<VV> Got A Question

[corvairduval at cox.net]

First, over a million Corvairs had the coil in the same location and ran
fine for years, so the location is not an issue.

Coils are blamed for more problems than they actually cause. They can go
bad, but rarely do.

Can you take the temperature of your coil and compare it to another club
member's coil? That will tell if your coil is actually hotter than it
should be. They DO run hot normally, just not "Too Hot".

Check the condition of the points, and measure the voltage at the + coil
terminal while the ignition switch is on and the points closed. The voltage
should be below 12 volts, more like 8 volts. The points should not be blue
or pitted. Blue is usually from too much voltage on the coil while running,
or leaving the ignition on while the engine is not running.

Check these items and reply back for more help.

Also make sure the point gap is correct. These distributors get worn and
cause point dwell changes (AKA points closed up) that can be temperature
dependent.

Frank DuVal

Frank DuVal

Original Message:
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From:  gwd601 at aol.com
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:05:26 -0500
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Got  A Question


Mike, I am a member of CORSA and my local chapter , Friends of Corvair here
in Ohio and I have an ignition problem w/ my 63 Monza that "appears" to be
unique to my car that I find hard to believe.?Here it is.
The car starts and runs just fine when it is cold. 17 miles later across
the freeway, about the time the engine is fully warmed up, the car begins
missing, breaking up and will hardley pull away from a stop. If you floor
the accelerator the engine will just stall, you need to really feather it
to crawl along and begin picking up speed again. Not good. I have been
through all aspects of both fuel and ignition and what has seemed to have
"fixed" the problem is a new performance coil that allows the car to drive
about 98% normal. It still? seems like just a little bit of a miss at times
when fully warmed up but no driveability problems compared to before w/ the
old coil. In my experience w/ this thing, I found that the coil gets
extreamly hot due ofcourse to?its location. Yes my vent doors are working
fine.
I tried several other old OE coils and they too failed.?I can't believe
that I am the only one haveing problems w/ old ignition coils getting too
hot. IF that is really the problem.
The car is a 63 Monza cpe. 85hp / auto with 45,000 miles. It has been in
our family for 30 yrs and I know the cars history as I have been the only
one ever to work on it. It has new wires and plugs ect. Carbs rebuilt and
fuel system checked out including a new pump. 
Any advice would be apprciated.
Thank you.
Gary DeMoss
Bath Oh.


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