<VV> Owned 30 Hours, Broke it Already

[Harry Yarnell]

Have you checked for binding at the pedal pivot?
Have you disconnected the throttle linkage at the cross shaft?

Harry Yarnell
Perryman garage and orphanage
Perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Pitchford" <jay.pitchford at gmail.com>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 4:28 PM
Subject: <VV> Owned 30 Hours, Broke it Already


> OK, the '65 Corsa started running real rough, missing & bucking ... felt
> like fuel/carbs ... then stopped idling and died. Finally got a re-start,
> but throttle is completely messed up. It sticks wide open and won't idle.
> Before it's demise, it was idling at 2000-2200 RPM - excessive? Now I 
> can't
> even keep it idling long enough to jump out and run back to the carb 
> linkage
> to get a look at what's going on. Manually moving the throttle linkage, I
> can see that the secondary by the #5 cylinder isn't moving at all. I
> literally have to lift the pedal off the floor if it goes beyond a certain
> depression percentage - it feels 'hung up' somewhere.
> Any thoughts where I start to look? I have a feeling that purchase #1 & #2
> will be the shop manuals and Bob Helt's book. I'll also gratefully accept
> any recommendations for a Corvair mechanic in the Central Ohio area.
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