<VV> 140 carburation

[Ron]

Instead of installing an electric fuel pump for that one time event it's 
much easier and cheaper to simply manually pump the mechanical pump.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <frankcb at aol.com>
To: <ron67ran at hotmail.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> 140 carburation


> Ron,
>     With engines that haven't been run for a looooong time, I like to feed 
> pressurized oil into the oil line BEFORE trying to start the engine.  Most 
> people just remove the distributor (mark the housing and the rotor 
> position locations first) and use a shaft to spin the oil pump with an 
> electric drill.  Instead, I usually vacuum siphon a quart or so of engine 
> oil out of the sump through the dipstick tube.  Then using about 40 psi 
> air pressure, I feed back that oil under pressure into the fitting where 
> the oil pressure switch screws in.  I stop every few seconds to rotate the 
> engine about half a turn with a socket wrench on the hydraulic dampener 
> bolt.  This also gets oil to the turbo bearing (if you have one).  Just 
> remember to replace the oil pressure switch, BEFORE you engage the 
> starter.
>     You'll also need to get gas into the carbs.  For this it helps to have 
> an electric fuel pump.(:-)
>     Good luck,
>     Frank "different drummer marcher" Burkhard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ron turner <ron67ran at hotmail.com>
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Sent: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:55:24 +0000
> Subject: <VV> 140 carburation
>
>
> have started work on 65 corsa conv 140/4speed--any suggestions on best 
> carburation setup for the street before i spend money? motor turns over 
> with wrench but hasnt been started in over 20 years so will have to check 
> everything before firing up--any help appreciated--thanks
>
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