<VV> Re: VirtualVairs digest, Vol 1 #1767 - 13 msgs

[mike hicks]

This reminds of the first time I tried to adjust the newly installed points on our Corvair.  I had never done it before and I was paranoid beyond measure.  I made all the adjustments using my newly purchased feeler gauge and I could get the car to start but not idle.  I figured I had the gap wrong.  I readjusted that gap for hours trying to get it to idle but it wouldn't.  I finally gave up and put everything back on the engine that I had removed - air cleaner etc.  Just for kicks I turned the key and it started and idled perfectly.  What the...???  It took me a few minutes to figure out I had disconnected a vacuum line to the carbs and that MIGHT affect idle.  Hey, I was young and new to working on cars.

Mike

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Message: 8
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 16:41:07 -0800
From: vairologist@juno.com
Subject: <VV> Smitty's Distributor

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         Also when troubleshootng I was looking for a problem.  One does not look for
distributor problems with the cap on.  They take the cap off and examine
things inside, including cycling the vac adv with a vac pump.  Everything
appeared normal and worked normal with the cap off.

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