<VV> 66 Corsa Runs well... for the first 2 minutes, then bogs down

[Harry Yarnell]

Sounds like fuel. Maybe a partially clogged sock. Or stones. What happens
when you partially close the chokes manually by some mechanical ingenuity?

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe West" <joew at diveaz.com>
To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 5:50 PM
Subject: <VV> 66 Corsa Runs well... for the first 2 minutes, then bogs down


> Hi,
>
> I'm working on my son's new (to him) Corsa and after fixing things like
oil
> leaks, loose distributor causing incorrect timing and the like... I feel
> like I am close to having it running nicely... here's the final problem.
>
>
> If I start the 140 Corsa cold and drive it... it is AWESOME!  Excellent
> power, incredible throttle response... I'm not kidding when I say it is
> incredible... for the first 2 minutes.  After it warms up (not even HOT,
> just warm), it starts bogging when I hit the accelerator UNLESS I mash
into
> the secondaries then the throttle response is better, but NOT NEARLY as
good
> as when it is cold.
>
> My thought is that the primary carbs are running too lean and that with
the
> chokes on (when cold)... the car runs great.  As soon as the chokes open
up,
> it runs lean and bogs down.
>
> This is my first late and my first 140 so I'm somewhat shooting in the
dark
> here.  If anyone has any suggestions or thoughts as to what the problem
> could be; please let me know.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
>
> Joe West
> Administrator
> http://www.virtualcorvairclub.com
>
>
>
>
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