<VV> Fuel Pump issues

[shortle]

The dwell angle is the number of degrees the points are closed. The higher the dwell reading the more narrow is the gap. When using a feeler gauge the setting should be about .016 inches. Be sure to put some lube on the points rubbing block and on the cam. Hope this helps. Good luck.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301


-----Original Message-----
>From: PETER INMAN <monza1965 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Apr 25, 2011 6:30 PM
>To: virtual vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: Re: <VV> Fuel Pump issues
>
>The flow rate in a pop bottle, about two seconds or less per ounce. Twenty 
>seconds over half full in a 20 oz. bottle. Pump working ok but still not seeing 
>much in the filter. Who cares if you see gas as long as its there.  I checked  
>the point gap and I had it set to .015 trying to get the dwell closer to specs. 
>Well I reset the point gap to .025 and took it for a test drive. It was the 
>difference between night and day. Runs well and will do the longer pulls that it 
>started missing at before. I feel stupid because I had this issue with the Monza 
>last spring after a ign tune up. I tried to set the points with dwell meter and 
>it always checked low with a larger gap so I set the gap closer to bring the 
>dwell up. Never ran that super but when I opened the gap ran great. From now on 
>I wont even worry about the dwell and just set the point gap between .020 and 
>.025. The whole thing centers around being convinced if I couldnt see gas in the 
>filter that I must have a fuel shortage. If I forget this lesson again I got a 
>problem and dont suppose any of you will be able to help me. Thanks for all the 
>suggestions, ignition or fuel pumping rate.
>
>Pete Inman
>65 Monza 110 Coupe  4 speed
>61 Rampside 80  3 speed
>
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>________________________________
>From: Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
>To: monza1965 at yahoo.com
>Sent: Mon, April 25, 2011 12:06:27 PM
>Subject: Re: <VV> Fuel Pump issues
>
>> Something tells me that the filter should have plenty of gas in it.
>
>Pete, often these filters, the clear see though type, show no fuel in them, sort 
>of an air bubble gets trapped -- the better question is can it fill a pop bottle 
>in twenty or thirty seconds of cranking.
>
>Bill, who seems to be blocked out of VV at the moment, but still gets his 
>digests.
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