<VV> Corvair in Dire Need of Help!

Charles Birchwood sharpiebandit06 at bellsouth.net
Fri Nov 17 18:22:29 EST 2006


Hey Everyone,
    I own a 65 monza powerglide with a 110hp engine. I have been have some routine problems with the engine lately. I was driving back from work a couple weeks ago and two cylinders quit on me. I replaced the spark plugs (which needed it), the ignition wires (that barely had any continuity) and upgraded the coil to a 1.5 ohm flamethrower coil. Well, it still isn't idling properly and is sucking down gasoline like no one's business. I have timed the engine or synced the carbs since I replaced the fuel pump (which was leaking) and put on the new carb-regulator clips (where the carb linkage connects with the thermostats on the heads). Today I was driving to work when I accidentally flipped the control arm into reverse instead of neutral. I was traveling around 35mph at time. The tires squealed and the engine quit on me. Since that time this morning, I haven't been able to get the engine to idle for the world. I have to pump large amounts of gas into the engine to keep it running. The transmission (which is what I thought would be damaged) is working fine and doesn't seem to have any problems, but the engine is in dire straits. Also, from riding the car on my way home, I hear a noise like large amounts of air are either being sucked into something or blown out of something. Please send me any advice ya'll can for this situation. I'm afraid the engine will have to be completely re-done, so I was hoping there was something that could temporarily help it until I could perform a full rebuild.

Thanks
Charles   11/17/06  


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