<VV> Spooky Story

[Bob & Kathy Gilbert]

Hi AD,

Tank thoroughly cleaned and sealed with magic goop from a vendor, new fuel
gauge sender unit and fuel sock, new lines, new electric pump. I'd have to
check my records but about the only thing I'm not sure I replaced was the
fuel filter (the one in the engine bay for turbos).

I guess I'll start there... 

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: AKG [mailto:hdflstf at earthlink.net] 
Sent: July 5, 2005 6:34 PM
To: Bob & Kathy Gilbert
Subject: Re: <VV> Spooky Story

Sounds like fuel pump or a clogged gas line.  Perhaps at the tank end??  How
far into the fuel system have you been??

The Artful Dodger

> From: "Bob & Kathy Gilbert" <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>
> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 18:24:41 -0600
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>, <corvairs at cybrus.net>
> Subject: <VV> Spooky Story
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've taken my freshly rebuilt 180 convertible out about a dozen times 
> on shake down runs to town - about 8 miles or so at about at a steady 
> 3000 - 3500 RPM on a two lane highway and to-date it has run very well.
> 
> Today - the first decent day in a while and I decided to drive it to 
> work for the first time - about 20 miles on the same highway.
> 
> Got in the car and the first thing I noticed was that it was very hard 
> to start requiring close to 30-45 seconds of cranking. It finally 
> started and I let it run for a minute or two then pulled out of my 
> driveway and by coincidence I looked at the trip meter - 666 (no sh*&t 
> - I am not making this up!).
> 
> Pulled out onto the highway and the car slowly dies while it is nicely 
> straddling the center line! Simultaneously I look to my right and see 
> a red Toyota now bearing down on me at about 60 mph! He's furiously 
> honking and I am praying that the Vair will have enough energy to get 
> out of the way. It did but only just.
> 
> Get to the side of the road and the car starts right up. I decide to 
> drive on and get about a mile or so down the road and the car dies 
> again with all of the feel of a car running out of gas, not the "right 
> now" feel of an ignition failure. I pull over, immediately start the 
> car again and return home. The return trip is uneventful so out I go 
> again (I am a glutton for
> punishment!) to go to work. This time I get about 5 miles when it dies 
> again
> - same symptoms but this time I have the added "pleasure" of having a 
> zillion ton fully loaded logging truck racing up behind me at about 70
mph.
> I pull over, restart the car and this time I say enough is enough and 
> drive home were the car now remains.
> 
> Strange, eh? 
> 
> Bob
> 
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