<VV> 102 engine advice

[Rick Norris]

Several appear in my shop...

Rick Norris
1st CORSA President, 1971
www.corvairalley.com
Hurricane WV



-----Original Message-----
From: Ron [mailto:ronh at owt.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:22 PM
To: Rick Norris; 'Michael Kovacs'; 'VV'
Subject: Re: <VV> 102 engine advice

 "Remove and replace with a  140! GG!"

I haven't seen any  140's lying around for a long time!  Just where do you
find them?
RonH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Norris" <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>
To: "'Michael Kovacs'" <kovacsmj at yahoo.com>; "'VV'" 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> 102 engine advice


> Remove and replace with a  140! GG!
> Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Michael Kovacs
> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:24 PM
> To: VV
> Subject: <VV> 102 engine advice
>
> Is the 102 PG in 1962 convertible known to be a doggy combination. A
> friend of mine has a particularly underpowered one that has been rebuilt 
> ( I
> assume correctly). He test drove my very tired (110 PG 180K miles) '69
> coupe that has not been rebuilt and we agree the '69 is so much faster 
> then
> his '62.
>
> We checked the dwell and timing and it is to spec, carbs go to full
> throttle etc. It idles very smoothly and does not burn oil. Carbs balanced
> etc.
>
> Any body have a suggestion as how to get this 102 to perform better?
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