[FC] Now what?

[Ben's Bus]

Well, today I was on my way to my buddy's house to work on some projects 
and the Rampside died...just died without warning. The accelerator did 
nothing and I barely got it off on a side road after pretty much cutting 
off a semi-truck.

I had fuel spraying into the carbs and she cranked...but would not turn 
over. I am looking immediately at the coil. It took 2 hours for AAA to 
get a roll back to tow me home.

Once home, and while I had things apart, I put the rebuilt starter in 
that the truck has needed for a long, long time and cleaned underneath 
the transaxle cover..

Hopefully the coil will solve my problem- it did when the Greenbrier did 
this exact same thing a few years ago.

Safe travels!

Ben




On 8/9/2010 2:20 PM, Vairtec Corporation wrote:
> 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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