<VV> Bad Corvair

[BobHelt at aol.com]

Hi there Smitty,
So how do you explain breaking up electrically and replacement  distributor 
fix????
 
Something is fishy here.
Regards,
Bob Helt
 
 
 
 
The base problem
was that the engine almost refused to idle and was  breaking up electrically
at idle speeds,
 
A replacement distributor was provided and it runs
great.





In a message dated 10/18/2012 10:00:43 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,  
vairologist at cox.net writes:

Smitty  Says;        Just got back from seeing the light at the  end of the
tunnel on the Bad Corvair.  We did find and fix several  issues and finally
took the nasty approach of swapping part.  Good  carbs and a couple of
rebuilds on the distributor.  At best after that  the engine would run, but
only at higher rpms,  I kept saying "vacuum  leak" but the owner assured me
that he had strayed combustible mixture  around all the potential air leak
areas with no results.  Today my  eyes went to the vacuum modulator line and
I knew it was one place we had  not investigated.  Pulled the hose off and
plugged the port in the  crossover and like magic all the problems went 
away.
Farther check showed  that the hose was off the modulator.  I have no idea 
at
what point the  line got knocked loose.   Whatever, it is fixed now and I am
glad  to put it to  rest.

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