<VV> Another weired corvair problem

[Larry Forman]

Hi Garland,
You did the usual step that causes this symptom, which is to raise the idle.  This causes the ported vacuum at the vacuum advance cannister to be present when you are idling and thus slightly advance the timing from where it should be.  When you drop it into gear, it drops the idle slightly, which causes the ported vacuum to go away, retarding the timing and kills the engine.  Solution is to reduce idle to specs and ensure that there is no difference in timing when you pull off the vacuum advance and plug the end of the hose.  With those changes the car should idle and run properly.
-- Larry 
----- Original Message -----
From: Vairdad@aol.com
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Another weired corvair problem
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:28:52 EDT

> 
> Car in question is 1963 automatic, 110, coupe, when car is cold ,even  
> letting run for a few min. when I engage the transmission car cuts off, it does  
> this about 3 times then runs good. New plugs, new plug wires, points condenser,  
> rotor, cap. I think problem is in carbs. because I have set idle a little fast 
>  to keep car smooth at stop. Any Ideas?
> Corvair Driver
> Garland
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