[FC] Now what?

[Vairtec Corporation]

Respondents have been focusing on things that may be failing -- fuel, 
ignition, whatnot -- but I want to look elsewhere.  I want to look at 
the shrouds.

We had a guy in my local club who had an FC that would quit on him if he 
drove it further than out of his small town.  Once it sat for an hour or 
so, it would run again.  So he resigned himself to driving it only short 
distances.

Once I got a look at it, I immediately saw the problem.  It was missing 
a significant number of engine shroud pieces at the rear of the truck.  
It was cooking itself.

Now, I don't know whether it was cooking the coil or boiling the fuel.  
But with a complete set of shrouds, properly installed, it now runs 
without interruption.

--Bob Marlow


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Turner" <imakarknut at yahoo.com>
> To: "Corvanatics" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 6:21 AM
> Subject: [FC] Now what?
>
>
> Hi gang; Yesterday I took the '61 Rampside out for a spin of about 12 miles
> each way. After about 6 miles the truck 'shut down', meaning the car lost 
> power
> and the idiot lights came on. It wouldn't accelerate even when I down 
> shifted.
> Then after slowing from 50 to around 30 mph it restarted and off I went, 
> only to
> repeat this pattern often in the next 6 miles. Finally, it straightened out 
> and
> I drove the last 1 mile with no symptoms. Once at the destination, I looked
> into the engine and checked the battery. The negative battery cable seemed 
> to
> be loose so I tightened it before allowing the engine to cool down before
> heading back home the same 12 miles. Again, after about 6 miles the process
> returned. Each time the engine quit completely, I was able to simple turn 
> the
> ignition key and it would restart with no problem. Again, the last 1 mile I
> drove along with no problems. I'm thinking of a faulty fuel pump but before
> switching it out I thought I would check with you experts. What am I 
> missing?
> Steve Thanks for the help!
>
>
>
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