<VV> Hard to Start...

Mike Stillwell yenko117 at yahoo.com
Thu Oct 12 11:18:28 EDT 2006


 Hmmm, maybe we're on to something. I like to run them
about 2 full turns out. If you get bored, try that set
up (Secondaries all the way in, Primaries 2 turns
out).
 
 It's easy enough to go back to what it was if it's a
turn for the worse - sorry for the bad pun.

 Mike
 117

--- Secular <rusecular at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
>   oddly enough Mike, I have noticed that the car
> idles smoother
>   when I turn the idle mix screw all the way in and
> then just barely 
>   open ( @ 1/4 turn) on all four carbs !
> 
>   I have changed the plugs to W8AC Bosch [less than
> two weeks ago}
>   along with these wires:
> 
>   http://tinyurl.com/yadxau
> 
>   Regards,
> 
> 
>   Tony
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Stillwell" <yenko117 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Secular" <rusecular at yahoo.com>;
> <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Cc: <corvairduval at cox.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 9:52 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Hard to Start...
> 
> 
> > 
> > You might want to turn the idle mix screw all the
> way
> > in on you "Secondaries", as all that extra gas at
> idle
> > doesn't contrbiute to anything except extra gas
> usage.
> > I have modified primaries on the race motor, in
> place
> > of the secondaries, and it starts/runs fine -
> idles
> > decent for a race cam and no chokes, with the
> extra
> > idle turned off. 
> > While I doubt this will have any effect on your
> hard
> > starting...there is teh possiblity that the plugs
> are
> > getting slightly fouled by the twice the normal
> gas
> > feed at idle, before shut down - and the blast of
> > starting fluid clears them out. I've also been
> warned
> > years ago that starting fluid will remove the thin
> > film of oil from the cylinder walls at start up
> and
> > may lead to scored cylinders.
> > 
> > Mike
> > YS-117
> > 
> > --- Secular <rusecular at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >>   Perhaps chokes in the warm/hot areas [like my
> neck
> >> of the woods], 
> >>   combined with the fact that all 4 carbs run at
> >> idle (Otto setup), 
> >>   become less of necessity ! -- I maybe wrong. 
> >> 
> >>   Regards,
> >> 
> >> 
> >>   Tony
> > 
> > 
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