<VV> 110 PG with rough idle and wanting to stall at stops

[Stephen Upham]

I'm going by the static timing recommendations in the Corvair Basics  
book. If you look in the NOTES section at the bottom of the page it  
reads:
** 1965-67 cars with PG and A/C that have 24 degree timing scales  
should be set to 24 degrees BTDC.

Now, my car fits that description with a couple of notable exceptions  
1) the timing scale only goes to 18 degrees (may dad, a Corvair  
mechanic owned the car for ten years before I got it.  It may or may  
not be the original timing scale.  2) The A/C is not operative right  
now and there is no compressor load on the engine.

That said, should I reset it to 18 or leave it where it is?

Stephen


On Sep 20, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Jim McLott wrote:

> Stephan,
>
> No one else has mentioned it yet, but I'm wondering why you have  
> the initial timing set to 24 degrees BTDC?  According to the 65  
> shop manual and 66 supplement, the initial timing for a 110 w/PG is  
> 14 degrees BTDC.  The only engine that needs 24 degrees of advance  
> is the turbo.
>
> I'm not sure that having the advance set at 24 is causing the rough  
> idle, but Christine is a '66 model with a 110/PG and she runs fine  
> on 14 degrees of advance.
>
> Good luck,
> Jim McLott & Christine, the 1966 Monza convertible wonder-car
> Member: CORSA, Corvair Atlanta, Heart of GA Corvairs and Group Red  
> (ret.)
> http://www.wittelaw.com/personal/groupred/mclott.htm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org on behalf of Stephen Upham
> Sent: Sat 9/19/2009 11:49 PM
> To: Virtual  Vairs
> Subject: <VV> 110 PG with rough idle and wanting to stall at stops
>
> <snip>
>
>  After it warmed up, I checked the advance and it is where I have  
> had it for the last five months at 24 BTDC.
>
> </snip>
>
> Stephen
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