<VV> Intermittant Corvair

Daniel Monasterio dmonasterio at hotmail.com
Sat Mar 20 15:42:19 EDT 2010


Two things come to my mind:

1.- Plugged inlet screen at fuel tank. 
2.- Non vented gas cap, preventing air to enter the fuel tank as fuel is going to engine.

Daniel



> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:37:21 -0700
> From: gtpjimgammon at yahoo.com
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Intermittant Corvair
> 
> My 64 coupe 110 2 carb 'vair runs fine for about 5 miles, then starts to buck and kick, then it dies.
>  
> I had assumed that the previous owner had screwed up the carbs (which he had) and replaced them with Clark's rebuilts. I did a full tuneup, cap, rotor, condenser, all wires, vacuum hoses, plugs, points.
>  
> Took her out today, and had to get her towed 1.5 miles home. 
>  
> I'm thinking the coil is the problem, but I don't know. It could be wiring or the ingition switch or -???
>  
> Anyone have a coil fail this way? 
>  
> Any other ideas?????
>  
> Jim NJ
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