<VV> Intermittent Corvair

[kevin nash]

 Jim-

  Although I have had a coil fail on me, (car died, wouldnt re-start untill coil was

  replaced) I haven't had one go bad like you are describing. I have had the buck

  and kick problem, and in my case it was an ignition problem. Check to make sure

  that the ballast resistor wire connections are secure, and that the resistor itself is

  not broken (remove the hold down screw and check underneath and verify that

  the resistor is in one piece). Also, check the coil wire connections, making sure

  that they are nice and tight, or at least down firm enough so that you cannot 

  rotate the connections on the terminals with your fingers. Next, check that the

  points wire leaving the distributor has not been damaged- the the insulation on the

  wire can sometimes be rubbed away enough to  intermittently short out on the 

  distributor. If all of these checks are good, try a known good coil- sometimes

  coils can fail like you describe, and it is because they heat up and the resistance

  gets too high for them to work properly.

  Kevin Nash
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:37:21 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jim Gammon <gtpjimgammon at yahoo.com>
> Subject: <VV> Intermittant Corvair
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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> 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? 
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> Any other ideas?????
> ?
> Jim NJ
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