<VV> Mechanical advance

[PETER INMAN]

Today an old Corvair guy, (85) visited me and helped me figure out what my problem was on my 61 Rampside. It just wasnt running strong at above midrange speeds. I tried everything and couldnt solve the problem. What I love about the older guys is they just lean over and listen, think for a few minutes and make a wild guess at whats ailing and seems like every time get it right. After some thought he said its in the ignition. Didnt hardly think so because everything was new and set to the best of my ability. I`ve been weeks working at this. Well out came the distributer, totally disasembled every part and put the touch on the mechanical advance parts. He said the counter weights wernt working properly and when its all togher we should see an improvement. An hour later went for a spin and couldnt believe how much power that 80 HP has. He said he knows that the 80 will top out good because his 60 had no problem going over 80MPH and what fun it is hearing 
 stories from guys way ahead of their time talk about how much they loved their Corvairs. A couple times I have gone to him for help and he gets it every time.
 This story is to give praise to all the old timers and thank you all for the things learned over time and the wisdom that comes with age. I hope someday to be able to help others with Corvair problems. I know things that I learn from my piers I will never forget. Lessons well learned.
  Still stumbles a little at no throtle in high gear around town. Any ideas?
 
Pete Inman
61 Rampside 80
65 Monza 110