[Gmecm] Corvair with 3.8 sfi

Wed Jul 4 00:09:29 UTC 2012

Hello David ..where are you ..??  Tim, my Son found a 1951 Mercury we  
looked at couple of days ago ..

it is on a 1979 Olds 98 Chassis ..but I was wondering where I can research  
the 1994 Ford-Mercury engines ..as our 1994 Mercury engine locked up last 
month  and i replaced it with a 1994 Engine that supposed to have 45,000 
miles on it  ..but last Wed. it had a 4 ft. pool of green water underneath the 
trans. so we  figgured a freeze plug was leaking ..and i have not had a 
chance to drive it  much..but it runs OK..so far...the speed mileage meter does 
not work so will  have to get that fixed to see what current mileage it is 
getting  ...The  Olds never got 20 city-30 hiway ..and will NEVER GET IT ...so 
if we get the  merc. I wondered if i can replace the Olds engine with a 
Ford  engine-OD  trans and enjoy the 20-30 mpg in the Merc ...as gas will never 
go back to a  Buck-Fifty per Gal .

Truck still funning GREAT....!!! ..need to get speedmeter working so I can  
do a mileage check on it 

What are your plans when you get back to USA...??  tell me your  thoughts 
on the 289  Engine ...??  when you get caught up .

Have a GREAT 4 th of July wherever you are tomorrow . This guy has several  
cars as he is thinning out his Fleet...  you might want to check him out  
...Tim has known for several years 

Many Thanks 

Bob

In a message dated 1/15/2010 1:09:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
davida1 at hiwaay.net writes:

Lol  about the trans seal!

I beleive there is an update on that I can e-mail  you the details from the 
ATSG manual.

You've gotten farther on your  projects than alot of the "dreamers" we run 
into now and then!  It  will all come together.

David
----- Original Message ----- 
From:  "Jay Maechtlen" <jaysjunk9 at covad.net>
To:  <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 12:00  PM
Subject: [Gmecm] Corvair with 3.8 sfi

>>
>> By  the way I am DYING to see pictures of your 3800-powered  Corvair!
>>
>> Is this the 3800 that says "3800" or the one  that says "V6 Sequential 
>> Fuel
>> Injection" on top?? The  engines are just a little different but the ECM 
>> on
>>  the "3800" engine is loads nicer.? The 88 year was a bastard year and  
it
>> could have been either!
>>
>> Very  interesting!? You will have a rockete ship with a turbo 3800 
>>  Corvair.
>> 3800 with turbo can easily top 350 - 400 HP.?  EASILY.
>>
>> David
>>
>
> It is  the  "V6 Sequential Fuel Injection" motor.
>
> I didn't know  the difference at the time, and the price was great.
> (complete car for  $75, leaky trans but good motor)
> The trans had blown the converter  seal right out of the case onto the
> nose of the converter. It will be  interesting to see how long this one
> runs. The trans doesn't shift  that great, but good enough for now.
>
> - lots of "good enough  for now"s in this thing! But, I'm going after
> them one at a time. Even  the turn signals aren't quite right yet. And,
> need speedo and  instruments. etc...
>
>
> cheers
>  Jay
>
>
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