<VV> Help!!!!! I need help in correcting a severe lack of power problem.

[AKG]

You can also check the distributor.  Make sure the points plate in not
loose, the shaft doesn't have too much slop and the centrifugal advance is
working.

> From: JRVIDRINE at aol.com
> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 17:22:28 EDT
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Help!!!!! I need help in correcting a severe lack of power
> problem. 
> 
> 
> Folks, 
> I am at my wits end on the cause of my problem.  It has no power and won¹t
> get up above 45  mph.  I haven¹t had my 62 Monza Coupe running right ever
> since  
> before I broke my ankle in April.  For the past month, I have been attempting
> to get her running right, but  run into dead ends each time.  I can get it to
> idle, and it will  accelerate and run smoothly while in neutral.
> Some background:  This spring the car was up on jack stands  to replace the
> broken emergency brake cable.  I got that done and was working on  cleaning up
> the engine compartment and repainting the shrouds and changing out  the
> perimeter seals from shroud to body.  I was just about finished with that when
> I 
> fell and broke my ankle on tax  day.  I was back working on it with  my cast
> on 
> about 6 weeks later, but that really slowed things down.  Prior to starting
> this work, it ran  fine.
> No matter what I have tried the car has no power and will  not run more than
> 45mph.  It will  stay in low gear (powerglide) until I lift my foot and then
> it will shift into  high.  Then additional petal will  finally get it up to
> 45mph or drop down into passing gear, but no speed greater  than 45mph.
> To give some background on the car, I will list the  following work that I
> have done in the recent past (last year or so):  (1) Gas tank cleaned and
> sealed 
> with new  sending unit and gas screen; (2) Two brand new NOS carburetors; (3)
> Installed a  metal cased Wix fuel filter above the left rear wheel where the
> flex hose used  to be; (4) I have just replaced the vacuum advance today.  I
> was thinking that perhaps I wasn¹t  getting proper vacuum advance; (5) pulled
> the muffler to see if the exhaust was  restricted.  It wasn¹t restricted as
> it 
> would do the same thing without the muffler.  I used a uni-sync to balance
> the  carburetors and set the idle as best I could.  Finally get it to idle
> fairly well at  1000 rpm.  It doesn¹t want to idle  slower.  I changed out the
> rubber  hoses that connect from the carburetor base to the metal tubing that
> feeds 
> vacuum back to the powerglide¹s modulator.  That shouldn¹t have done
> anything but good in my opinion.  I have set the points at .016 and the timing
> is  
> set at 13 degrees with the vacuum disconnected.
> Another thing that is troubling is this, although it will  idle fairly well
> when shifted into reverse or drive it chokes down and runs very  rough and
> dies 
> unless you give some judicious gas by pumping the  accelerator.  Again no
> power - - top  speed 45 mph.
> At one time I thought I had a dragging brake causing the problem (the  brake
> actually was dragging) until I adjusted it loose.  I am sure that isn¹t an
> issue  now. 
> I have wondered if it is a  fuel pump problem, but several people have told
> me that if it is, it would surge  while accelerating.  I don't seem to feel
> anything like that.  It has  a mechanical fuel pump and could be the original
> for 
> all I know. 
> I would appreciate any and all help and suggestions on correcting this
> situation with the car.  I haven¹t  been able to enjoy it all summer because
> of the 
> broken ankle and now that it is  healed I can¹t drive it.  What a  bummer.
> Thanks 
> Randy Vidrine  
> Branch, LA 
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