<VV> Engine Problem....What to do? (long, please bear with me)

[J R Read_HML]

Well,

You have to pull that head.  The engine does NOT have to come out of the
car, but you will have to lower the engine down a bit in order to get the
studs for the carbs to clear.  Two nuts on the rear engine mount (bottom
side) come off, the engine is on a jack and lowered enough to get the head
off.

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Later, JR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ChiefTAM@aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs@skiblack.com>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 8:32 PM
Subject: <VV> Engine Problem....What to do? (long, please bear with me)


> I really appreciate all the helpful suggestions that were provided to me
when
> I asked for suggestions on my car that was being driven to Texas from
Iowa.
> Well, I'm sorry (for myself) to say that it appears that JR was correct.
As
> much as I would have liked it to be the old JC Penney spark plugs that
were in
> the engine, it appears that is not the main culprit.
>
> A little background.  I moved to Texas in October.  My brother was
bringing
> my Corvairs down to me from their storage in Iowa as he came down for the
> NASCAR races last weekend.  He was hauling my 65 turbo and driving the 69
Monza
> Convertible, 110 hp, 4-speed, 49000 original miles.  Somewhere in southern
Kansas
> or Northern Oklahoma, they said the engine started to miss.  This happened
> while they were driving it.  They then stopped for gas, and after fueling,
it
> still was missing.  They drove another 90 miles to Stillwater, OK, where
they
> were to stay for the night.  They called me in the morning and I rented a
> trailer and drove my Powerstroke up to get the car.  When we started the
car, I
> couldn't tell it was missing, and the friend that was driving the car said
that it
> wasn't making the noise that it was making the previous evening.  We drove
it
> on the trailer and hauled it the rest of the way to Dallas.  When here, I
> started it and drove it off the trailer, around the block and into the
garage.
> It seemed to smoke a bit when I started it, at least that is what it
smelled
> like, as it was dark and I couldn't see all that well.  I ran it around
the
> block, and up into 3rd gear and it ran about like normal, I didn't notice
a
> noticeable miss.  When I let it back to idle, it started to miss, like it
was
> loading up.  I parked it in the garage and didn't run it again.  I pulled
the spark
> plugs, and they were very dirty, and were old JC Penney plugs.  I remember
> changing the plugs on a couple of my Corvairs, but I evidently I didn't
change
> them on this one since I bought it 4 years and 7000 miles ago.  I know
this
> because I didn't have JC Penney spark plugs, and it wasn't as hard to
change the
> plugs on the 140hp and 180hp engines as it is on this 110hp.
>
> Today, I bought a compression tester.  Here are the results on a cold
engine.
>
> # 1        150
> # 2        160
> # 3        150
> # 4          60
> # 5        160
> # 6        150
>
> Obviously, #4 is not good.  This is what JR thought after my posts stating
> that my brother and his friend thought the bad cylinder was #6.
>
> So, what do I do?  Does this indicate that the valve seat is thinking
about
> coming out?  There are no bad mechanical noises coming from the engine
that I
> heard.  I don't suppose that a piece of carbon could have broken loose and
> caused the valve to stick open a bit.  (I know, wishful thinking)  Does
this mean
> the engine has to come out or can you take the drivers side head off with
the
> engine in the car?  Either way, it isn't very good as I don't have a
garage
> set up to work on the thing.
>
> I appreciate the assistance and advise, you guys have always been very
> graceful and willing to help those of us who are less experienced.
>
> I suppose I should also ask if there is anyone in the Dallas area that
works
> on Corvairs?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Todd "Formerly Corvair MN President, now a Texan without a running
Corvair"
> Miller
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