1962 Corvair Monza 900 coupe issues

[Vintagecarguy]

I was looking at a '62 Corvair coupe with my father and the owner mentioned that the shifter (manual three-speed) is tricky to use if you're not used to it. The short of it is he said if it is moved to far to the left and you try to shift (mistaking if for a four-speed, his words) something will come out of alignment and if will not shift. Then you have to go under the car and fix it.

This did not sound right to me, so I'm not sure what to make of it? Worn linkage, an issue with the transaxle?

 

Also, while I was looking under the car, I noticed, what looked like a couple of rot holes, on in the back right corner of the passenger compartment and one and the front left corner of the passenger compartment; however, they do not look like they're in the floor pans (which looked fairly new). Even the rockers looked solid.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Vintagecarguy.

[Vintagecarguy]

The owner told me that the front pans were done when he got the car, and he had a welder put the rear ones in. Could the issue also lie in the socket that the shifter ball rides in? I saw on Clark's website that this is something can deteriorate too?

[Barney Eaton]

There are both side to side and front to back adjustment on the shift linkage.

The main wear is at the rear where the shift tube attaches to the transmission, it could be worn or installed incorrectly.

There are plenty of Corvair parts available........Clark's Corvair parts in Conn is the big source, Corvair Underground also has many used and reproduction parts,

Worse case, a used transmission might be needed but that is unlikely, if you needed a transmission, that would be the time to switch to a 4 speed.

[Vintagecarguy]

3 hours ago, Barney Eaton said:

There are both side to side and front to back adjustment on the shift linkage.

The main wear is at the rear where the shift tube attaches to the transmission, it could be worn or installed incorrectly.

There are plenty of Corvair parts available........Clark's Corvair parts in Conn is the big source, Corvair Underground also has many used and reproduction parts,

Worse case, a used transmission might be needed but that is unlikely, if you needed a transmission, that would be the time to switch to a 4 speed.

Barney Eaton,

Thank you for the information.

Vintagecarguy.

[Vintagecarguy]

I was wondering, how often do the Corvair carburetors have to be adjusted, for example, an engine with two carburetors? I have read many forums about people asking about carburetor adjustment on Corvairs, but I have never heard as to if this is a regular occurrence or if it is just after rebuilding or just general tune up?

Thanks in advance.

Vintagecarguy.

[Vintagecarguy]

I want to thank everyone for their help.

My father and I saw the Corvair again and the underside was rustier than I remembered. There were also some rot spots behind the new rear floor pans on a separate piece of metal. Also, the passenger side door seem to be slightly sagged as it was a little harder to close than the driver side.

So, I decided to pass on the car.

Thanks again to everyone for all your help. It was very much appreciated.

Vintagecarguy.

[Roger Frazee]

Corvairs are great collector cars.  They're relatively cheap to purchase, easy to work on, and a hoot to drive.  I hope you find one you like.  I know you'll enjoy it.