<VV> Lazy rampside

[Eric Lucas]

Is it possible the brakes are dragging? I had the that happen to me once. You said you worked on them so just a thought of a place to check.

Eric in Indiana
 
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> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 17:58:19 -0500
> Subject: <VV> Lazy rampside
> From: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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> I have a 61 rampside with an 80hp engine.  It has petronix ignition.  It has
> never been a powerhouse at 80 hp, but I could always take it on the highway
> and get it up to about 65 mph.  It sat over the winter more than it should
> have because it needed brakes, and I didn't have time to do it.  I finally
> got time, and now the brakes are great, but the engine has no power.  The
> acceleration is smooth.  There is no sputtering.  The vacuum is balanced at
> the two carbs.  I put on a new fuel pump, thinking maybe this was a fuel
> delivery problem, but that made no difference.  I checked all 6 cylinders,
> and they all have spark.  If I rev it in neutral, it sounds like it always
> did, smooth, no pinging, no sputtering.  The exhaust pressure feels the same
> on both sides, so I'm not thinking this is a problem of one side vs.
> another.
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> But the reality is that this vehicle now tops out at 30 mph.  It is running
> smoothly at that speed, but that's all he's got.  It takes about 2 blocks to
> get up to 30 mph too, which seems crazy to me.
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> Any thoughts on what I should check next?  If I have fuel, and I have good
> air delivery, and I have good spark, what else is there to affect the power
> of this vehicle?
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