<VV> Bad/worn distributor ?

[Secular]

  Hi Bob:

  It's 6 AM and I finally figured it out :)

  While testing the fuel pump, I decided to hook it up directly [bypassing the $%#^  relay]. 
  I went for a drive and was expecting the same nagging issue, but to my surprise, 
  in the 20 mile trip, it ran better & smoother than it ever has :)

  I just ordered a new relay kit from eBay:

  http://tinyurl.com/2jqjg4

  Many thanks to you and all others who responded.

  Regards,


  Tony I. 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Gilbert 
  To: Guus de Haan ; Secular 
  Cc: Virtual Vairs 
  Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 2:21 AM
  Subject: Re: <VV> Bad/worn distributor ?


  Check the filter on the end of pickup tube in the gas tank. Do a pressure 
  and volume test on the pump. The way I do it with no special tools is get 
  the engine warmed up. Turn engine off.  Disconnect the fuel line to one 
  carb. Have a fire extingusher handy. Put hose on the fuel line and put the 
  other end of the line into a proper container. Start the engine and let 
  idle. If you get good squirts that do not lessen then the fuel delivery 
  system is good. What I find with a pluged tank filter is a few good squirts 
  and then a dribble. To eliminate the fuel lines as a problem I hook the line 
  back to the carb, restart and idle to fill carbs. disconnect the fuel line 
  at the tank end of thefuel line, plug it. Hook up a hose to the steel line 
  and have the other end in a container of gas. Do the first test with the 
  line for a carb going into a container and see if the fuel delivery problem 
  is still there. If it is, then problem is fowad of the last connection. If 
  not then look at the filter in the tank.

  Bob
  PS
  Just saw you have an electric pump. Where is it located? The closer th the 
  tank the better. The test still works, you only have to operate the pump and 
  watch.

  .
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Guus de Haan" <guusdehaan at wanadoo.nl>
  To: "Secular" <rusecular at yahoo.com>
  Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
  Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 11:09 PM
  Subject: Re: <VV> Bad/worn distributor ?


  > Hi Tony,
  >
  > Could it be you pull a vacuum on the gas tank (need a vented cap)?
  >
  > Guus de Haan
  > The Netherlands
  > '65 Corsa Turbo-Charged Cvt
  >
  > Op 17-aug-2007, om 7:01 heeft Secular het volgende geschreven:
  >
  >>   Hi:
  >>
  >>   What are the signs of a bad/worn distributor?
  >>
  >>   Here's what I've done on my 1960 Monza (140 HP)
  >>
  >>   1) All 4 carbs are rebuilt and synchronized
  >>   2) New electric fuel pump installed (E8012S)
  >>   3) All new fuel lines
  >>   4) New spark plugs and wires
  >>   5) Alternator w/internal regulator
  >>   6) timing is at 14 degrees
  >>
  >>   The car idles perfectly. Runs great for a mile or so, then as if  it's 
  >> running out of fuel
  >>   (tank is full) it loses power and dies.
  >>
  >>   When I'll crank it again, it has power for 10 or 15 seconds, then  the 
  >> same thing
  >>   over again. I had electronic ignition - switched it back to  points - 
  >> no difference !
  >>   I've already installed a new coil, emptied the fuel tank & tested  the 
  >> fuel pump.
  >>
  >>   Regards,
  >>
  >>
  >>   Tony Irani
  >>   Charlotte, NC