<VV> Need new help

[Lonny Clark]

A high-performance cam usually requires a higher-than-stock idle speed. Look
at the idle specs for a turbo car compared to the "normal" Corvairs. If I
remember, a 90hp Corvair idle speed is 650 rpm, the 150 turbo is 900 rpm. I
would try speeding up the idle 50 rpm at a time until the car no longer dies
at the stoplights.

This is assuming that your carbs are in good shape otherwise, and don't have
leaking needle valves.

Lonny

On 1/23/07, Charles Birchwood <sharpiebandit06 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Hey Ya'll,
>    A couple months ago, I e-mailed in with the problem of me accidentally
> flipping my corvair into reverse while driving forward at about 35 mph
> coming to a stop light. Well, This past Saturday and the Saturday before
> that was spent working on the engine. New vacuum lines were attached to new
> carburetors with new carb spacers (which weren't there before) and new carb
> gaskets. New fuel lines were installed, a new-matching-distributor was place
> in with new points, cap, lines, and plugs. I put in a new engine mount due
> to the fact that mine was broken. I put on a new manifold on the right side
> with new donuts to the heads. Valve adjustments, carb syncing, and timing
> were adjusted. New heater hoses were installed and currently I'm working on
> putting the thermostats, rods, and doors together so the engine can regulate
> it air flow underneath itself. The problem I'm having right now is putting
> the car in gear. When I'm at a dead stop while the car is in gear (like
> waiting at a traffic light), the engine dies. Every time it looks like I
> have to stop, I flip it into neutral before stops, so the engine continues
> to runs and I have to put a little charge of gas into the engine while in
> neutral before flipping it into gear and going on my way. This problem is
> very irritating and I'm setting myself up for another flip-it-into-reverse
> problem. My Dad also suspects that there is a higher performance cam in the
> car; does that conflict with anything? Please send advice, thanks!
>
> In Christ
> Charles   1/23/07
> '65 Monza 95hp in FL
>