<VV> VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 43, Issue 11

[Clyde Edmonds]

re: pitch dark is a good thing

I seem to have a very similar problem as Ernie.  I've installed new 
wiring, plugs, distributor cap, and coil and am still getting missing 
and hesitation. ( also rebuilt the carbs).  If my Vair passes the 
darkness test would the next step be to replace standard ignition with a 
Pertronix II ignition and hot coil?
Clyde
'63 Monza Vert

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>Message: 6
>Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:57:14 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Ernie Sanders <epssax at yahoo.com>
>Subject: <VV> Pitch dark is a good thing.
>To: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
>Message-ID: <518614.85513.qm at web51712.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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>My '66 Monza 110, PG, Convertible has been missing or hesitating since I bought it totally restored.  The PO had the same problem.  Carbs redone, wires, ect. ect.....Carbs have been apart several times looking for the problem.
>Well, a friend thought I needed to replace sparkplug wires.  I remembered as a kid looking at leaky wires in the dark and they put on quite a light show.  I pulled the '66 into the barn and took a look.  No spark plug wires were arcing but I saw a faint glow around the pos terminal of the coil.  Turns out the slide-in ignition wire terminal was TOO LONG.  It was almost touching the coil housing and was arcing and getting brighter inder accelleration.  I trimmed the terminal off a little and took it out for a spin--problem cured.  6 years after restoration, this very nice Marina Blue Corvair runs as good as it looks.  Ernie
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