<VV> Fw: At work with a delimna

[Harry Yarnell]

Using points? Check the gap, AGAIN.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Birchwood" <sharpiebandit06 at bellsouth.net>
To: "Vair Club" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:19 PM
Subject: <VV> Fw: At work with a delimna


> The valve seat would sound plausible if I hadn't done what I already did 
> to the
> cylinder heads. 2+ years ago, I took both cylinder heads off to fix a 
> crushed
> valve seat and I pinned the seats in; plus, I checked the compression 2 
> months
> ago and it was around 150psi in each cylinder. I think I need some better 
> spark
> plugs.
> Charles Birchwood Ps. 121
> "Nullius addictus judicare in verba magistri"-Horace
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
> To: Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com>; Charles Birchwood
> <sharpiebandit06 at bellsouth.net>
> Cc: Vair Club <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thu, August 12, 2010 1:05:25 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> At work with a delimna
>
> Hi Bryan,  What you say about moisture is true, but the problem became
> noticeable near the end of his trip (assuming well warmed up engine). 
> Seems
> like moisture should have been pretty much gone by then and not really an
> issue.  I, like you, am inclined to think the problem is elsewhere in the 
> IGN
> system.  Well, did not want to suggest this - but, a valve seat drifting 
> in and
> out of place?
>
> Later, JR
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>
> To: "Charles Birchwood" <sharpiebandit06 at bellsouth.net>
> Cc: "Vair Club" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:44 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> At work with a delimna
>
>
>> Yes on the moisture, but I generally think of this as an ignition 
>> problem -
>>wires/points/cap/rotor/coil.  The water makes it easier for the spark to 
>>go to
>>ground instead of the plugs.
>>
>> --Bryan
>>
>> On Aug 12, 2010, at 8:49 AM, Charles Birchwood wrote:
>>
>>> So last week, I was coming home driving my '65 Monza coupe; I pulled 
>>> into
>>> the neighborhood and the engine died. Started it back up and pulled into 
>>> the
>>> drive running extremely rough (been sitting out in the rain a couple 
>>> days so
>>my
>>> Dad suggested moisture in the carbs). 2 days later, I took a look at the 
>>> car,
>>> started it up and it ran a little rough at first, but was then fine, so 
>>> I
>>> assumed he was correct about the moisture.
>>
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