie reported on a successful Route
66 clean-up on May Day. A tech tip said a good tachometer for Corvairs was
manufactured by VDO. Finally, Sethracer (Seth Emerson) told Dennis by e-mail
about the death of Bill Fisher, author of the first HP book, "How to Hotrod
Corvair Engines."
21 June 1992 Vol 18 Nr 6 # 201
For some reason our cover showed a 1939 Ford. President (and Corvair owner)
Steve ran the meeting. Wendell counted up 966 dollars. CNM was sponsoring
Michael Salis of Sedillo in the Great American Race: a '35 Chevrolet. We thanked
Dennis & Debbie for a great rally, much of it through the streets of Rio Rancho.
Clayborne asked for volunteers to help at the Las Vegas Tri-State. Steve
reported on the Museum car show: a great collection of cars. Larry's Spyder
"BUGEATR" took second place in Class E. Mark Morgan's Billiken tried without
success to get New Mexican food at his local deli back east. Tech tips abounded
this month. Do you know what a "Vega Plate" is? Roger Long (SDCC) told us. He
also mentioned we should keep an eye out for vacuum leaks. Do you want a list of
stuff to put in your Corvair "just in case" while out on the holiday road? Lew
Rishel (SDCC) told us. Want to know a great way to clean oily parts? Jim
Brossard (VAIR-IETY) suggested good ol' TIDE detergent and hot water. Do you
want a quick list to things to do to your Corvair to go fast safely and still
get better gas mileage? Ron from Central New York told us. (Higher tire
pressures, good alignment, proper choke adjustment, front spoilers on '65s and
earlier, a good tune-up, and finally, drive so as to keep off those brakes.
Think about it.) How to clean those dirty door hinges? Orville Eliason (CORVAIR
ASSISTANCE) told us.
28 June 1985 Vol 11 Nr 6 # 117
The cover: a disassembled 1965 convertible. VP Clayborne ran the meeting. Sylvan
counted up $487. We were doing a group purchase of halon fire extinguishers (I
still have mine.) Sylvan reported on new members Greg Mewhinney, Kristin Boyd
and Merton Grigsby. Bill McClellan's Gas Welding - Part 2 was our technical
feature this month. Some of us drove up to Jemez Springs to visit Fred and
Brenda Edeskuty and admire their house and wonderful garage. A note from San
Francisco complained that while used motor oil was considered a hazardous
substance, it was not easy to find a safe way to dispose of it. Bill Reider
reported on a new AC electric fuel pump, part number EP-42, just right for
Corvairs.
35 June 1978 Vol 4 Nr 5 # 33
The June 1978 issue's cover featured a 1965 Corsa turbo. We had 21 people at the
May meeting. The Car Council planned a swap meet in October. New members were
Leo Shaw, Clay Keen and Robert Lucas. One of our fondly remembered tech articles
was in this issue: "I Can Fix Anything (Almost!)" by Ike Meissner in which he
explained how he found a special use for a hex wrench. This month we had an
article on the joys of taking the bus to work. Your editor, at least, must have
been converted, because he's still doing it now. We borrowed tech tips from
other CORSA publications: Larry Claypool told about clutch job shortcuts and
Will Smith told about diagnosing battery problems. John North warned about the
distress you may be in for if you mix-and-match early and late flywheels,
pressure plates and clutch discs.
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