<VV> hard starting

[Bryan Blackwell]

I'm pretty sure the factory expected at least a partial push to set  
the chokes.  The '66 110 will restart warm without touching the  
pedal, but generally takes a half throttle stab to start when the  
engine is cold.  I'd suspect yours may have the float levels set a  
little high or there's a leaky inlet valve.

On a side topic, we got to demo that warm restart a few days ago.   
Took Stefan (#1 son) out for a stick shift lesson in the '66.  First  
a few laps around a parking lot, then "turn left and right onto the  
street".  I had neglected the lesson on getting away up a hill, so he  
got to experience stalling at a light, just like the rest of us ;-)

--Bryan

On Dec 2, 2008, at 5:29 PM, Jay Ciampi wrote:

> Ok, I am back again.  I guess these Corvairs don't need a "one time  
> push on the gas pedal" to start the car when cold. Mine, so it  
> seems refuses to start that way when cold (meaning that it has not  
> been started in a day or two). It acts like it is flooded. Today I  
> went out and without hitting the gas pedal at all, I cranked the  
> engine and it started immediately. Is that normal with these cars?   
> As I said before, I am a "newbie" with the "Vairs"