Besides a propensity to fling it's fan belt of the 90 degree twisted pulley system, I never had any serious failures in my Corvairs. Even had one in a '57 Singlecab. 

BenT

sent from my electronic leash

On Nov 11, 2011, at 7:21 AM, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I thought its fatal flaw was that it broke in half. lol
> 
> Sudhir
> 
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 10:10, Frank Lee <techedteacher@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Very strange.
>> 
>> The Corvair was Chevy's  failed  attempt to offer a US alternative the
>> strange and rapidly  multiplying  VW Beetle.
>> 
>> It was so poorly engineered it flipped and killed lots of people, including
>> two I knew in high school.
>> It gave Ralph Nader his start as a consumer activist, the subject of his
>> book "Unsafe At Any Speed"
>> 
>> As an engine, if I recall correctly, it fried valves frequently or had
>> another fatal defect.   Strange to have one running, let alone in a VW.
>> 
>> Halloween is over isn't it?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote:
>> 
>>> Not mine:
>>> 
>>> http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/2676492483.html
>>> 
>>> 1979 VW BUS  - $5000 (Varina) - 1979 VW Bus with 1967 chevy corvair engine
>>> with two speed auto transmission.  Interior stock.     Bill  399-9490
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Stephen
>>> 
>>