<VV> Parade Paranoia

[hallgrenn at aol.com]

Ron,

FWIW my '68 Monza 110 powerglide had the same maddening habit in all but the coldest weather that took years to find.  Check the left area in front of your left carb (both above and below the shrouds for leaking exhaust packing, leaky heater hose, and, especially gaps in the seals around the shrouds.  A little hot air in the area where the fuel line enters the engine compartment--or just below--can make all the difference.

Bob Hall
 
 
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From: Ron Hinz via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Nov 8, 2015 2:11 pm
Subject: <VV> Parade Paranoia


It is clear that my ‘62 wagon has had a paranoia about parades for many years
and it hasn’t abated a bit as I found out yesterday in our Veterans Day parade
as it stalled about four blocks before the end.  It has been doing this for many
years and nothing seems to affect it.   New wires, fuel pump and push
rod haven’t done a thing and in normal driving it does just fine with no missing
or hard starting but give it a half hour idling along in a parade and it quits,
seemingly in both banks without a stumble beforehand, and won’t restart for a
while, like five minutes, after you’ve been left behind.

The way it cuts off
makes it seem like ignition but it has done this with several different coils,
new wires, etc.  And, it only happens while idling.

The way it “recovers” in
five minutes or so of cranking makes one think that it’s fuel and that the
carburetors need to pump up but both sides quit and start together and there’s
no fuel starvation at higher speeds.


So, what is a common failure mode when idling
along in a parade?  (It has also done it while idling along in heavy
traffic)


RonH – in hiding after screwing up the big Veterans Day parade.  We were
unit 77 of about 100.

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