<VV> Need Help - Spyder - SOLVED !!

[Shaun McGarvey]

Too bad I couldn't make it to the E-Run. I did get 23mpg pulling an 800 lb 
trailer with my '60 w/'64 95/pg. I'll be at the Thomas' Soiree though.

yea, Vairily ... Shaun

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "Ken Campbell" <deltainc at grm.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Need Help - Spyder - SOLVED !!


> That's why we just finished a 600 + mile round trip to the Northwest 
> Econorun this weekend with real points in the distributor, and no 
> problems. It is very beautiful around Albany, Oregon and we really enjoyed 
> the tour of covered bridges on Friday.  It was a great weekend.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Campbell" <deltainc at grm.net>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 7:38 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Need Help - Spyder - SOLVED !!
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <rbkj84 at comcast.net>
>> Subject: <VV> Need Help - Spyder - SOLVED !!
>>
>>
>>> Larry and Lonny:
>>> So - here's the next question - What causes the Petronix to fail and how
>> did it fail over a period of time - several starts and then engine cut 
>> out?
>>> Ron
>> *************
>> Electronics failure ????  I always thought that was designed into those
>> gadgets ...(g).
>> Hey, was that a Persnickety I or a Persnickety II ?   This could be GOD
>> giving you a chance to move up to a model II (g).
>> .... 8 years is not bad for a 1995 era electronic device ... one failure
>> mode might be from vibrational stress on the solder joints ...  many 
>> circuit
>> boards about then were switching to surface mount, and now we are finding
>> out there is a potential problem with vibrational failure ...  anyway, I 
>> am
>> in awe of electronics working at all ... anything with thousands of 
>> teensy
>> things that go pop! and bang! for a living maybe deserve the "cup half 
>> full"
>> approach ...
>>
>> Reargards, ken campbell, iower
>>
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