<VV> Rough Running at WOT FIXED!

[Larry Forman]

GM stock for starters.

At 04:51 PM 2/25/2004 -0600, Dan Evans wrote:
>Where are you getting your wires?
>
>Dan
>68 Monza
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <larry@forman.net>
>To: <dkeillor@ultrex.com>
>Cc: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:43 PM
>Subject: RE: <VV> Rough Running at WOT FIXED!
>
>
> > Hi Dave,
> > I remember looking into the engine bay of my parent's 63 Monza convertible
>on a moonless night in the mid-60's and I could see the original
> > plug wires GLOW!  The problems with that old technology were not only the
>higher resistance as the carbon and string broke down, but the
> > insulation also was not that good and started cracking with the higher
>heat around the engine top shroud.  Once you got higher resistance,
> > then it would like to arc to the positioning clips on the top cover shroud
>and ground out there.  So you had both failure mechanisms working
> > against you.
> > -- Larry