<VV> Got A Question

[J R Read_HML]

Try moving the coil to the rear frame rail to keep it cooler.  But, I 
suspect that something ELSE is going on.  On the other hand, just because a 
coil is new does not meant that it is good.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gwd601 at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:05 AM
Subject: <VV> Got A Question


> Mike, I am a member of CORSA and my local chapter , Friends of Corvair 
> here in Ohio and I have an ignition problem w/ my 63 Monza that "appears" 
> to be unique to my car that I find hard to believe.?Here it is.
> The car starts and runs just fine when it is cold. 17 miles later across 
> the freeway, about the time the engine is fully warmed up, the car begins 
> missing, breaking up and will hardley pull away from a stop. If you floor 
> the accelerator the engine will just stall, you need to really feather it 
> to crawl along and begin picking up speed again. Not good. I have been 
> through all aspects of both fuel and ignition and what has seemed to have 
> "fixed" the problem is a new performance coil that allows the car to drive 
> about 98% normal. It still? seems like just a little bit of a miss at 
> times when fully warmed up but no driveability problems compared to before 
> w/ the old coil. In my experience w/ this thing, I found that the coil 
> gets extreamly hot due ofcourse to?its location. Yes my vent doors are 
> working fine.
> I tried several other old OE coils and they too failed.?I can't believe 
> that I am the only one haveing problems w/ old ignition coils getting too 
> hot. IF that is really the problem.
> The car is a 63 Monza cpe. 85hp / auto with 45,000 miles. It has been in 
> our family for 30 yrs and I know the cars history as I have been the only 
> one ever to work on it. It has new wires and plugs ect. Carbs rebuilt and 
> fuel system checked out including a new pump.
> Any advice would be apprciated.
> Thank you.
> Gary DeMoss
> Bath Oh.
> gwd601 at aol.com
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