<VV> Runs like a Tuird

[James Davis]

Check the timing at 3,500 rpm (vacuum advance disconnected) to make sure 
you are sufficient advance. If that is ok could be a broken sprag clutch in 
the torque convertor.  You did check it before it was installed ,did you?\
Jim Davis

At 11:44 AM 7/15/2005, bub049 at comcast.net wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I need to pick the collective brain here PLEASE!
>
>I am trying to get a buddies 63 Monza Convert running a bit better. It has 
>a 3.55 non-posi, PG, and a former sweet running, nice 62 102 stick engine. 
>It sat about 6 to 9 months before going in this car.
>I pulled the pilot bushing before installing in this car. It has Grant 
>carbs, but I pulled the covers to ensure everyting was free and clean 
>after sitting this long. All looked good. Squirt even streams, have new 
>filters, idle sweetly, react the same with hand over carb on either side. 
>Uni-sync balanced perfectly. New point wire,rotor,condenser, good points 
>and cap. New AC plugs (46FF-all I had on the shelf.) The car idles like a 
>dream. It runs very smooth and above 20mph accellerates nicely. It is the 
>logging between sitting at a light and flooring it that bugs me. I have 
>seen several PG's autocrossing and they seem to 'go' decently off the 
>line. This motor ran quick when it in the 62 with the 4 speed. Now it is a 
>total turd off the line. The one thing I noticed about this PG is that on 
>right turns,when you floor it, the glide seems to slip for a second and 
>then bang back into gear.
>
>I have never had a PG car myself save for a tired Lakewood in the 70's. I 
>am stumped. Thanks in advance for your ideas.
>
>Bob Johnston
>Frostbite Falls,MN