<VV> A question (club member from tonight's meeting)

[J R Read]

Things that come to mind.  Fouled plug, bad plug wire, weak valve spring, a 
rocker getting ready to break.  But, you are right to start with a 
compression check.  I don't know about Pertonix (sp?), so can't speak to 
that.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lon Anderson" <lonzovair at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 11:04 PM
Subject: <VV> A question (club member from tonight's meeting)


>
> Hey guys,

 Car is a 65 Monza, 110, pg...

 it developed a bad miss under load, but at idle and up to 40 MPH there 
isn't a miss... he lost his muffler, so he can't hear if a seat has dropped 
(I said "You should be able to FEEL that" but I don't think he heard me say 
it)... it has a Petronix 1 in it. (SIDE NOTE: Aren't the Petronix 1 supposed 
to have a FULL 12V going to it, and NOT hooked up at the coil??? His is 
attached at the coil... but he said "I've been running it like that for 
years.")...
> I told him to get a timing light and check timing, and do a compression 
> check, and that should lead you in the right direction...
> Another friend told him it might be a bent pushrod... but wouldn't it miss 
> all the time? not just under load? I would think the rocker would clack a 
> lot...
> Let me know what you guys would do, and I'll pass it along.
> Thanks!
> Lonzo
>
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