<VV> 4 year dormant car- Conclusion

[MarK Durham]

Great! Thanks for the update.
Mark Durham
On Aug 26, 2014 1:45 PM, "Smitty via VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
wrote:

> Smitty Says;  OK this case is laid to rest.  A good many people wrote and
> suggested a stopped up muffler as the problem, keeping the engine from
> running except in short spurts.  I resisted that notion because I
> distinctly felt the exhaust on my pants legs when it would run.  With 20-20
> hindsight I now realize that what I was feeling was likely hot air exhaust
> from the engine.  In any event as I said on my last post on the subject I
> planned on removing the muffler and hot wiring the coil on my next trip.  A
> few days ago I got to thinking the owner might be able to overcome his age
> and condition long enough to get the muffler off.  I called him and he said
> he had a young neighbor he might be able to suck in on the job.
> A couple of hours ago he called and said they got the muffler off.  Turned
> the key, and the engine fired up and idled for 10 minutes.  He said it
> revved OK too.  Glory Be.  I’ll make one more trip to Sync the carbs and
> recheck the timing , but I am done.  the lesson here is leave no turd
> un-stoned.  Or something like that.
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