<VV> 140 miss update

[Jay Maechtlen]

Check the wire inside the distrib going to the points. Also check the 
grounding of the breaker plate.
Any wires that can move might be broken inside the insulation.

On 5/20/2015 12:38 PM, Ralphsebrell via VirtualVairs wrote:
> I took Jim's advice and removed the vacuum hose and plugged it. Ran pretty good, in town and 70 mph hiway  :-)
> removed the vac advance "Bell" and it holds a vacuum. The points plate rotates. When plugged in , Back to sq one.
> Distributer # 1110371   5K21  Delco
>
> Any more thoughts?
>
> Too much vacuum advance.  Take the vacuum line of the distributor's
> nipple and
> plug the rubber hose. A golf tee or #10 bolt works fine.
> Drive the car around
> fir a while and see if you have any of the surging
> symptoms.  If that fixes it
> then the easy to get 1/2 of the vacuum
> advance back is to remove the hose plug
> and make a "U out of a piece of
> steel wire (coat hanger size) and place it one
> leg of the vacuum advance
> dash-pot next to the distributor housing.  That will
> still allow some
> advance but only about 8 degrees instead of 15 degrees.
> Jim
> Davis
>
>
>
> On 5/19/2015 8:21 PM, Ralphsebrell via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> This
> has happened on both of my 140's. The car will start to have a small "miss", on
> light throtle and light load in town. And it will get progressively worse, to
> the point of bucking and kicking. Marathon hi test fuel.
>> On the current one,
> I just now cleaned the outside of the coil tower with brake cleaner and it
> helped some, but not yet near good running. Listened to the exhaust, and both
> sides I hear a "miss" ,
>> I'm not a real mechanic, and noone in town wants to
> touch it, nearest Vairs 1 1/2 hrs away  :-(
>> Any ideas apperciated.
>>
> Ralph
>
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Jay Maechtlen
SoCal
'61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin,
transverse 3.8 Buick V6 TH440T4 trans

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