<VV> Re: Timing, Distributor, Carbs, Vacuum Problems???

[Mike Stillwell]

 Almost sounds like the cam is off a tooth... Who
rebuilt the engine?

 Mike
 YS-117

--- LastHamlet <lasthamlet at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Many Thanks for all the emails and replys. Maybe I
> better add just a bit more info to clear things
> further. I also changed many other parts in the
> course
> of this problem hunt, and some were not related, but
> were good ideas to go ahead while I was in
> there.(Coils, shocks, entire front end, brakes,
> Clark's tranny pan & oil pan with baffler and longer
> oil pickup unit, heater moter & all hoses,
> completely
> redone the underbody pan, and restored all new
> items.(More than I can list) 
> Most all parts came from Clark's, and all were the
> correct parts, according to their numbers. The Dizzy
> was part#1110319. I am also currently using an
> electric fuel pump, and two additional fuel
> filters(Inline/Proline type.). I have always used
> Premium Gas in the car, (And sometimes a bit of
> Lucas
> Fuel Additive) though admittedly have only been 1000
> miles in all the trials and test I have taken in the
> last year. Replaced the harmonic balancer with a (I
> know overpriced) 2 piece nodular steel high-end, new
> one from Clark's. Replaced tension pulley and engine
> to body seal. replaced single exhaust with welded
> factory -style dual exhaust. My wires are new 8mm
> silicone, and new plugs(although, I may need to
> check
> current firing condition of plugs). Went through
> several carbs, and still at times a very very small
> leak at the inlet on the driver's side carb. They
> are
> a matched set of premium rebuilts from Clark's, and
> appear to be an excellent specimen of the likes.
> Matching holes near the ventri of each carb would
> indicate such.
> I also replaced the carb to linkage rods with the
> swivel kind, and bearing blocks installed on the
> linkage shaft itself.(This to take any slop out of
> linkage) Believe me when I say, I have changed evry
> possible part that could be needing replacing. So,
> it
> may bring me to several issues pointed out by
> members
> here.
> 1) Someone suggested Tranny issues for the chugging,
> but I am not sure, as it seems to loose complete
> engine power, as opposed foward motion
> power.(Though,
> I am not the one to determine this. 
> 2) It is possible that seeing how the dizzy was the
> only part I did not get from Clark's but a
> distributor
> who bought out Arrow, it could be the weights in it.
> (I already replaced the vacuum can, even though it
> is
> a remanufactured dizzy, I didn't know if the can was
> matching. (Still I don't know, as there is only one
> available for cars at Clark's, but that is the
> current
> one on the vehicle.
> 3) One of the other parts, even though new, or
> reman.,
> may be faulty
> 4) it could likely be my vacuum, or linkage not
> tweek
> in perfect, cause as I mentioned I am not that good
> of
> a mechanic. Though, when you open the hood, it looks
> like a museum quality engine, that still don't mean
> things are properly tweeked.
> MOST LIKELY:
> 5) I have not the finesse to do this type of
> tweeking,
> and have replaced too many parts without the
> knowledge
> of what I am doing, and cannot get them to work
> together.(Maybe I am a De De De!!!)
> 
> I would like to thank All the people who are sending
> responses, cause I had no where else to turn. One
> fellow sent me an email, and has a shop in
> NC,(Shepard
> Automotive), only a couple of normal-hours drive
> from
> me.(Although, I will be traveling in the wee hours,
> going no faster than 55MPH.) So, before I pull the
> rest of my old grey hair out, I better take it to
> him,
> as I am sure you may all agree. It is becomming
> painfully obvious that I am in over my head and
> could
> spin in circles trying to figure this out. I did
> mention I have spent 7-months on this problem, cause
> that is no lie, I have. With that said, I will
> report
> back and tell of exactly what he discovered. I am
> willing to bet, even beforehand, it may be making
> everyuthing sync together, or something silly I
> overlooked. 
> Here is a footnote for interests. Although, I still
> need a little body work, and a good paint job, I
> have
> over 25K in her already. Only one other fellow was
> allowed to work on her, when I first got her. This
> place was not familiar with Corvair's at all, and I
> ended up with a Pitman arm bushing pressed in upside
> down(How he did it I will never know), and a smashed
> gas tank from inproper jacking. Wait, there is
> more!!!
> Rounded out my new camber washers on the front and
> rear, trying to aline the vehicle, without jacking
> it
> up. And, here was the part that steamed me... My
> rear-end was leaking worse than before, but now it
> was
> leaking RED FLUID.... Oh yes he did put tranny fluid
> in my rea-end differential. Needless to say I have a
> custom hose for my shop vac, and had some cleaning
> and
> new seals to put in. (Did a complete
> driveshaft/U-Joint install as well, while I was in
> there.) 
> So, you can imagine how happy I was to receive an
> email from somebody who knows how to work on
> Corvair's. I have been so scared to even let anybody
> rotate my tires, so when they need it, I will do it.
> I
> was able to even do the wheel alinment myself, and
> that is really a breeze. To tell you the truth,
> putting in that factory-style welded dual exhaust
> was
> real easy, even including putting in both new heat
> sheilds. I only wished all the other projects were
> that easy.
> So, barring a few more experiments, I am still
> headed
> to Shepard's this week, cause I feel out of my
> league.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Danny Barber
> 
> If anybody needs any parts they have been looking
> for,
> perhaps I can help you out. Be most glad to return
> the
> favor.
> 
> 
> > I am new at this so please be kind. I have been
> > working on a problem for 7 months now, and it has
> me
> > stumped.
> > I own a 67 Corvair Convertible with factory A/C
> and
> > PG
> > Tranny. Odd thing is, that in that year, in the
> > later
> > part, of which mine is, they had a different
> listed
> > timing spec that the rest of the year's production
> > model. (24 degrees BTDC)on a 67 corvair with
> 110HP-2
> > carb, flat six with PG and A/C with a wider timing
> > mark plate which also registered up to 24 degrees.
> I
> > have spoke to many people, and all have said that
> is
> > likely a missprint, but I have a lot of papers and
> > such to the contrary. Although, after playing with
> > it
> > a little, I have to agree that 24 degrees as a
> base
> > timing number can only work for one Corvair, being
> a
> > 180HP turbo-charged flat six that came in some 66
> > models. 
> >   Nonetheless, here's the problem and admittidly I
> > am
> > not that good a mechanic, but have done all the
> work
> > so far to this little sweetie.
> >  Initially, I was having a chugging at 60-65 MPH
> > going
> > up an average hill. What did I do??? Oh God, you
> > might
> > not want to know, but I will say anyhow... First,
> I
> > replaced the fuel tank, sending unit, fuel lines,
> > and
> > carbs. It still chugged, so I changed the
> > distributor(But still maybe not correct vacuum
> > advance???), of course all the wires and plugs,
> and
> > even changed the existing Petronics with a
> > Petronics-2
> > and Flamethrower-2 Coil setup.... Still chugged
> and
> > jerked. (Plus, some up and down idle issues.)
> >   I got all kinds of silly advice, from a wire
> from
> 
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