<VV> '69 Shenanigans!

[J R Read_HML]

That is NOT so "off the wall" and could very well be the exact RIGHT thing 
to do!

Later, JR

'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>
To: <LonzoVair at aol.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> '69 Shenanigans!


> Lon,
>
> I'm going to suggest something off the wall. Try a new coil.
>
> -Mark
>
> LonzoVair at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> I was driving about 75 mph (110 smogger engine w/most AIR stuff  removed,
>> pg, 3.55 diff, petronix-I'm guessing #1, a little less than a 1/4 tank 
>> of gas,
>> about 88 degrees temperature) when all of a sudden I start losing 
>> power...
>> then it's almost like I'm trailering something from all the jerking  it's
>> doing... you know, push-pull-push stuff... and the occasional 
>> backfire... I pulled
>> to the shoulder of the freeway and it's just idling as  sweet as you
>> please... I rev the engine, nothing unusual... I get back in and it 
>> refuses to go
>> faster than 50 MPH, which can be a bit hazardous on the WKy  Pkwy... 
>> luckily I
>> was just 5 miles from my exit, so I did what I could to  get her home.
>> Once off the WK all was well...
>> I RARELY let the tank get to less than half full (or half empty, for that
>> matter)... does this sound like some "junk in the tank"? "clogged sock"? 
>> "weak
>> fuel pump"?
>> I tell ya, it was the first time it had ever done this in the 5K miles 
>> I've
>> driven this car... and I'm supposed to take Maggie (my 13 year old) to 
>> the
>> "re-Grand Opening" of the new "Hot Topic" store in the mall today, along 
>> with
>> Cheryl's 17 year old cousin who's been spending the week with us here in 
>> the
>> boonies...
>> Anyway, FIRST thing I'm gonna do is get some gas... and keep an eye on 
>> the
>> gauge to see when this happens again....
>> Any suggestions are welcome and will be noted in my little green notebook 
>> I
>> carry.
>> Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.... it might be a while 
>> before
>> I find out what it  is.
>> Later,
>> Lonzo
>>
>> Lon Anderson  in White Mills, KY
>> CORSA, Corvanatics, Derby City Corvair, Central Ky  Corvair
>> Quart Low Quarterly Editor
>> 1961 Greenbrier 110/pg...  getting worked on soon!
>> 1963 Greenbrier 110/4spd... needs a new home
>> 1964  700 sedan 95/pg... waiting on a rear wheel bearing
>> 1969 Monza 110/pg....  wanting to be a "jerk" on the HWY
>>
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