<VV> 1968 110HP Engine= Crappy Gas Mileage

[Tom Hughes]

Last night I spent some time working on the '68. I've documented my findings
on my blog here<http://corvairfleet.blogspot.com/2011/02/glindas-got-curves.html>
.

The Reader's Digest version: it appears l've again proven my ability to miss
the obvious. The installation of a set of Seth's wires is on tap for this
evening.


> >
> > My daughter's '68 engine has been de-smogged (pump and plumbing removed,
> > openings plugged). When we first got it back on the road, it only got
> around
> > 15 mpg in mixed driving. That was with earlier carbs, tune-up, and
> retarded
> > timing.
> >
> > Since then I've rebuilt and reinstalled the stock distributor and stock
> > carbs, set the timing at 16 deg BTDC, and replaced the fuel hoses. The
> > compression is good in all cylinders. The engine starts and idles nicely,
> > pulls well and, *other than a tiny amount of bogging at 65 mph*, cruises
> > smoothly. However, it still only gets 15 mpg. My other 'vairs get 20 or
> > better.
> >
> > Are the '68 smog engines different enough to account for this dramatic
> drop
> > in gas mileage? Is there somthing that can be done to smog carbs to
> improve
> > things?
> >
> > Any and all recommendations are greatly appreciated.
> >
>
-- 
Tom in Baltimore
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