They are new Clark's magwires...I'd like to test them 1 at a time to see if they are all firing the same.....<BR><BR><B><I>Paul Raia <paul.raia@alz.org></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2658.24" name=Generator> <div><FONT size=2>Hey Rick, Glad to hear that you are making progress with the stuttering, skipping, dying problem. Another thought might be the ignition wires. What condition are they in? </FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2>This year a cure!</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Sincerely,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Paul Raia, Ph.D.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Director of Patient Care and Family Support</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts Chapter</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>From:
bsc-list-bounces@corvair.org [<A href="mailto:bsc-list-bounces@corvair.org">mailto:bsc-list-bounces@corvair.org</A>] On Behalf Of Rick MacDonald</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 10:31 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>To: bsc-list@corvair.org</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Subject: BSCC- Rick's Engine Saga Update </FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2>This could be like a soap opera, couldn't it?</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>In the latest episode, I decided to try switching one little part at a time,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>seeing if there was any difference thru trial and error.</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>To Wes J. and the Raia's: I put a new fuel pump on, and it was no</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>different...nice idea but no cigar!</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>Anyway, Friday nite when I parked it (after a new rotor and dist. point cam)</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>which by the way enabled me to get the dwell WAYY better than it was, with a</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>proper gap even!!</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>it was actually running worse than ever when I parked in disgust.</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>I purposely didn't talk about it at Volksvair, I wanted to keep a positive</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>outlook on such a nice day!</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>So, Sunday as I was mowing the lawn I let the car idle in D for 10 minutes,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>and sure enough it started to stumble and skip right on cue when fully</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>warmed up.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>I had a spare condensor, and with that it seemed a "little" better..no</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>longer threatening to stall but still had the occasional miss.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> I had one new coil in my parts collection, so I threw it on there.</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>No stalling! It did seem to idle better so I took it for a spin, and went</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>all over town..Not once did it almost stall at a stop light, or
hesitate</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>under acceleration. There was one hil l that it did skip a few times on,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>just as the PG was about to shift.</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>But I drove it for nearly an hour all around EB with no problems.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Performance wise I'd give it a B- since I'm too cautious to call it "fixed"</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>but it was driving more steadily than ever before.</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>I'm fairly certain there is still something electrical causing that</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>occasional skip, but we'll narrow it down soon!</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>1 random thought: The valve springs in there are just "frankensteined" from</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>other motors...there is an occasional tapping that comes and goes, seeming</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>to be from 1 area each time. Does anybody think those springs are too weak,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>and when they start tapping they are not
closing the valves tight enough to</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>support combustion? How about "installed valve spring height"? I have never</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>understood that concept, but I MAY remember some different thicknesses of</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>shims being in there, but it was so long ago I can't tell you exactly how I</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>installed them, shimmed up or not.</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>I do plan on a good hot valve adjustment in the near future!</FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>Rick MacDonald</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>The Smith Print, Inc.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>90 Longwater Drive</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Norwell, MA 02061</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>781-878-5555 tel</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>781-878-2040 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>rickm@smithprint.com</FONT> </div><BR> <div><FONT size=2> _______________________________________________</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>This message was sent by the BSC-list mailing list, all copyrights are the
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