<VV> intermittent spark

[Ray Rodriguez]

I'll try swapping in the condenser from my other car tomorrow.  My 
understanding is that when condensers fail they fail, and that it would be 
highly unusual, essentially unheard of, to have an intermittent problem.

Regardless, I'll change it tomorrow just to be safe.

Ray Rodriguez III


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
To: "Ray Rodriguez" <reray at echoes.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> intermittent spark


> Try a new condenser.
>
> Harry Yarnell
> Perryman Garage and Orphanage
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Rodriguez" <reray at echoes.net>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:29 PM
> Subject: <VV> intermittent spark
>
>
> Ok,
>
> 66 95 horse coupe
>
>     Proper voltage (reads 10.5 while idling on the + side of the coil) 
> going into the coil, I  swapped the coil for a known good unit, relocated 
> the coil away from heat, points are new, condenser is NOT new, dwell is 
> set and not changing, timing is set and not changing.  This is the same 
> car and same problem I was asking about before, I just have new info so 
> the question has changed.
>
>     The engine is running fine, then poof, spark begins to get 
> intermittent and engine stumbles, then often quits.  After quitting the 
> engine was hard to start, once you get it going it often smooths out and 
> runs ok for a bit before it starts to fall apart again.  The primary 
> ignition wire seems ok, we tested it.  Sometimes the car will run fine for 
> an hour or more at a stretch.
> Most of the time the car runs fine till it warms up, sometimes however the 
> problem is present immediately on a cold start.
>
>     What could cause intermittent spark coming from the coil.  The spark 
> is not intermittent only on the plug wires, it is also cutting in and out 
> on coil wire.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ray Rodriguez III
>
> CORSA
> 65 Corsa 140/4
> 66 500 coupe 95/PG
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