<VV> It's ALIVE...Igor, get the camera!

[Roger Gault]

If it went to 4K, you don't have a choke adjustment problem, you have a
throttle butterfly open.  It's supposed to suck the chokes open at that
RPM - that's why they're sprung.

Roger

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zane Brock" <zanebrock at bellsouth.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 12:22 AM
Subject: RE: <VV> It's ALIVE...Igor, get the camera!


> I've tried to get help but the meds never seem to work.
> The first time it cranked it revved past 4k so fast I slammed my hands on
> top of the carbs to snuff them. I turned the mix down a notch and the idle
> screws a hair and tried again. Once cranked the engine made a steady climb
> past 2k and headed for 3k. I put my fingers on the butterflies to test the
> pressure lacking in the springs. I backed out the springs all the way and
> tried again with little change. The butterflies still swung open at least
a
> third.
> The fast idle cams were set per the manual using a piece of paper between
> the screw and the flange.
>
> Regards,
>
> Zane Brock, Atlanta, GA
> zanebrock at bellsouth.net
> 1963 Monza
> 1966 Mustang
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of
TimogensTurbo at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 12:46 AM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> It's ALIVE...Igor, get the camera!
>
> In a message dated 1/25/2007 4:43:02 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> zanebrock at bellsouth.net writes:
>
> > Fires up and revs to high heaven. Choke rods screwed all the way out and
> > can't hold back the pressure. I guess it needs new choke coils.
> =======================================================
>
> Zane, you need to get some help.....most likely it's just the engine on
the
> Fast Idle CAMS........let it run for 30 minutes.....then move the
> throttle......if it hasn't blown up, burnt up , run out of oil.......
>
> The idle will return to normal!
>
> Matt Nall...west coast
> http://members.aol.com/patiomatt
> lots of info!
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