<VV> Corvair in Dire Need of Help!

[aircooled6 at prodigy.net]

Here's my guess of the day....

When you did that, everything got a good jolt.  Start looking at all  
of the rubber hoses, starting with the vacuum modulator on the tranny  
and then at the other end on the balance tube up against the  
firewall.  Then the ones at the base of the carbs, then the fuel line  
in the left wheelwell.

If it runs above idle, then perhaps you have split an old hose and  
created a nice big vacuum leak.

Hope this helps

Everett Wilson
North Richland Hills TX




On Nov 17, 2006, at 5:22 PM, Charles Birchwood wrote:

> Hey Everyone,
>     I own a 65 monza powerglide with a 110hp engine. I have been  
> have some routine problems with the engine lately. I was driving  
> back from work a couple weeks ago and two cylinders quit on me. I  
> replaced the spark plugs (which needed it), the ignition wires  
> (that barely had any continuity) and upgraded the coil to a 1.5 ohm  
> flamethrower coil. Well, it still isn't idling properly and is  
> sucking down gasoline like no one's business. I have timed the  
> engine or synced the carbs since I replaced the fuel pump (which  
> was leaking) and put on the new carb-regulator clips (where the  
> carb linkage connects with the thermostats on the heads). Today I  
> was driving to work when I accidentally flipped the control arm  
> into reverse instead of neutral. I was traveling around 35mph at  
> time. The tires squealed and the engine quit on me. Since that time  
> this morning, I haven't been able to get the engine to idle for the  
> world. I have to pump large amounts of gas into the engine to keep  
> it running. The transmission (which is what I thought would be  
> damaged) is working fine and doesn't seem to have any problems, but  
> the engine is in dire straits. Also, from riding the car on my way  
> home, I hear a noise like large amounts of air are either being  
> sucked into something or blown out of something. Please send me any  
> advice ya'll can for this situation. I'm afraid the engine will  
> have to be completely re-done, so I was hoping there was something  
> that could temporarily help it until I could perform a full rebuild.
>
> Thanks
> Charles   11/17/06
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