[NoVa-Corvairs] Corvair!

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Kristi,

Well, yes and no - if the car died and wouldn't restart, I'd agree  
that something broke in the ignition.  But it doesn't sound like  
that's the case.  If it's been a while since the car has had a point  
adjustment and new rotor and such, it can't hurt to do those, but I'd  
start by doing a dwell and timing check.  Bear in mind the factory  
advised 10K miles between point adjustment/replacement, so this is  
normal maintenance if you drive it a lot.

--Bryan

On Dec 8, 2009, at 5:46 PM, rvtum at verizon.net wrote:

> Hi Kristi,
>
> I suspect you're on the correct path.  You could also have a bad  
> coil.  Do you have a spare you can swap out?  I've cc'd the club for  
> additional guidance on your problem. Hold off on tugging too hard on  
> the rotor until some other members chime in on the problem.
>
>
> Dec 8, 2009 01:09:05 PM, vairgirl66 at gmail.com wrote:
>
> Hello.  This is Kristi Wilson- new to the club and I just had a  
> question if you have a moment.  I really dread what I think the  
> answer is going to be but here goes- my car was running beautifully  
> until Monday traffic- an hour and a half of no more than 5-10 miles  
> per hour- never overheated but when I got to work it just died- no  
> loping, no idling down  just died!  It was when I came to a stop at  
> the parking lot.  When i left work it ran okay just seemed to be  
> bogging down- no pep.  It died again in line at my son's school.  I  
> was talking to my dad and it seems for something sudden like that to  
> happen that it was either my points or timing.  Well, when I took  
> off my dist cap-  I could not get the rotor off the shaft!!  I  
> pulled and tugged and it would not budge!  Short of breaking it  is  
> there any other way to get that thing off?  Does this sound like I  
> am chasing the right path? By the way,  I have a 1966 Monza sedan  
> with a 95 HP and a powerglide!  It is bone stock at the moment.  If  
> you could, please give me your opinion. Thanks,Kristi Wilson
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