<VV> (update) slow cranking and dieseling

[Ray Davis]

Moth balls in a cup placed in several areas of the car along with fabric softener sheets seem to work for me.  Now is the time!Ray Davis

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 > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:02:40 -0400
> From: corvairgrymm at gmail.com
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> (update) slow cranking and dieseling
> 
> Hello all.  Thanks again for the tips on tracking down my problems.  The
> slow cranking problem turned out to be something so dumb I never thought to
> look at it.  I had checked the ground cable at the battery and at the body
> ground, but the problem it turned out was that it had come loose at the
> generator.  Once this was noticed and corrected the starter went back to
> spinning as fast as it should.
> 
> I haven't tracked down the dieseling yet, but now that I know the two
> problems are not related that should be no problem.  We have had far more
> mice (and every other animal) this year than any of the 15 years prior, so
> I strongly suspect I've got a little bit of nesting in there.  I need to
> pull the tin from all my engines and check them out, then be more careful
> to protect them after.
> 
> I know we have beat to death the topic of trying to prevent mice from
> moving into a Corvair that is parked for an extended period of time, but
> what about trying to protect Corvairs that are being driven very often, but
> sometimes go a couple weeks without being started?  Any clever idea to
> minimize the inconvenience?
> 
> -- 
> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
> Lake Ariel, PA
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