<VV> 63 102 PG jet size?

[Mark Durham]

Ray, Clarks says it this way:
63 80 HP stick; 50, 80 HP pg: 48, all 102 HP 49.
Page 59, main catalog.
Mark Durham

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 8:31 PM, shortle <shortle556 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Do you have Bob Helts book on Corvair Rochester carbs? It is a great book that talks all about setting up the chokes and all the adjustments 1 can do. I used this book to fix my cold running/starting/highway cruising problems on my '63. I now swear by this book. To me .052 sounds a bit big. I am running .049 on mine at 6500 foot elevation. I also am running Premium gas.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Ramon Rodriguez III <corvairgrymm at gmail.com>
>>Sent: Jun 9, 2011 8:10 PM
>>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>Subject: <VV> 63 102 PG jet size?
>>
>>Anyone able to tell me the "correct" or original jet size for a 63' 102/PG
>>engine?  How about what size works best in your experience?
>>
>>The reason I ask is that I'm still tinkering with my 63' trying to get it to
>>cold start and run properly when cold.
>>
>>To start the car I pretty much have to hold the pedal on the floor to hold
>>the choke partway open.  The car was running terrible when cold and I
>>discovered it seemed to be getting too much choke, I bent the choke pull off
>>rods to pull the choke further off and now the car seems to run much better
>>when cold, but it also immediately pulls the high idle cam down to the
>>lowest setting.  I've adjusted things till it's pretty good but it still
>>sometimes tends to stall when put in gear if not fully warmed up.
>>
>>If I try to start the car "normally" with the pedal not floored it seems to
>>flood... you then have to floor the pedal and hold it down to start but even
>>once it starts it is very unhappy for a bit... often for a good 30 seconds
>>you can hold your foot flat on the floor and the RPM won't increase above
>>idle and it usually stalls again.... repeat this a few times till it clears
>>up.
>>
>>The carbs I'm running on this car are actually 65' carbs and they have 52's
>>in them currently (I didn't put them in).  The car seems to run very well
>>now when warm.
>>
>>((PS:  I've recently gone through these carbs and all the passages are
>>clear, they are clean, gaskets are new, and accelerator pumps are working
>>well.))
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
>>Lake Ariel, PA
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